Polygonatum orientale Desf. (Asparagaceae) is herbaceous and perennial plant grown in northern parts of Iran. The rhizomes of Polygonatum, known as Iranian Shaghagho, is used in Iranian traditional medicine as tonic, aphrodisiac, wound healing, lightening, kidney stone remedy, gynecological and internal wounds healing, anti-gout and rheumatism, and anti-diabetic. The aim of this study was to ev...

polygonatum orientale desf. (asparagaceae) is herbaceous and perennial plant grown in northern parts of iran. the rhizomes of polygonatum, known as iranian shaghagho, is used in iranian traditional medicine as tonic, aphrodisiac, wound healing, lightening, kidney stone remedy, gynecological and internal wounds healing, anti-gout and rheumatism, and anti-diabetic. the aim of this study was to ev...

This article reviews lectins of animal and plant origin that induce apoptosis and autophagy of cancer cells and hence possess the potential of being developed into anticancer drugs. Apoptosis-inducing lectins encompass galectins, C-type lectins, annexins, Haliotis discus discus lectin, Polygonatum odoratum lectin, mistletoe lectin, and concanavalin A, fucose-binding Dicentrarchus labrax lectin,...

Eastern Asia (EA) is a key region for the diversification of flowering plants in the Northern Hemisphere, but few studies have focused on the biogeographic history within EA in the context of the other northern continents. Polygonatum is an important medicinal genus widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere with its highest species richness in EA, and it represents an excellent model for st...

Objective: Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) is a rhizomatous monocotyledon genus that distributed in the temperate regions of Northern Hemisphere. The represented by 5 species Turkey (P. glaberrimum, P. latifolium, multiflorum, verticillatum and orientale). Karyological, palynological, phylogenic, chemotaxonomical some anatomical studies have been carried out previously. However, detailed features sc...

Polygonatum (King Solomon's-seal, Solomon's Seal) is a member of family Liliaceae or Convallariaceae consist of approximately 60 species. The various species of the genus are widely distributed in the temperate regions of the East Asia. Specifically in China and Japan, approximately 40 different species of Polygonatum have been reported [1-2]. Additionally it is also found in India, Korea, Nepa...

Purpose: To determine the effects of temperature, pressure and extraction time on oil yield obtained from Polygonatum odoratum as well as the optimum processing conditions for supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) extraction. Methods: Supercritical CO2 extraction technology was adopted in this experiment to study the process of extraction of volatile oil from Polygonatum odoratum while gas chromat...