Two new monoterpenoid coumarins: anisucumarin A (1) and B (2), a pair of epimers, were isolated from Clausena anisum-olens. Their structures were established based on extensive spectroscopic analyses.

A new subspecies Seseli gummiferum Pall. ex Sm. subsp. ilgazense A.Duran, Ö.Çetin & M.Öztürk, subsp. nov. (Apiaceae) is described from Kastamonu province, Turkey. It was collected from the open Pinus sylvestris L. and Abies nordmanniana (Steven) É.Spach. mixed forest in the northern Anatolian region. An endemic apparently confined to the Ilgaz Mountain National Park, the new taxon is closely re...

Walshe, iMl.D., D.Sc., F R.S. Tenth Edition. (Pp. xii + 381; figs. 60. 35s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livin.gstone, 1963. THiE appeartanice of the tenth editioni of this textbook twenty-threc years since it was first published reflects its great pol)Ulllarity. The author alludes in the prefatce that its reviewers would probably not be drawn from the ranks of those to vholom the 1)ook is pa...

Cancer incidence is much lower in India than in western countries. The reason is not fully understood, but the high spice consumption could be one of the contributing factors. Anise is one of the plants grows in India and people from our region believe that anise seeds are helpful in cancer prevention and treatment. In this study, anticancer activity of ethanol extract of anise (Pimpinella anis...

BACKGROUND Essential oil of Pimpinella anisum L. Apiaceae (anise oil) has been widely used in traditional Persian medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including some neurological disorders. This study was aimed to test the possible anti-seizure and anti-hypoxia effects of anise oil. METHODS The effects of different concentrations of anise oil were tested on seizure attacks induced by pent...

Background: The Apiaceae family is defined with the diversity of essential oil. Some of composition could be used to control of storage pests. Objective: This study was conducted to estimate and identification of the seed essential oil composition of four Apiaceae species. Methods: The essential oil composition of the seeds of the four Apiaceae’s species including (Pimpinella anisum L., Foe...