The Moroccan population heavily rely on herbal remedies to control diabetes mellitus. of the central-western region Morocco uses a  number anti-diabetic medicinal plants, but there is a lack good  ethnobotanical information these plants. Thus, present survey was  conducted in Safi and Essaouira provinces inventory main medicinal  plants used folk medicine treat Seventy-seven...

BACKGROUND Artemisia aerial parts are well known for antimicrobial activities including anti malaria. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil from the seeds of Artemisia aucheri Boiss (Asteraceae). MATERIALS AND METHODS Essential oil was extracted from the powdered seeds of Artemisia aucheri by hydrodistillation....

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of whey proteins when mixed with hot-water extracts of Artemisia and Capparis spp. against lipid peroxidation induced by lead acetate in rats. Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of hot-water extracts of Artemisia and Capparis spp., ingested individually or mixed with whey proteins, were estimated and evaluated. Gluta...

Artemisinin extracted from Artemisia annua L. is the best medicine with the highest efficiency, the most effective and the lowest toxicity in treating ague nowadays. At present, most studies focus on artemisinin and its derivatives, while the study and report about the other active components are rare. This paper purposed to further discover new indication of Artemisia annua L. connecting with ...

Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) (C. maculatus) is one of the major pests legume seeds in storage causing significant damage, leading to food insecurity and low income for farmers. This work was planned develop eco-friendly agents from essential oils Artemisia herba alba Asso. (AEO), Maticaria Recutita L. (MEO), Dittrichia Viscosa (DEO) control C. maculatus. To achieve this goal, (EOs) were extr...

The use of pine nuts, the seeds of Pinus pinea, is on the increasing in the modern Mediterranean diet. Little more than 20 cases of allergy to this tree nut have been published, and cross-reactivity with pine pollen, peanut and almond has already been reported. We describe the case of a young boy with several episodes of anaphylaxis after pine nut ingestion. Specific IgE to pine nut and Artemis...