Objective(s) The aim of this study was to search for new antiviral agents from herbal medicines. Ethanol extracts of C. semipervirens, C. semipervirens var. horizontalis and C. semipervirens cv. Cereiformis were used in experiments to test their influence on herpes viruses (HSV-1). Materials and Methods HeLa cells monolayers were infected with herpes viruses (HSV-1). Antiviral activity of the p...

Phylogenetic comparisons of three nuclear DNA gene regions (nrDNA(ITS), 4-coumarate: CoA ligase, abscisic acid-insensitive 3) and a chloroplast region (petN-psbM) show that the Western Hemisphere cypresses (Hesperocyparis) is a well-supported clade quite separated from the Eastern Hemisphere cypresses (Cupressus). Based on these new data and previous data, a new genus, Hesperocyparis, is erecte...

Duhok City, the third Governorate in Kurdistan region and one of safe tourist cities Iraq, located Northwestern part Iraqi between latitude 36° 51´ 38.077” N, longitude 42° 52’ 02.998” E on elevation 565 meter above sea level with area about 76.06 km2, approximate population city for year 2021 is 405636 persons according to Department Statistics. The tools programs used this study were Image sa...

UNLABELLED Allergen immunotherapy dates back to 1911 and has been used successfully to treat large numbers of patients throughout the last century. CASE REPORT a 66-year-old woman presented with symptoms of allergic rhinitis and asthma due to sensitization to Cupressus arizonica. Specific immunotherapy was prescribed as a continuous 2-year treatment with a depot preparation of standarized and...

       The essential oils obtained from fresh fruits and terminal branchlets with adherent leaves of Cupressus sempervirens L. cv. Cereiformis Rehd. growing in Iran, were analyzed by GC-MS, and screened for bacteriostatic and fungistatic activities. Thirteen components were identified in the ...