breast cancer is the second main cause of death among women. the use of medicinal plants has been common in many countries since ancient times. the aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-proliferative potential of achillea millefolium l. the antioxidant activity of the aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of achillea millefolium l. leaf and flower was measured by dpph and fra...

background: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of methanolic extract of achillea millefolium l. (mea) on the antiproliferative activity of bleomycin on human prostate cancer and normal skin cells. materials and methods: human prostate cancer cell (du-145) and human non-malignant fibroblast cell (hfff2) were treated with mea at various concentrations ( 20, 100, 500, 1000 and 200...

Model studies of the influence lectin-containing extracts medicinal plants St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.), common yarrow (Achillea millefolium marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) and dwarf evergreen (Helichrysum arenarium (L.) Moench.) on growth development wheat, oat, barley rye at beginning their ontogenesis. They testify to specificity action in relation model objects, which is pr...

microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (mahd) method has been compared with hydrodistillation (hd) conventional technique for extraction of essential oil from achillea millefolium. microwave-assisted hydrodistillation were examined at three levels of microwave powers (300, 500, and 700 w) .   obtained results show that   mahd offers important advantages over hd in terms of energy savings and extr...

the selected parts of four medicinal plants, achillea millefolium, hibiscus rosasinensis, linum usitatissimum and pluchea lanceolata were extracted in absolute methanol to determine their analgesic activity. analgesic activity was assessed on intact mice by tail flick latency via the tail immersion method. the analgesic activities of these plant extracts were compared with acetylsalicylic acid ...

The Achillea millefolium aggregate is one of the most diverse polyploid complexes of the Northern hemisphere and has its western Eurasian boundary in the Iberian Peninsula. Four ploidy levels have been detected in A. millefolium, three of which have already been found in Iberia (diploid, hexaploid and octoploid), and a fourth (tetraploid) reported during the preparation of this paper. We collec...