background and objectives: cardiospermum halicacabum l. is a climber plant of sapindaceae family with certain medicinal properties that have made it to be used traditionally in different systems of medicine such as ayurveda, homeopathy and unani medicine. literature survey has revealed the reports about some investigations but references were not available about the seeds of c. halicacabum; hen...

background: nepeta menthoides boiss & buhse is a species from lamiaceae family. it is used as a herbal medicine with common name “ostokhodus” in iranian traditional and folk medicine but there is not enough information about its quality and quantity control methods. objective: in this study we use micromorphological and phytochemical evaluations for qualitative and quantitative control of n. me...

Background and objectives: Cardiospermum halicacabum L. is a climber plant of Sapindaceae family with certain medicinal properties that have made it to be used traditionally in different systems of medicine such as Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani medicine. Literature survey has revealed the reports about some investigations but references were not available about the seeds of C. hal...

Skin biopsy is an essential investigation fordermatologists. The technique used to obtain aspecimen for microscopic evaluation and mayhave a significant impact on the ability of the