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        1 - Aut Ecology, Ethnopharmacology, Ecomorphology Sclerorhachis leptoclada Boiss "Mastar" and Floristic Spectrum of Medicinal Plants in Ark (Birjand city)
        Maliheh Mahmoudi Mohammad javad Seghatoleslami Mozhgan Sabet Teimouri
        Sclerorhachis leptoclada belongs to Asteraceae family is one of the most medicine vegetable in traditional medicine in Birjand. In many field observation duos to investigate of aut ecology, ethnopharmacology and ecomorphology of Sclorhachis leptoclada Boiss. aerial part More
        Sclerorhachis leptoclada belongs to Asteraceae family is one of the most medicine vegetable in traditional medicine in Birjand. In many field observation duos to investigate of aut ecology, ethnopharmacology and ecomorphology of Sclorhachis leptoclada Boiss. aerial parts of plant in blooming were collected from Ark (1395-1396). Ethno pharmacological data and biological spectrum of medicinal plants were obtained from rural healers. Also, by selecting three points in the habitat and three heights in each position, morphological characteristics such as plant height, number of leaves, number of flowering stems, dry weight and tremor were evaluated at the flowering stage. Results showed that this natural plant was wild grew in sandy loam soil, Ec=8/18, PH=7, Plant flowers appeared in Jun and May falled in late of July. Biological spectrum was showed that 31 medicine plants were grow wild in this region belongs to Asteraceae (19/3%), Apiaceae (12/9%), Lamiaceae (16/1), and in terms of biophyte Therophytes with 13 species (93.41%), Geophytes with 11 species (48.35%), Had the largest number of species and mostly belonged to the Iranian-Turanian, Mediterranean (41.9%) European-Siberian, Mediterranean (19.3%) origin. The results also showed that with increasing altitude in all three selected locations in the habitat, the number of leaves, dry and wet weight and plant height decreased. Finally, the observed diversity can be related to the role of altitude and the genetic structure of the populations, which can also be considered as a kind of adaptation and physiological response of Mastar to environmental conditions. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Ethnobotany and chemical compositions of essential oil from different parts of Tanacetum parthenium L. in Deraznoo mountain in south west of Golestan province
        م Mazandarani Gh Naseri mb Rezaee s.m Kassaei
          This survey was undertaken in Golestan province in order to inventory of Tanacetum parthenium L. in traditional medicine for treatment of headache, cold, fever, menstrual, arthritis, anti infection and rheumatic pain. Flowers and leaves were collected in August More
          This survey was undertaken in Golestan province in order to inventory of Tanacetum parthenium L. in traditional medicine for treatment of headache, cold, fever, menstrual, arthritis, anti infection and rheumatic pain. Flowers and leaves were collected in August 2006 from Deraznoo Mountain in south west of Golestan province and were water distilled to produce the oils in the yields of 0.66% (v/w) in flowers and 0.12 % (v/w) in leaves, respectively. The oils were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. In two regions, the major components in flower essential oil were camphor, alpha- pinene and alpha- bissabolol oxid-B, but camphor, alpha-pinene and piperiton were the major components in leaves of this plant. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Ethnopharmacology, total phenol, flavonoid and antibacterial effect of Allium cepa L. var. Ilkhichi in East Azarbaygan province
        Yones Anzabi
        Allium cepa L.var.Ilkhichi is an edible wild Onion in East of Azerbaygan province, which has been used as a tonic, nutritive and anti-infection. This study was evaluated by phytochemical, ethnopharmacology and antibacterial activity of Allium cepa L.var. Ilkhichi. ethan More
        Allium cepa L.var.Ilkhichi is an edible wild Onion in East of Azerbaygan province, which has been used as a tonic, nutritive and anti-infection. This study was evaluated by phytochemical, ethnopharmacology and antibacterial activity of Allium cepa L.var. Ilkhichi. ethanolic extract was obtained by maceration method, Total phenol (based on Gallic acid standard) and flavonoid (based on Quercetin) contents were obtained by spectrophotometry (Folin ciocalto and almonium chloride, respectively). Anti-bacterial activity of plant extracts were obtained by disc diffusion method against the 8 standard strains of food infectious bacteria and determinated by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) by micro dilution methods. The results were showed that ethanol extract of plant had good amounts of total phenol (351.52±2.12 mgGAEg-1) and total flavonoid contents (111.5±12.5 mgQUEg-1),respectively.  Antibacterial results were showed that the Enterococcus faecalis with MIC=62.5 µg/mL and MBC=125µg/mL was the best sensitive bacteria against plant extract, but in comparison between anti biogram tests results and Vancomycin did not show significant difference (p<0.05). According to the results, despite the fact that alcoholic extracts of Red Onions )Allium cepa L. var. Ilkhichi) apparently can be used as an antibacterial drug against the number of bacteria were important in terms of food  infection ,but it can not  replaced as an ant infection drug as a natural compound replacing of the common antibiotics, certainly. So it’s necessary in this subject for further evaluation in animal models and clinical cases.   Manuscript profile