The leaf terpenoid compositions of nine Lauraceae species, viz., Neolitsea pallens, Lindera pulcherrima, Dodecadenia grandiflora, Persea duthiei, Persea odoratissima, Persea gamblei, Phoebe lanceolata, Cinnamomum tamala, and Cinnamomum camphora, collected from the Himalayan region (India) were examined by GC, GC/MS, and NMR analyses in order to determine the similarities and differences among t...

Introduction In the last few years, attentions have been intensively directed toward natural compounds for using in chronic metabolic disorders treatment such as dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus. There are comprehensive results of experimental and epidemiological investigations that have indicated chemoprotective effects of plant based medicines on chronic diseases. Vegetables and fruits are ...

background kelussia odoratissima mozaff. is one of the newest genera of umbelliferae which is represented by only one species. this sweet-smelling, self-growing monotypic medicinal plant is endemic to a restricted area in west of iran and is locally called karafse-koohi. the aerial parts of the plant are commonly used as a popular garnish and a sedative medicinal plant. there are several report...

objective: cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in women throughout the world. the aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of kelussia odoratissima (k. odoratissima) extract associated with radiotherapy in cervical cancer cells (hela cell line).materials and methods: different concentration of the extract (25-500µg/ml) was tested in hela cell lin...

the aim of this paper was to investigate the antibacterial potential of kelussia odoratissima mozff extract against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. karafs-ekoohi with the scientific name of kelussia odoratissima is an iranian endemic edible plant in the middle region of iran with enormous use as food, spice and medicinal herb . the antibacterial effect of the extracts was investigated...

Objective: Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in women throughout the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of Kelussia odoratissima (K. odoratissima) extract associated with radiotherapy in cervical cancer cells (HeLa cell line).Materials and Methods: Different concentration of the extract (25-500µg/ml) was tested in HeLa cell lin...