plants are the important sources of drugs. secondary metabolites are responsible for therapeutic propertiesin plants. three compounds including (-)-hyoscyamine, its racemate atropine, and scopolamine (hyoscine) are the most famous tropane alkaloids in the solanaceae familly. nowadays, attempts to developthese alkaloids in biotechnological procedures which are principally based on the hairy root...

Background and objectives: Datura innoxiaMilleris one of the two species of Datura (Solanaceae) which grow in Iran. There are many reports of the biological activities of Datura and in the present study the ability of Datura innoxia for inhibiting angiogenesis was evaluated. Methods: The methanol extract and petroleum ether, ...

calotropis procera is a small, erect plant, which is used in several traditional medicines to treat many diseases. it is a native of most of the asian and african countries. all plant parts exude thick white milky juice (latex) on cut or break. this shrub has been known to possess analgesic, antitumor, antihelmintic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, ...

Pot experiments were conducted to study the allelopathic effect of Datura stramonium residue on germination and growth characters purslane (Portulaca oleracea L). Experiments set as completely randomized design with four treatments three replications. Results indicated that concentration affect negatively. The lower level induced a stimulatory plant height, leaf area, shoot root, fresh dry weig...