BACKGROUND The present study focused on a simple and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with multipurpose anticancer and antimicrobial activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied a green synthesis route to produce AgNPs by using an aqueous extract of Pimpinella anisum seeds (3 mM). Their antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity on human neonatal skin stromal...

objective: pimpinella anisum (p. anisum) has different pharmacological properties such as anticonvulsant, analgesic, tranquilizer, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects. in this study the antidepressant-like effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of p. anisum fruit in mice was investigated. materials and methods: forced swimming test (fst) and tail suspension test (tst) were used to determi...

Tissue cultures o f Pimpinella anisum and P. major were used to study the biosynthesis o f pseudoisoeugenols. The putative precursors were labelled with 13C with one exception that was labelled with i4C. The incorporation o f the label was controlled by 13C N M R and liquid scintil­ lation, respectively. The biosynthetic sequence found was L-phenylalanine, /-cinnamic acid, /?-coumaric acid, / 7...

With respect to the high incidence of hot flash in postmenopausal women and the controversies regarding its treatment, this double-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine the effects of Pimpinella anisum on hot flashes in these women referring to rural and urban health centers of Qazvin Province in 2009. Seventy-two women with hot flashes were randomly selected according to the predeter...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicative disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that may cause death if it is left untreated. WHO (2010) recommended standard drugs as first line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) therapy involved (HRZE): isoniazid (H), rifampicin (R), pyrazinamide (Z) and ethambutol (E) received as a fixed dose combination suspension according to the body weight. However, h...

The aim of this study was to screen 15 essential oils of selected plant species, viz. Lavandula angustifolia, Carum carvi, Pinus mungo var. pulmilio, Mentha piperita, Chamomilla recutita L., Pinus sylvestris, Satureia hortensis L., Origanum vulgare L., Pimpinella anisum, Rosmarinus officinalis L., Salvia officinalis L., Abietis albia etheroleum, Chamomilla recutita L. Rausch, Thymus vulgaris L....

The efficacy of methanolic extracts and powders of 12 spices (Pimpinella anisum, Scorodophleuszenkeii, Xylopiaparviflora, Eugenia caryophyllus, Fagara leprieurii, Fagara macrophylla, Monodora myristica, Olax subscorpioidea, Xylopiaaethiopica, Allium sativum, Zinziber officinale and Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in stabilizing crude soyabean oil during accelerated storage was assessed. The phytochemica...

* Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, D-6900 Heidelberg. Bundesrepublik Deutschland ** Organisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, D-6900 Heidelberg. Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 43c, 328-336 (1988); received January 20, 1988 Pimpinella anisum, Umbelliferae, Pseudoisoeugenols, Tissue Cult...

BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a group of chronic liver disorders caused by irregular accumulation of fat in liver tissue. The current study aimed to evaluate chemical composition and the effect of fruit extract and essential oil of Pimpinella anisum in experimental model of NAFLD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty rats were randomly divided into ten groups, six in eac...

1. Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Dep. Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Dept. of Health and Community Med...