in iranian folk medicine, especially in west of the country, the aromatic water of rheum ribes has been used for several purposes such as fever reduction.  despite the widespread use of this plant as food or as a medicinal plant, there is still lack of information on its toxicity profile.                                                                in the present study we aimed to evaluate th...

According to previous studies, the genus Rheum in Iran includes four species: R. turkestanicum Janisch., R. persicum Losinsk., R. ribes L. and R. khorasanicum Baradaran & Jafari. During the long-term study, based on field and many herbaria specimens, three new species including R. iranshahrii Taheri & Assadi sp. nov., R. kordestanicum Taheri & Assadi sp. nov. and R. austro-iranicum Taheri & Ass...

The aim of the study is to evaluate ethanol extract Rheum ribes root (RTE), as well and young shoots (RYSE), for its chemical composition, antioxidant properties cytotoxic effects. Total polyphenols (TPC), total flavonoid (TFC), radical scavenging activity (DPPH), ferric reducing power (FRAP) extracts were determined using colorimetric methods. Mineral contents vitamin values samples by ICP-MS ...

Karaciğer, fizyolojik ve biyokimyasal fonksiyonlarından dolayı toksik maddelere en fazla maruz kalan organlardan birisidir. Karaciğer hasarında serbest radikallerin rolü büyüktür antioksidan maddelerin koruyucu etkisi olduğu bilinmektedir. Günümüzde akut kronik karaciğer hasarını önlemek amacıyla birçok farmakolojik ajan denenmektedir. Bu amaçla CCl₄’ün sıçan karaciğerinde yaptığı sitoprotektif...

This study investigated the vitamin contents and health benefits of nine wild plants consumed as food, medicine, or animal feed in around Elazığ Malatya, Turkey. The introduced Rheum ribes, Gundelia tournefortii, Tragopogon reticulatus, Urtica dioica, Asphodelus aestivus, Medicago sativa, Nasturtium officinale, Mentha pulegium, Capsella pastoris. results showed that were common ingredients Turk...