BACKGROUND The geographic map of cancer prevalence differs due to environmental and dietary factors in various populations. High prevalence of a number of cancers in some regions is thought to be attributed to local dietary habits. Dorema aucheri (Bilhar) is used commonly as an herbal medicine in some regions including Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Dorema aucheri has carci...

due to environmental problems caused by mining activities, it is necessary to study and investigation the concentrations of the pollutants caused by this activities such as heavy metals. the aim of this study is the determination of the concentration of heavy metals cu, pb and zn in roots of two species of artemisia including artemisia aucheri and artemisia sieberi in the surrounding natural la...

carbon sequestration in rangeland ecosystems has been identified as a suitable strategy to offset greenhouse gas emissions that information of carbon sequestration hotspots is a good tool to improve rangeland management. objectives for this study were to assessment potential carbon sequestration in various rangeland types, to identify carbon sequestration hotspots and to study the effective fact...

Dear Editor, Seven species have been reported in the genus Dorema, family Umbelliferae, in the flora of Iran, among which two are endemic: D. aucheri Boiss. and D. ammoniacum D. Don. 1 In Iranian traditional medicine, Dorema aucheri has been employed as stimulant, nervonic, antispasmodic, bronchodilator, expectorant, kidney stone repellent, emmenagogue and analgesic for visceral pain. This plan...

Different types of Artemisia aucheri extracts were reported to have various biological activities including a cytotoxic effect on some cancer cell lines. We investigated the antiproliferative activity of isolated sesquiterpenoids from petroleum ether extract of Artemisia aucheri (A. aucheri)aerial parts on SK-N-MC, MCF-7, and A2780 cell lines. Phytochemicals from the petroleum ether cold macera...

in order to sustainable use of rangelands, it is necessary to recognize water, soil, and vegetation cover and analyze their relationships. physical and chemical properties of soil are effective in distribution of plant species in local area. to determine the effects of some soil properties on species distribution of eurotia ceratoides and stipa barbata in baghedar summer region of bafgh, three ...