Ferula persica, is the well-known species of the genus Ferula in Iran and has two varieties: persica and latisecta. They have both been extensively used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. A great number of chemical compounds including sesquiterpene coumarins and polysulfides have been isolated from this plant. Fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of F...

The chromosome numbers and karyotypes of five species the genus Iris distributed in Turkey were analyzed. These taxa are I. aucheri (Baker) Sealy, reticulata var. M. Bieb., persica L., peshmeniana Güner & T. Hall, sarii Schott ex Baker. Two them (I. sari peshmeniana) endemic Turkey. studied determeined as 2n=18 persica), 2n=20 sari), 2n=24 aucheri), 2n=36 reticulata). Haploid lengths varied fro...

The cultivated/domesticated peach (Prunus persica var. persica; Rosaceae, subgenus Amygdalus; synonym: Amygdalus persica) originated in China, but its wild ancestor, as well as where, when, and under what circumstances the peach was domesticated, is poorly known. Five populations of archaeological peach stones recovered from Zhejiang Province, China, document peach use and evolution beginning c...

Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nectarina) is a sub-tropical fruit tree with strong cold sensitivity. In this study, flesh of nectarine (Shuguang) was used to determine the difference in transcripti...

background: ferula persica has been used in traditional medicine for treatment of high blood pressure. in this study acute and chronic effect of aqueous f. persica extract on bp of hypertensive rats and its possible mechanism of action have been investigated. methods: eighty two male wistar rats were divided into 12 experimental groups. hypertension was induced by goldblatt method in the anesth...

Essential oils obtained from aerial parts of Artemisia persica and Artemisia turcomanica were analyzed by GC/MS. While 28 components representing 91.01 % of A. persica were identified, the identity of 50 components, constituting 81.93 % of the total oil, was confirmed in A. turcomanica. β-thujone was the main compound (75.23%) in A. persica while the major identified phytochemicals in A. turcom...

OBJECTIVES To assess the cytotoxic potential of Salvadora persica (S. persica) extracts on human gingival fibroblast (HGF) cells. METHODS This study was conducted between January and May 2012 in collaboration with Dental Caries Research Chair, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Extracts of S. persica using hexane, ethylacetate, and ethanol as solvents at concent...