Pistacia atlantica (wild pistachio) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family, and growing from Mediterranean basin central Asia, especially in Iran, Turkey, Iraq Saudi Arabia where it is extensively used traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related relieving upper abdominal discomfort pain, dyspepsia peptic ulcer. Despite diverse biological activities P. atlantica, there no current revi...

Objective: Microscopic characterization of a plant is a valuable method for accurate identification of the plant powder. The plants of Phlomis genus (Lamiaceae) are mostly distributed in the north and west of Iran with about 10 endemic species. In the present investigation, microscopic characterization of some Phlomis species including Phlomis bruguieri, Phlomis rigida, Phlomis kurdica, and Phl...

Abstract Purpose This research was performed to evaluate the antibacterial and health-promoting potentials of nanoliposome-encapsulated phenolic-rich fraction (PRF) from Alcea rosea leaves, as a dietary phytobiotic, in mice challenged by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli ( E. ; O157: H7). Method The PEF encapsulated nanoliposomes (PEF-NLs), phenolic profiling PEF-NLs confirmed HPLC. Next, 40 wh...

background and objectives: baneh tree or pistacia atlantica subsp. kurdica is an endemic plant of iran which belongs to anacardiaceae family. it has various traditional uses including astringent and anti-diarrheal as well as improving some of the symptoms of gastrointestinal upsets. in this study we decided to investigate the effects of various fractions of baneh gum with different doses in an ...