objective(s): garlic (allium sativum l. family liliaceae) is well known in iran and its leaves, flowers, and cloves have been used in traditional medicine for a long time. research in recent decades has shown widespread pharmacological effects of a. sativum and its organosulfur compounds especially allicin. studies carried out on the chemical composition of the plant show that the most importan...

several studies have demonstrated that herbal extracts possess various biological effects including anti-inflammatory and  anti-cancer  activities. the  present  study  was aimed to investigate the protective effects of the astragalus gypsicolus  (ag) hydroalcoholic extract in early allergic sensitized mice induced by ovalbumin. phytochemical assay was used  to  recognize the  main active const...

The previous studies revealed that Equisetum arvense contained alkaloids, carbohydrate, proteins and amino acids, phytosterols, saponins, sterols, ascorbic acid, silicic phenol, tannin, flavonoids, triterpenoids, volatile oils many other biological active constituents. E. has been used as a folklore medicine for treatment of various conditions such tuberculosis, catarrh in the kidney bladder re...

the bioactivity of chemical extracts from silverleaf nightshade solanum elaeagnifolium cav. seeds and leaves were tested for herbicidal activities, through water and ethanol extracts, against portulaca oleracea l., corchorus olitorius l., convolvulus arvensis l.and echinochloa crus-galli (l.) found in most zea mays l.fields. characterization of the isolated constituents from ethanol extract was...

Scrophularia genus belonging to the family of Scrophulariaceae, is a medicinal plant widely distributed in Iran. In the present study,the anti-malarial activity of different extracts of three Iranian endemic species of Scrophularia including S. frigida, S. subaphylla and S. atropatana, was screened by an in-vitro preliminary assay. The plant materials were extracted successively with n-hexane, ...

Insufficient detoxification and/or overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induce cellular and tissue damage, and generated reactive oxygen metabolites become exacerbating factors of dermatitis. Keishibukuryogan-ka-yokuinin (KBGY) is a traditional Japanese medicine prescribed to treat dermatitis such as acne vulgaris. Our aim was to verify the antioxidant properties of KBGY, and identif...

This paper discusses some previous structural and non-structural accounts of postverbal constituents in Mandarin Chinese and argues for an approach that attaches importance to both structure and non-structural factors like iconicity and information structure, an approach that offers a rather neat and natural account of postverbal constituents in Chinese. The paper also argues that all sentences...

Introduction: Active packaging is one of the innovations in food packaging industry that would be a respons to the changing needs of consumers and markets. In this technique, materials such as adsorbents oxygen, moisture, carbon dioxide, ethylene and carbon dioxide-releasing flavor compounds, antimicrobials, antioxidants and various aromatic compounds are used. In the last deca...