The Achillea L. genus has a wide distributional range, and the differences in oil composition may be affected by different environmental factors such as soil mineral fertilization, the climate conditions and the culture site. To evaluate the effect of temperate climate on content and chemical combination of essential oil of Achillea filipendulina Lam,  A. arabica Kotschy and A. eriophora DC., t...

the achillea l. genus has a wide distributional range, and the differences in oil composition may be affected by different environmental factors such as soil mineral fertilization, the climate conditions and the culture site. to evaluate the effect of temperate climate on content and chemical combination of essential oil of achillea filipendulina lam,  a. arabica kotschy and a. eriophora dc., t...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies. Many investigations are performed to find an effective and safe treatment for leishmaniasis. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of herbal extracts of Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) and Achillea millefolium (Yarrow), propolis hydroalcoholic extract and systemic glucantime against cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bal...

The species of genus Achillea, particularly those belonging to the Achillea millefolium group have received a lot of attention so far, due to their use in traditional medicine. Among the numerous chemical compounds isolated from the A. millefolium species, the sesquiterpene lactones are usually one of the major constituents (Seaman, 1982). Continuing our chemotaxonomic examination of Bulgarian ...

Objective: The present in vitro studies aimed to investigate the pancreatic and extrapancreatic effects of crude aqueous extracts (AE) of Achillea santolina L, Eryngium creticum Lam, and Pistacia atlantica Desf utilized in Jordan diabetes ethnomedicine. Methods: Bioassays of β-cell proliferation and insulin secretion as well as glucose diffusion as possible modes of action were recruited. Resul...

farct dementia accompanying the increase in aging populations has become a social problem, the development of effective drugs for treating these conditions is vital. Among the traditional Chinese natural medicines, Polygala root (Japanese name: onji)—the root of Polygala tenuifolia WILLDENOW (family Polygalaceae)—may improve memory, since some Chinese prescriptions containing Polygala root have...

The in vitro antiplasmodial activity of Ambrosia tenuifolia organic extract and its isolated sesquiterpene lactones, psilostachyin and peruvin, has been evaluated against Plasmodium falciparum F32 and W2 strains. The cytotoxicity of both compounds was determined on lymphoid cells, and their corresponding selectivity indexes (SIs) were calculated. Peruvin was the most active compound on F32 stra...