introduction: liver plays a pivotal role in glucose and lipid homeostasis. this study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of l. acanthodes hydro-alcoholic extract administration on the liver functional and histological parameters in hyperglycemic rats. methods: twenty-four male wistar rats were randomly allocated into four groups control, hyperglycemic (stz), hyperglycemic + insulin (stz+ins...

The characterization of prospective plants is one the critical issues in efficiency and success phytoremediation process. Due to adaption tolerance different environmental stresses, native plant species have priority this method. This study examined fifty five species, namely Launaea acanthodes, Artemisia sp., Cousinia congesta, Peganum harmala, Stipa growing near a smelter refinery Iran identi...

Launaea is a polymorphic genus with inter- and intraspecific inconsistencies. The study aimed to revise the classification identification of species in Egypt. also assess variation among taxa using macro- micromorphological characters. Numerical analysis was carried out on 156 specimens, which were collected from 63 sites results revealed that L. arabica, capitata, intybacea spinosa significant...

BACKGROUND The plant Launaea procumbens belongs to the family Asteraceae and traditionally used in the treatment rheumatism, kidney, liver dysfunctions and eye diseases. In the present study Phytochemical analysis and fractions of methanolic extract of L. procumbens leaves were tested in vitro for their cytotoxicity. OBJECTIVES Phytochemical analysis and cytotoxic activity of methanolic extra...

The chemical study of Launaea acanthoclada from South-East Algeria led to the isolation of twelve oxygenated terpenoid compounds, including three new pentacyclic triterpenoids 1-3 with either lupane or ursane rearranged skeletons. The structure and the stereochemistry of these compounds were established by spectroscopic methods, including NMR techniques. The chemical pattern of L. acanthoclada ...