The compostion of the oils from flower and leaf of Achillea mellifolium L. subsp. mellifolium were collected during the flowering priod from Lar area to Damavand montain, altitude 3400 m in July 2003. The essential oils obtained by different methods of distillation (steam distillation and hydro-distillation), the percentage of oils for flower and leaf by steam distillation were 0.2 and 0.05% an...

objective: previously, analgesic, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects have been suggested for rosa damascena (r. damascena). in the present study, possible anti-seizure and neuro-protective effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of r. damascena has been investigated after inducing seizures in rats by pentylenetetrazole (ptz). materials and methods: the rats were divided to five groups: (1) control...

tanacetum parthenium l. known as feverfew is a medicinal herb which is found in many old gardens. it has been used in folk medicine for reducing fever. feverfew is a member of the daisy family; it is used primarily to prevent migraine headaches and to treat rheumatoid arthritis.it hasa colorless essential oil that contains one or more of the sesquiterpene lactones as active principle. tanasetum...

Over the last decade or so, a number of jurisdictions throughout the developed and developing world have embarked upon major competitively oriented restructurings of their electricity industries. Ontario has recently joined this list. Historically, Ontario Hydro has been the largest state-owned enterprise in Canada, having been created by the government of Ontario in 1906 initially to construct...