the essential oil of rosa damascena mill. is one of the most valuable and important base material in the flavor and fragrance industry. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of different rates of cow manure on the essential oil of the rose petals. for this a field experiment was conducted on a clay loam soil at the research farm of alborz research station, karaj, iran. experimental...

malaria is the most serious parasitic disease and one of the oldest recorded diseases in the world. because of the resistance of malaria parasites to current drugs, it is necessary to discover new antiplasmodial drugs. traditional medicine is one of the important sources of new antiplasmodial drugs.in this study, twenty methanolic extracts from different parts of sixteen medicinal plants used i...

rosa damascena, tripleurospermum disciforme and securigera securidaca were used as disinfectant agents and for treatment of some disease in folk medicine of iran. the antimicrobial effects of different fractions of seeds extract of s. securidaca, petals extract of r. damascena and aerial parts extract of t. disciforme were examined against some gram positive, gram negative and fungi by cup plat...

rosa damascena has been traditionally used as an herbal medicine for different therapeutic purposes. inorder to preliminarily study the probable toxic effects of the plant, its infusion was orally administered to 5groups of 5 dogs at doses 0.5-8 times that of human use in traditional medicine (90-1440 mg/kg/d) for 10successive days. the dogs in the control group (n=4) received placebo. serum le...

This research was done to test the effect of Rosa damascena essential oil on withdrawal signsof naloxone-precipitated morphine in male mice. Morphine dependence was induced by injection(IP) three times daily at doses of 50, 50 and 75 mg/kg, respectively, for 3 days. On day 4,after the last administration of morphine, Rosa damascena essential oil was administered atdifferent concentrations (5, 2...

Food preservation is an action or a method of maintaining foods at a desired level of properties or nature for their maximum benefits. In general, each step of handling, processing, storage, and distribution affects the characteristics of food, which may be desirable or undesirable. Thus, understanding the effects of each preservation method and handling procedure on foods is critical in food p...

Rosa damascena mill L., known as Gole Mohammadi in Iran is one of the most important species of Rosaceae family flowers. R. damascena is an ornamental plant and beside perfuming effect, several pharmacological properties including anti-HIV, antibacterial, antioxidant, antitussive, hypnotic, antidiabetic, and relaxant effect on tracheal chains have been reported for this plant. This article is a...

Damask rose or Rosa damascena Herrm. is one of the most widely-used medicinal herbs in Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM). Because of different types of phytochemicals such as flavonoids, glycosides, terpenes, and anthocyanins, R. damascena flowers have a wide range of pharmacological effects. Five traditional Rosa phytopharmaceuticals are “Golangebin”/ “Golq...