the effect of eucalyptus (eucalyptus globulus labill;egeo) and angelica (heracleum persicum desf. ex fischer; hpeo) essential oils was assessed at the levels of 0, 3, 30, 300 or 3000 (µl 30 ml-1) on in vitro fermentation of buffered rumen fluid from 3 castrated male sheep. the fermentation kinetics were estimated after 54 hours incubation. the fermentation kinetic values, in vitro gas productio...

background and objectives: heracleum persicum aerial parts have been used in iranian folk medicine for their therapeutic activities and as a spice and flavoring agent in iranian foods and pickles. the present research was conducted to evaluate the pharmacognostic profile of h. persicum which will be useful in standardization for quality, purity, and sample identification. methods: for quality c...

studies have demonstrated that plant extracts possess various biological characteristics, including immunomodulatory activity. heracleum persicum desf. (apiaceae), a medicinal plant native to iran, was studied for its immunomodulatory activity. immunomodulatory activity of different doses of an aqueous extract of h. persicum, was evaluated in female swiss albino mice. mice were treated with thr...

in the present work, the bioassay screening of the essential oil and various extracts of two plants including fruits of heracleum persicum desf. and rhizomes of zingiber officinale rosc. have been studied with brine shrimp test. there is only one report about cytotoxicity of h. sphondylium in literature and so h. persicum has been used as second selection. at first essentials oil and various ex...