the essential oil of rosa damascena mill. is one of the most valuable and important base material in the flavor and fragrance industry. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of different rates of cow manure on the essential oil of the rose petals. for this a field experiment was conducted on a clay loam soil at the research farm of alborz research station, karaj, iran. experimental...

malaria is the most serious parasitic disease and one of the oldest recorded diseases in the world. because of the resistance of malaria parasites to current drugs, it is necessary to discover new antiplasmodial drugs. traditional medicine is one of the important sources of new antiplasmodial drugs.in this study, twenty methanolic extracts from different parts of sixteen medicinal plants used i...

drug delivery across the skin is used for several millennia to ease gastrointestinal (gi) ailments in traditional persian medicine (tpm). tpm topical remedies are generally being applied on the stomach, lower abdomen, lower back and liver to alleviate gi illnesses such as dyspepsia, gastritis, gi ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal worms and infections. the aim of the present study i...

nowadays, plants have been considered as powerful agents for treatment of disorders regarding to their traditional use. in iranian traditional medicine (itm), plants have a special role in the treatment of various diseases. burns with their devastating outcomes have been discussed in itm as well. in the present study, a polyherbal ointment (pho), retrieved from itm, was formulated for burn heal...

Background: Damask roses (Rosa damascena Mill.) are mainly used for essential oil production. Previous studies have indicated that all production material in Bulgaria and Turkey consists of only one genotype. Nine polymorphic microsatellite markers were used to analyze the genetic diversity of 40 accessions of R. damascena collected across major and minor rose oil production areas in Iran. Resu...

retinoic acid and rosa damascena are compounds that have considerable effects in the cellular proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix. the present study was designed to assess the combined effects of retinoic acid and rosa damascena mill on wound in diabetic rats. seventy-two rats were used in this study. diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (...

objective: rosa damascena mill l. (r. damascena) is a well-known plant with fragrant effects. several therapeutic effects of this plant on respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems have been reported. it is also suggested to have beneficial effect on cardiovascular system especially blood pressure regulation. the present study was carried out to evaluate acute cardiovascular effect of h...

damask rose (rosa damascena mill.) has high economic importance and commercial value. the plant essential oil is used for perfumery, food and medicinal industries. it is necessary to know much about seed germination for study of genetic variation and breeding improved varieties of r. damascena. in this study seed germination of r. damascena were evaluated, using thermal period treatments. the d...