background and objectives: acantholimon bracteatum (girard) boiss (plumbaginaceae) is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in the west regions of iran. in the present study, the hepatoprotective effect of the methanol extract (me) of a. bracteatum on formaldehyde (fa) induced liver injury has been investigated in adult male mice. methods: fifty six adult male mice were divided...

Background and objectives: Acantholimon bracteatum (Girard) Boiss (Plumbaginaceae) is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in the west regions of Iran. In the present study, the hepatoprotective effect of the methanol extract (ME) of A. bracteatum on formaldehyde (FA) induced liver injury has been investigated in adult male m...

Anatolia is of great importance in terms researching plants used as traditional folk medicine, Turkey has a rich flora biological diversity and hosted many ancient civilizations. This study, it aimed to scientifically determine the by people treatment for women's diseases health compile local information about them. Within scope this literatures were reviewed. In general studies, been seen that...

Adenocalymma bracteatum is a shrub of dense foliage and yellow flowers, easily found on grasslands areas in Central Brazil. The aim of this study was to determine the reproductive biology and the flower visitors of A. bracteatum in a pasture area nearby Ivinhema city, MS (Brazil). The flowering peak occurs in winter. The flower reflects ultraviolet light. Anthesis begins at 6:30h, and pollen an...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Helichrysum bracteatum is called an 'eternal flower' and has large, coloured, scarious bracts. These maintain their aesthetic value without wilting or discoloration for many years. There have been no research studies of cell death or cell morphology of the scarious bract, and hence the aim of this work was to elucidate these characteristics for the bract of H. bracteatum. ...