Objective(s)                                                                                                                                                                               Aim of the present study was to screen the antibacterial activities of some medicinal plants extracts traditionally used in Azarbaijan area (Iran). Materials and Methods Thirty-six extracts obtained from differ...

Background: The Peucedanum species have many pharmacological effects due to the presence of coumarins, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and essential fatty acids in these species. In this study, for the first time, the anticancer activity of Peucedanum chenur methanolic extract via the induction of apoptosis and inhibition of invasion in HCT-116 human colon cancer cells was investigated. Methods...

in order to identify the species of the family lauxaniidae, a study was conducted in horand region located in northern part of east azerbaijan province, iran, during 2011-2013. a total of six species belonging to three genera were identified, including calliopum caucasicum (shatalkin, 1995) and minettia lupulina (fabricius, 1787) newly reported from iran. the diagnostic characters, geographical...

eryngium caucasicum trautv. (apiaceae) is a perennial herbaceous plant with about one meter height, an endemic species that has been distributed in the northern parts of iran. the plant leaves are normally used in medicine and food industries in iran.the plant has several medicinal properties including enforcing generative power, diuretic, lenitive and appetizer. in this research differents par...