Ferula gummosa Boiss. (Apiaceae) is one of the natural plants of Iran. The whole plant, but especially the root, contains the gum resin "galbanum". A study of the comparative effects of galbanum gum and two standard binding agents--polyvinylpyrolidone and acacia--on characteristics of acetaminophen and calcium carbonate compacts was made. The Ferula gummosa gum was extracted and its swelling in...

Galbanum oil is composed of monoterpenes in large amounts and pyrazines in small amounts. Although the monoterpenes are the main components of galbanum oil, they hardly contribute to the distinct galbanum aroma. The scanty amounts of pyrazines, in contrast, contribute significantly to the aroma. Considering the complexity and potency of the odor, the essential oil was assumed to contain so far ...

Background: Some medicinal plants can stimulate growth in poultry. Objective: To compare the effects of dietary addition virginiamycin antibiotic and galbanum plant (Ferula gummosa) on performance, carcass characteristics, immune system, blood factors broiler chickens. Methods: A total 250 one-day-old male Ross 308 chickens were randomly assigned to five treatments with replicates (10 birds per...

Dormancy and germination response of Galbanum seeds (Ferula gummosa) under different hormonal pre-treatments cold stratification

chronic inflammation is an integral part of cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure was found to be associated with endothelial dysfunction. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of endurance training and galbanum supplement on parameters related to vascular function includes endothelial selectin(e-selectin) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor(ace-i) as inflammatory fa...

The resin of Ferula gumosa (galbanum) has been used in Persia for thousands of years. The habitats of this exceptional and endemic Iranian species is closely correlated to the parameters of rainfall and, mostly, to the usual winter fog. Within the last decades, the scarcity of the raw material was the reason for a dramatic increase in adulterations. Currently, more than five times the amount ac...