Olea europaea L. commonly known as olive has been traditionally used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases since ancient times. Olive has been reported to possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. In the present study we investigated the activity of aqueous extract of Olea europaea L. fruit at various concentrations on A2780, A172 and HFFF2 cell lines proliferation by ...

BACKGROUND The main goals in treating burns are to accelerate tissue renovation and prevent infection. Topical antibiotics are used in the treatment of burns, but they can cause side effects. Recently, a traditional ointment (Olea) has been used in Iran in the treatment of burns. This study examines the effect of topical honey ointment in healing of burn patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In thi...

olea europaea l. commonly known as olive has been traditionally used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases since ancient times. olive has been reported to possess a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties. in the present study we investigated the activity of aqueous extract of olea europaea l. fruit at various concentrations on a2780, a172 and hfff2 cell lines proliferation by ...

The comparative effect of the uptake of fresh and degraded detritus of halophytic plants, harvested from salt marches of the Mont Saint-Michel Bay (France), on the growth of a juvenile population of the annelid polychaete N. diversicolor (L.) was studied under experimental conditions in summer 1993. Fresh and degraded detritus of Spartina anglica, Halimione portulacoides and Salicornia europeae...

INTRODUCTION The phenolic compounds present in olive leaves (Olea europaea L.) confer benefits to the human health. OBJECTIVES To review the scientific literature about the benefits of the polyphenols of olive leaves to human health. METHOD Literature review in the LILACS-BIREME, SciELO and MEDLINE databases for publications in English, Portuguese and Spanish with the descriptors "Olea euro...

Macroposthonia sicula n.sp. collected from rhizosphere and roots of olive (Olea europaea L.) at Kamarina, Sicily, Italy, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from the related species (M. sphaerocephala and M. maskaka) by the longer styler and the characteristic narrowing postvulval portion of the body.