Oral administration (200 mg/kg) of Foeniculum vulgare fruit methanolic extract exhibited inhibitory effects against acute and subacute inflammatory diseases and type IV allergic reactions and showed a central analgesic effect. Moreover, it significantly increased the plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities and the high density lipoprotein-cholesterol level. On the contrary, th...

Twelve essential oils from Mediterranean aromatic plants were tested for their phytotoxic activity, at different doses, against the germination and the initial radicle growth of seeds of Raphanus sativus, Lactuca sativa and Lepidium sativum. The essential oils were obtained from Hyssopus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Majorana hortensis, Melissa officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vul...

the aim of this study is to investigate the role and the place of women and men in vulgar tales in the 60 selected vulgar tales exploiting parsons’ role theory and the infra- analysis method.the case tales are among which are narrated by people older than 50 years old. this paper aims, first to review the cultural elements which are verbally transferred from generation to generation, and, secon...

this experiment was conducted at research green-house, department of weed research, iranian plant protection institute, to evaluate the efficacy of sulfosulfuron rates in controlling of barely weed species (including hordeum murinum, h. spontaneum, h. distinchom, h. vulgar) in the 2007. first factor was different times of sulfosulfuron application including 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 leaf stages and the...

A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and -coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the cons...

A acne vulgar é reconhecida como a terceira doença cutânea mais prevalente no mundo todo, frequentemente acomete adolescentes, aos quais prevalência oscila entre 40% 70%. Atinge ambos os sexos, sendo que nos homens geralmente o quadro grave, e nas mulheres se torna persistente. É definida uma dermatose as unidades polissebáceas de algumas regiões do corpo, causada por vários fatores – dentre el...

No Brasil, o consumo de chás a base plantas medicinais e fitoterápicas advém do conhecimento empírico da população acerca dos benefícios uso cada espécie. Dentre os mais comercializados no Brasil estão as duas espécies conhecidas erva doce, Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare, utilizadas não apenas pelo seu efeito ansiolítico, mas também pelos seus controle sintomas climatério.

conclusions fennel increased red and white blood cells probably due to the presence of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of fennel and reduced negative effects of free radicals on blood cells. results fennel increased mean rbc (7.54 ± 0.53 × 106) and wbc (5.89 ± 0.78 × 103) values, especially at a dose of 250 mg/ml and ct (2.45 ± 0.20) at a dose of 500mg/ml compared to the control group (p <...