Achillea wilhelmsii have been used in folk remedies. The relaxant effects of the extract of A. wilhelmsii on tracheal chains of guinea pigs were examined. The relaxant effects of four cumulative concentrations of the extract, theophylline and saline were examined by their relaxant effects on precontracted tracheal chains of guinea pig by KCl (group 1), 10 μM methacholine (group 2), incubated ti...

Laurus nobilis is native to the southern Mediterranean region and cultivated mainly in Europe and the USA as an ornamental and medicinal plant. The chemical composition of the essential oil (EO) from leaves of L. nobilis, collected in Southern Italy, was studied by GC and GC-MS. In all, 55 compounds were identified, accounting for 91.6% of the total oil. 1,8-Cineole (31.9%), sabinene (12.2%), a...

Amaryllidaceae is a well-known family for its high alkaloidal content. These alkaloids comprise a unique group of bases that have been found to occur in this family. The Amaryllidaceae alkaloids represent a large and still expanding group of isoquinoline alkaloids, the majority of which are not known to occur in any other family of plants. This article reports on the phytochemical investigation...

Coastal resources are coming under increasing pressure from competition between recreational, commercial and conservation uses. This is particularly so in coastal areas adjacent to major population centres. Given high recreational and conservation values in such areas, economic activities need to be highly efficient in order to persist. Management of these industries must therefore also encoura...

In this study, antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of ‘‘Achillea phrygia’’ were investigated. Since the activity B sub-extract from plant’s chloroform extract is higher than other extracts, Achillea phrygia was used in preparation nanoparticles. Characterization nanoparticles made, activities IC50 values only calculated by cell culture studies XTT viability test. According to results, ...

the chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of laurus nobilis l. has been examined by gas chromatography (gc) and gc- mass spectrometery (ms). the main components of the oil were identified. 1,8-cineole was the major component in the oil together with b-terpinyl acetate, terpinene-4-ol, a-pinene, b-pinene, p-cymene, linalool and terpinene-4-ylacetate. the essent...

the aim of this study was to determine the concentration of copper and hazard quotient (hq) in muscle of the carp aquaculture fishes (common carp) (cyprinus carpio), grass carp (ctenopharyngodon idella), big head carp (aristichthys nobilis) and silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix)] in khuzestan province. 108 pieces farmed fish sampled was prepared from the azadegan warm water fish culture ...