Background and objectives: Paeonia daurica ssp. macrophylla, is an herbaceous and perennial plant which belongs to Paeoniaceae family. Two species of this plant grow in northern parts of Iran. The roots in powder form have been used in Persian traditional medicine for treatment of epilepsy, nightmares and gynecological diseases. Several biological activities s...

A water-soluble cationic porphyrin, 5,10,15,20-Tetra(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)-21H,23H-porphyrin has been shown to intercalate selectively into the A3-G4 gap of C-quadruplexed DNA d(TTAGGG)4.

in the present study ethanol and water extracts of 15 seaweeds, dictyota dichotoma var. velutricata, dictyota indica, iyengaria stellata, padina pavonia, sargassum swartzii, sargassum variegatum, stoechospermum marginatum, stokeyia indica, jolyna laminarioides, caulerpa taxifolia, halimeda tuna, ulva fasciata, ulva lactuca, solieria robusta, and melanothamnus afaqhusainii, were evaluated for th...

Gastrointestinal nematodes are a significant concern for animal health and well-being, and anthelmintic treatment is mainly performed through the use of chemical products. However, bioactive compounds produced by plants have shown promise for development as novel anthelmintics. The aim of this study is to assess the anthelmintic activity of protein fractions from Spigelia anthelmia on the gastr...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Mosquito control is facing a threat due to the emergence of resistance to synthetic insecticides. Insecticides of botanical origin could serve as potential alternatives in future. Larvicidal efficacies of different parts of mangrove plants belonging to Rhizophoraceae family were tested against the late IV instar larvae of dengue vector, Aedes aegypti. METHODS Different...

Two different defined growth media were used to culture aseptically the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on excised roots of tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum cv 'Marglobe.' One of these media, STW, was a formulation by Skoog, Tsui, and White and the other, MS, a formulation by Murashige and Skoog. From 1 through 4 weeks, inoculated tissues were fractured to observe root infection, gian...

BACKGROUND Ethnopharmacological approach has explored several leads from plant sources to identify potential new drugs for various diseases including pain. Vanda roxburghii R. Br., an epiphytic orchid is widely distributed throughout Bangladesh. The root of this plant has a folkloric reputation to treat inflammations, fever, dyspepsia, bronchitis, hiccough, piles, snake bites, and diseases of t...