Introduction: Alhagi camelorum belongs to the Leguminosae family is used in Iranian folk medicine to treat some gastric diseases. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the Alhagi camelorum aqueous extract for anti-ulcer activity in rats. Methods: Male Wistar rats were pretreated with the A. camelorum aqueous extract (150, 300 or 450 mg/kg of B.W., P.O.) before induction of gastric ul...

In the past 30 years, Northwest China has experienced a warm and humid climate increase trend. How this change will affect species diversity of plant communities is hot issue in ecological research. study, four α indexes were applied 29 shrub at desert sites Xinjiang, including Margalef index, Simpson Shannon–Wiener Pielou to explore relationship between factors (mean annual temperature (MAT) m...

Jaundice is the commonest ailments affecting the citizens of both developed and poor Asians countries including Iran. An ethnobotanical survey of plants used by the traditional healers for the treatment of jaundice was conducted in the Mashhad city, Northeastern Iran. A total of 37 plants belonging to 32 genera and 26 families have been documented for their therapeutic use against jaundice. The...