Paliurus spina-christi Mill. (Rhamnaceae), also known as Christ's thorn, is a perennial thorny shrub of widespread distribution in dry and rocky places in the Mediterranean region and Asia. In Croatia, this plant grows along the Adriatic coast and on the islands (Polunin and Huxley, 1981). Christ's thorn is used as a diuretic, against diarrhoea and rheumatism in traditional Croatian herbal medi...

paliurus spina-christi mill (rhamnaceae) has been used in folk medicine as a hypocholesterolemic agent. in this study, the effect of total fruit extract on lowering lipid content of serum was investigated. male rats were introduced streptozocin, subsequently fed with a high cholesterol diet and concomitantly treated with various doses of the extract. after 8 days, serum levels of cholesterol, t...

Paliurus spina-christi Mill (Rhamnaceae) has been used in folk medicine as a hypocholesterolemic agent. In this study, the effect of total fruit extract on lowering lipid content of serum was investigated. Male rats were introduced streptozocin, subsequently fed with a high cholesterol diet and concomitantly treated with various doses of the extract. After 8 days, serum levels of cholesterol, t...

Paliurus spina-christi Mill (Rhamnaceae) has been used in folk medicine as a hypocholesterolemic agent. In this study, the effect of total fruit extract on lowering lipid content of serum was investigated. Male rats were introduced streptozocin, subsequently fed with a high cholesterol diet and concomitantly treated with various doses of the extract. After 8 days, serum levels of cholesterol, t...

This study was carried out to determine effects of different durations (20, 40, 60 days and control) of cold stratification treatments on seed germination and to overcome dormancy in seeds of twelve different drought tolerant plants. The species used in this study were Arbutus andrachne L., Cistus creticus L., Colutea armena Bois. Huet., Cotinus coggygria Scop., Cotoneaster numullaria Fisch. an...

Several specimens belonging to the genus Pseudocercospora were collected from different localities of Mazandaran province (N Iran) during the 2011–12. All specimens were microscopically studied and identified. As the result Pseudocercospora abeliae (on Abelia grandiflora), P.rhamnaceicola (on Paliurus spina-christi) and P.sordida (on Campsis grandiflora) are newly recorded for Iran. Furthermore...

Molothrognathus shirazicus Khanjani, Bakhshi and 2016 is founded for the first time from Turkey new report to mite fauna of Turkey. The female protonymph specimens species are collected soil litter under Pinus brutia, P. nigra, Olea europaea, Paliurus spina-christi, Pistacia terebinthus Verbascum sp., Afyonkarahisar, Manisa, ?zmir Antalya provinces, Also, stage M. described in this study. A key...