Introduction Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is an important conditionally essential fatty acid (EFA). GLA is an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). The fatty acid molecule is comprised of 18 carbon atoms with three double bonds. It is also known as 18:3n-6; 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid; cis-6, cis-9, cis-12octadecatrienoic acid; and gamolenic acid. GLA is found naturally in the fatty acid fr...

Background: Iranian borage, Echium amoenum, is believed to improve reproduction according to folk medicine. Although E. amoenum distillate known as “Aragh Gav-zaban” is widely consumed as a safe and natural remedy, its possible effects on fertility have not yet been scientifically examined. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of borage distillate (BD) on reproductive parameters o...

Hydroponic system is a method of growing crops or plants in soilless system, by suspending the plant nutrient-rich solution, with reduced interferences from such factors as soil quality, irrigation and climate. However, there limited information available on how hydroponic planting will affect plant’s bioactivities, well associated biochemical, mineral, phytochemical antioxidant enzyme conten...

Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) has witnessed a resurge of interest in the last decade, motivated by substantial progress hardware capabilities and development specifically tailored packing materials. Meanwhile, technique been transitioning to use mobile phases which an organic co-solvent is mixed carbon dioxide under subcritical conditions (subFC). The phase modifier will also affect ...

Background & Aim: Herbal medicine usage is prevalent among world people from a long time ago and, It has been five times from 90th to 97th in the USA. According to increasing usage of herbal drugs and investigating the knowledge, beliefs and function of patients to herbal drugs, this research was done. Experimental: It is a descriptive, cross se...

Background & Aim: Herbal medicine usage is prevalent among world people from a long time ago and, It has been five times from 90th to 97th in the USA. According to increasing usage of herbal drugs and investigating the knowledge, beliefs and function of patients to herbal drugs, this research was done. Experimental: It is a descriptive, cross se...

Biostimulants are substances able to improve water and nutrient use efficiency and counteract stress factors by enhancing primary and secondary metabolism. Premise of the work was to exploit raw extracts from leaves (LE) or flowers (FE) of Borago officinalis L., to enhance yield and quality of Lactuca sativa 'Longifolia,' and to set up a protocol to assess their effects. To this aim, an integra...