The present work represents potential bio-sorbents: Tilia cordata (little leaf linden) and Foeniculum vulgare (fennel). copper removal was operated in batch procedure. Adsorbent mass, ion concentration, pH, time, temperature considerations were inspected. highly beneficial provisions for adsorption are 10 mg /L as preliminary 0.2 g mass pH 5.5 5.23 vulgare. Adsorption statistics follow the Lang...

Oral administration (200 mg/kg) of Foeniculum vulgare fruit methanolic extract exhibited inhibitory effects against acute and subacute inflammatory diseases and type IV allergic reactions and showed a central analgesic effect. Moreover, it significantly increased the plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities and the high density lipoprotein-cholesterol level. On the contrary, th...

Twelve essential oils from Mediterranean aromatic plants were tested for their phytotoxic activity, at different doses, against the germination and the initial radicle growth of seeds of Raphanus sativus, Lactuca sativa and Lepidium sativum. The essential oils were obtained from Hyssopus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Majorana hortensis, Melissa officinalis, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vul...

A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and -coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the cons...

No Brasil, o consumo de chás a base plantas medicinais e fitoterápicas advém do conhecimento empírico da população acerca dos benefícios uso cada espécie. Dentre os mais comercializados no Brasil estão as duas espécies conhecidas erva doce, Pimpinella anisum Foeniculum vulgare, utilizadas não apenas pelo seu efeito ansiolítico, mas também pelos seus controle sintomas climatério.

conclusions fennel increased red and white blood cells probably due to the presence of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of fennel and reduced negative effects of free radicals on blood cells. results fennel increased mean rbc (7.54 ± 0.53 × 106) and wbc (5.89 ± 0.78 × 103) values, especially at a dose of 250 mg/ml and ct (2.45 ± 0.20) at a dose of 500mg/ml compared to the control group (p <...