OBJECTIVE Liver is an important organ that is exposed to many oxidant and carcinogenic agents, thus antioxidant compounds are beneficial for liver health. Artemisia contains flavonoid compounds and anti-diabetic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Due to possessing terpene and sesquiterpene compounds, this plant has antioxidant properties. This study was done to investigate the effe...

In order to sustainable use of rangelands, it is necessary to recognize water, soil, and vegetation cover and analyze their relationships. Physical and chemical properties of soil are effective in distribution of plant species in local area. To determine the effects of some soil properties on species distribution of Eurotia ceratoides and Stipa barbata in Baghedar summer region of Bafgh, three ...

Phytoremediation is an efficient approach that uses plants to remediate the polluted environments.The aim of this research was to evaluate phytoremediation ability of Artemisia aucheriin the contaminated soil to Cadmium, Lead, Zinc and Nickel. A greenhouse experiment was performed to investigate the effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost (MSWC) on phytoremediation efficiency of A....

Soil is the fundamental component of each terrestrial ecosystem, so consequences land management regime on soil health and productivity should be evaluated. To this end, long term effects livestock grazing were studied in three systems north-eastern Iran, comprising unlimited grazing, managed a rangeland where was prohibited. First, properties including pH, EC, bulk density contents phosphorus,...

Because of application of “Artemisia” in traditional medicine, many species of this genus have been surveyed by phytochemists and pharmacologists. On the other hand, many species in compositeae family have been found that have effective ingredients in medicinal projects. One of iranian species investigated previously is “Artemisia aucheri” which have six highly oxygenated monoterpenes. By using...

Artemisia is an important genus of Iranian flora whose potent anti-proliferative effect has been demonstrated previously on human cancerous cell lines. In the current study, further fractionation was carried out on the petroleum ether extract of A. aucheri and their cytotoxic effects were evaluated on three human cancer cell lines. Cell viability was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,...