Marigolds (Calendula officinalis L.) are valuable in ornamentation, human food, and other uses; to enhance productivity, plant growth regulators produce stimulatory effects, including salicylic acid (SA) spermidine (SP), but there is a lack of scientific evidence about such effects marigolds. The study assessed, under greenhouse conditions, changes physico-chemical parameters, enzymatic activit...

In this study, the petals collected from peony hybrid Paeonia lactiflora "Bowl of Beauty" and Calendula officinalis L. were extracted using an ethanol-water mixture assisted with microwave ultrasonic treatment. The isolation essential oil was done by hydrodistillation as well. total phenolic flavonoids content in extracts determined their antioxidant activity evaluated. highest found for P. C. ...

UNLABELLED PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Presentation of the scratch assay as a convenient and inexpensive in vitro tool to gain first insights in the wound healing potential of plant extracts and natural compounds. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study deals with the optimization of the scratch assay which can be used as an in vitro model for quantification of fibroblast migration to and prolifera...

To investigate the method for quantitatively determining chlorogenic acid in Verbena officinalis L. extract; and to determine its content and in-vitro antibacterial activity. Cylinder-plate method and MIC assay were employed to compare the antibacterial activity between different concentrations of Verbena officinalis L. extracts; and to evaluate the antioxidant activity of various extracts in t...

cataract is clouding of the eye lens that reduces the amount of incoming light and results in deteriorating vision. blindness is thought to reach 75 million by 2020. of these, unoperated cataract may be expected to account for at least 35 million. thus, the burden of cataract is increasing remorselessly. embelica officinalis is reported to have a very good antioxidant property and thus we hypot...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common disorder among women of reproductive age. This study aimed to compare the effect of a Calendula officinalis extract-based cream and metronidazole on BV among women of reproductive age. In this study, 80 women of reproductive age with BV were randomly assigned to the C. officinalis (n = 40) or metronidazole (n = 40). Diagnosis of BV was confirmed when at leas...

background & aim:jasmonic acid (ja) is regarded as endogenous regulators that play important roles in regulating stress responses, plant growth and development.effect of foliar application of ja on the essential oil and oil chemical components of hyssop (hyssopus officinalis l.) were investigated. experimental:  this study conducted in a crd with three replications and in experimental green...