background: the aim of this study was to determine phenolic acid composi­tion and anti-parasitic effects of peucedanum caucasicum, p. palimbioides, p. longibracteola­tum and p. chryseum on entamoeba histolytica . methods: methanol extracts of the plant species were prepared by soxhlet extrac­tion. phenolic acid compositions were determined by hplc. anti-prolifera­tive effect of extracts on trop...

Eryngium caucasicum Trautv and Froriepia subpinnata were found in natively in the eastern parts of the south Caspian Sea coasts. Antioxidant activity of E. caucasicum Trautv and F. subpinnata were investigated employing six in vitro assay systems. IC50 for DPPH radical-scavenging activity was 0.27 ± 0.02 for E. caucasicum leaves and 0.42 ± 0.03 mg ml for F. subpinnata, respectively. The extract...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine phenolic acid composition and anti-parasitic effects of Peucedanum caucasicum, P. palimbioides, P. longibracteolatum and P. chryseum on Entamoeba histolytica. METHODS Methanol extracts of the plant species were prepared by soxhlet extraction. Phenolic acid compositions were determined by HPLC. Anti-proliferative effect of extracts on trophozoi...

The composition of the essential root oil of Peucedanum lancifolium Lange (A piaceae), grow­ ing in the Atlantic coast regions o f France, North-W est Spain und Portugal was investigated by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Forty five terpenoids, many of them of already known structure, and several aliphatic esters have been identified. Besides the main constituent, the irregular sesqu...

Recent studies show that hydrogen peroxide free radicals have an important role in the renal damage induced by Gentamicin. Previously we studied the hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of Eryngium caucasicum. This work was conducted to evaluate the possible renoprotective effect of Eryngium caucasicum against Gentamicin-induced renotoxicity. Extracts at the doses 200 and 400 mg/kg/day for 10 ...

Two high-molecular water-soluble preparations with high anticomplementary, antioxidant, antilipoperoxidant and antiinflammatory activities were isolated from the roots of Symphytum asperum and S. caucasicum. Their main chemical constituent was found to be poly[oxy-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethylene], according to IR and NMR spectroscopy. The Symphytum high-molecular preparations can modu...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to examine the cytotoxicity and evaluate the antiviral and virucidal activity of methanol and methanol/H(2)O extracts from the herb of Peucedanum salinum. Plants belonging to the genus Peucedanum (Apiaceae family) have been used in traditional medicine for a long time. MATERIAL AND METHODS The examination of the cytotoxicity of the extracts in the concent...

The traditional Chinese medicine, Qianhu, which consists of the roots of Peucedanum praeruptorum DUNN. and P. decursivum MAXIM. (Umbelliferae), is used for treatment of respiratory disease and pulmonary hypertension. In the course of our search for the active ingredients of Qianhu, we have reported the structures and biological activities of coumarins isolated from both plants. We isolated the ...

INTRODUCTION Dyslipidemia is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus, significantly contributing to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Peucedanum pastinacifolium Boiss. & Hausskn. is commonly used as an antihyperlipidemic vegetable in Iranian folk medicine. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, we examined a hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts ...

The main British population of Gortyna borelii occurs on the north Essex coast, on sites very close to sea level. During 1999, 2000 and 2001, ovipositing strategies of G. borelii were studied providing details of egg laying behaviour, preferred oviposition host plants, height of ova deposition and distance of the oviposition site from the nearest larval food plant (Peucedanum officinale). Six o...