background and objectives: current chemotherapies of cutaneous leihmaniasis have faced to some problems and limitations; development of new leishmanicidal drugs from different sources like herbal plants, are crucially important. the objective of the present study was evaluation of in vitro activity of alkanna frigida extracts in comparison with glucantime against leishmania major . materials an...

Alkannin is an active constituent from the root extract of Alkanna tinctoria of the Boraginaceae family and it may have utility as a heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) inducer in living organisms. Here, the effects of alkannin-induced HSP70 on ultraviolet (UV) B (40 mJ/cm(2))-induced apoptosis were investigated in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Pretreatment of cells with alkannin (1 µM) caused sign...

In this research, the economic and ecological use value of Alkanna orientalis was determined. The biodiversity functions services species were analysed economically by classifying data obtained from literature analysis. regulation functions, which is one these pollination seed dispersal, in traditional medicine within production pharmacological researches as raw materials have been revealed imp...

Havacıva grass used in this study is one of the natural plants and belongs to genus Alkanna family Boraginaceae. strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. plant known as Havaco or Havaciva region. In study, dyes derived from root plant, which was introduced a new record for Turkey 2017, given. As result different colors with without mordant were obtained. A total 9 dyeings made research using dried wet grass. S...