False mildew is a serious disease of safflower crops in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, and is caused by infection with a fungus belonging to the genus Ramularia. In the present study, a fungus isolated from leaf lesions was grown under different growth conditions in order to study its mycelial growth and spore production, determining that the solid medium of Septoria tritici at 18 °C of incubation a...

OBJECTIVE Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower) is a member of the asteraceae family which had been classified as a fertility regulator in the traditional medicine. The purpose of this study was to investigate its possible effects on the ovarian histomorphology and the levels of female reproductive hormones in the mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty adult female Balb/C mice were selected and rand...

The article elucidates the possibility of using yellow dye, obtained from saffron petals (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) in food industry. This powdered added to yoghurt concentrations 0.3 – 0.4%, addition its color, gives samples a light aroma flowers and demonstrates high stability during storage at 4° C. for 28 days. values chromatic coordinates, L *, b yogurt did not undergo considerable changes ...

Herbal medicines are widely used in many countries for the treatment of many diseases. Although the use of herb extracts as alternative medicine is growing, their toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we have investigated the effects of water and ethanol extracts of 18 herbs on the hepatic lipid metabolism and steatogenic hepatotoxicity. Ethanol extracts...