BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants of Ephedra normally have vessels, but are known to become nearly vessel-less in some alpine localities. Previous studies implied that wood formation in Ephedra differs fundamentally from that in dicotyledons in which vessel-bearing and vessel-less taxa are systematically distinct. Using E. pachyclada in the Mustang district of Nepal, growing in an altitudinal range of...

Ephedra pachyclada Boiss. (family Ephedraceae) is a medicinal plant very frequently cited as acting against gastrointestinal disorders in ethno-pharmacological inventories of the Kerman region of Iran. This study was done to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract from the stems of E. pachyclada for treatment of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol in Wistar rats. Experimental treatments we...

Investigations were carried out to determine antimicrobial and antioxidant properties and total phenol content of three wild species of Ephedra compared with their respective callus cultures. Callus induction was performed in a standard Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with the following hormonal ranges (mg/L) for every species NAA:1.5, Kin:1 for Ephedra strobiliacea, NAA:2, Kin:1 for Ephedra pr...

Endophytic fungi are widely present in internal plant tissues and provide different benefits to their host. Medicinal plants have unexplored diversity of functional fungal association; therefore, this study aimed isolate endophytic associated with leaves medicinal Ephedra pachyclada evaluate growth-promoting properties. Fifteen isolated endophytes belonging Ascomycota, three genera, Penicillium...

Background: Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an anticancer drug that acts as alkylation agent after metabolism in the liver. CP has toxic effects on body’s cells, especially reproductive system’s function, and causes infertility. Moreover, medicinal plants have few side are psychologically acceptable to patients.
 Objective: This study aimed investigate impact of Ephedra pachyclada hydroalcoholic ...