Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are related to several degenerative diseases. In this study, Acacia, a genus with many fast-growing species, was investigated explore the phytochemical compounds that biologically active in processes dealing ROS-related This study aimed select extracts of Acacia heartwood on basis their pharmacological and profiles identify bioactive compounds. Five methanolic from...

background and objectives: heracleum persicum aerial parts have been used in iranian folk medicine for their therapeutic activities and as a spice and flavoring agent in iranian foods and pickles. the present research was conducted to evaluate the pharmacognostic profile of h. persicum which will be useful in standardization for quality, purity, and sample identification. methods: for quality c...

Medicinal herbs used in modern medicine are occupying a very significant place as raw materials for important drugs. India officially recognizes over 3000 plants for their medicinal value. It is generally estimated that over 6000 plants in India are used in traditional, folk and herbal medicine. Traditionally Ixora is found to be useful for many ailments like hepatic disorder, cancer, microbial...

A world health organization survey indicated that about 75-80% of the world’s populations rely on non conventional medicine, mainly of herbal source, in their primary health care. There has been an explosion of scientific information concerning plants, crude extracts and various substances from plants as medicinal agents during last 30-40 years. Nowadays adiantum venustum plant parts are common...

An ecological consequence of plant-herbivore interactions is the phytochemical induction of defenses in response to insect damage. Here, we used reflectance spectroscopy to characterize the foliar induction profile of cardenolides in Asclepias syriaca in response to damage, tracked in vivo changes and examined the influence of multiple plant traits on cardenolide concentrations. Foliar cardenol...