it has been reported that several conifers possess cytotoxic activities on some human tumor cell lines. taxol as a natural cytotoxic compound has been extracted from this family. in a program to screen the cytotoxic effects of natural resources, male and female branchlets, fruit or bark of two different species of iranian conifers were collected, identified and the cytotoxic effects of their hy...

background: cumin ( cuminum cyminum l . [family apiaceae]) seed essential oil is reported to have antiseptic activity. until now the antiviral properties of cumin seed extracts on viruses such as herpes simplex virus-1 (hsv-1) have not been studied. the objective of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of aqueous, methanolic and hydroalcoholic extracts of cumin seed on hsv-1 growt...

Breast cancer is the second main cause of death among women. The use of medicinal plants has been common in many countries since ancient times. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-proliferative potential of Achillea millefolium L. The antioxidant activity of the aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of Achillea millefolium L. leaf and flower was measured by DPPH and FRA...

Objective(s) The cytotoxic effects of crude ethanol extracts of some previously tested Iranian conifers  on tumor cell lines have motivated us to screen different parts of two subspecies in these genus. Materials and Methods Terminal branchlets and berries of Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos were collected, dried and extracted with ethanol/H2O (80/20 v/v) via pe...

objective(s) the cytotoxic effects of crude ethanol extracts of some previously tested iranian conifers  on tumor cell lines have motivated us to screen different parts of two subspecies in these genus. materials and methods terminal branchlets and berries of juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and j. excelsa subsp. polycarpos were collected, dried and extracted with ethanol/h2o (80/20 v/v) via pe...

cranesbill (geranium species) are used traditionally as tonic, antidiabetic, antidiarrheal, antihemorrhoidal, diuretic and for the treatment of cough, fever, tonsillitis, urticaria, kidney pain and gastrointestinal ailments. the leaves of some geranium species are consumed in traditional turkish cousin as salad or added to pastry. in the present study, different extracts from g. psilostemon and...

extracts derived from viscum album have been shown to kill cancer cells in vitro. some studies have noted that different species of this plant collected from around the world displayed cytotoxic effects in different extents. in the present study, we evaluated the effects of iranian mistletoe extracts on five cancer cell lines. plants growing on hornbeam tree (carpinus betulus) were collected, a...

dates fruit has been used as staple food in the middle east for thousands of years and various types of dates are found worldwide. dates and their constituents show various roles in diseases prevention and treatment through anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial activity. in the present study we investigated the activity of aqueous and n-hexane extracts of phoenix dactylifera l. fruit ...

conclusions these results indicate that a. kellalensis extracts exert potent anti-rotaviral activity only after viral adsorption. the two extracts from a. kellalensis showed a good selectivity index. also these results suggest that extracts prepared from the flowers of a. kellalensis may be potential anti-rotaviral agents in vivo and be useful in veterinary medicine. background achillea kellale...