OBJECTIVE This review focuses on the medicinal plants growing and having history of folk medicine in Iran and found effective as anti free radical damage in animal or human. DESIGN Embase, Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, IranMedex, and SID databases were searched up to 2 February 2008. The search terms were antioxidant or "lipid peroxidation" and "plant, medicinal plant, herb,...

İncir arazi gen bankaları; genetik çeşitliliğin korunması, çeşitli ıslah programları için kullanılması ve gelecek nesillere aktarılması konusunda önemli bir yere sahip havuzlarıdır. Genetik kaynakların yönetimi; koruma, zenginleştirme, karakterizasyon, değerlendirme dökümantasyon konularını içerir. Türkiye’nin Aydın İli’nde bulunan, Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü bünyesinde, ülkenin incir yetişe...

This research aims to find out the characteristics of Ficus carica L. drying process using a tray dryer and determine effect temperature time on Carica flavonoid content obtain herbal leaf tea which is high in antioxidants. At experimental stage, water fresh leaves were determined, so 74 ± 1.11% (wet base), then dried at 35; 40; 45; 50; 55oC, with variation air flow rate 1.3; 1.6; 1.9; 2.2; 2.4...

The genetic diversity in Tunisian fig (Ficus carica L.) was studied using RAPD markers. Thirty-five fig cultivars originating from diverse geographical areas and belonging to three collections were analysed. Random decamer primers were screened to assess their ability to detect polymorphisms in this crop. Forty-four RAPD markers were revealed and used to survey the genetic diversity and to dete...

BACKGROUND In phytotherapy, the therapeutic potential is based on the combined action of different herbal drugs. Our objective was to evaluate the antioxidant, anti-collagenase (in vitro), and anti-wrinkle (in vivo) effect of combined formulation containing Ginkgo biloba, Punica granatum, Ficus carica, and Morus alba fruits extract. METHODS Antioxidant evaluation was based on the scavenging a...