| anethole inhibits the proliferation of human prostate cancer cells via induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. | prostate cancer-associated mortality is increasing at an alarming rate, which highlights the inevitability for unearthing novel agent for the management of this disease. anethole, a major constituent of foeniculum vulgare (fennel) essential oil, is widely used in folk medicine; it possesses anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and tumoricidal potentialities. | 2017 | 28745237 |
| breastfeeding: a review of its physiology and galactogogue plants in view of traditional persian medicine. | the beneficial effects of breastfeeding for the infant and mother are well recognized. many natural products are reputed to be galactogogue agents in major traditional persian medicine (tpm) textbooks. the aim of this study is to review those medicinal plants that are reported to be effective in increasing breast milk in tpm and to compare the data from tpm texts with the findings of modern pharmacological and clinical research. | 2017 | 28714737 |
| effect of foeniculum vulgare mill. (fennel) on menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial. | preliminary data suggest that foeniculum vulgare (fennel) can be an effective treatment for menopausal symptoms. this trial was designed to assess the efficacy of fennel in the management of menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women. | 2017 | 28509813 |
| protective effects of fennel oil extract against sodium valproate-induced hepatorenal damage in albino rats. | foeniculum vulgare (apiaceae) is commonly known as fennel. this herb is well-known worldwide and traditionally used as curative herbal therapy for the treatment of epileptic disease, seizurescarminative, digestive, lactogogue, diuretic, treating respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders. the aim of present study is to investigate the possible effect of fennel oil against the toxicity of sodium-valproic (svp) in albino rats. in order to assess the protection of fennel oil on svp induced hepato- ... | 2017 | 28490965 |
| effects of foeniculum vulgare essential oil compounds, fenchone and limonene, on experimental wound healing. | we investigated the wound healing efficacy of the foeniculum vulgare compounds, fenchone and limonene, using an excisional cutaneous wound model in rats. an excision wound was made on the back of the rat and fenchone and limonene were applied topically to the wounds once daily, separately or together, for 10 days. tissue sections from the wounds were evaluated for histopathology. the healing potential was assessed by comparison to an untreated control group and an olive oil treated sham group. w ... | 2017 | 28426256 |
| endophytic detection in selected european herbal plants. | a total of 181 cultivable endophytic bacterial isolates were collected from stems of 13 species of herbs inhabiting europe (poland): chelidonium majus l., elymus repens l., erigeron annuus l., euphrasia rostkoviana hayne, foeniculum vulgare l., geranium pratense l., humulus lupulus l., matricaria chamomilla l., mentha arvensis l., papaver rhoeas l., rosmarinus officinalis l., solidago gigantea l. and vinca minor l. the isolates were screened for their antifungal activity and fifty three were fou ... | 2016 | 29334055 |
| variation in preference and specificity in monophagous and oligophagous swallowtail butterflies. | although variation in oviposition preference and specificity for host plants has been demonstrated within populations of a variety of oligophagous insect species, it is unknown whether genetic variation in host choice is lost within populations of monophagous species. analysis of a locally monophagous butterfly species, papilio oregonius, and a locally oligophagous species, p. zelicaon, showed significant variation in oviposition preference within populations of both species. females of both spe ... | 1988 | 28563838 |
| fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill. subsp. piperitum) florets, a traditional culinary spice in italy: evaluation of phenolics and volatiles in local populations, and comparison with the composition of other plant parts. | wild fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill. subsp. piperitum) florets are used as a typical spice in central and southern italy. although fennel (foeniculum vulgare mill.), belonging to the apiaceae (syn. umbelliferae) family, is a well-known vegetable and aromatic plant, whose main phytochemical compounds have been extensively analysed and investigated as flavouring agents and for their putative health promoting functions, its florets have not been specifically considered up to now. therefore, the vo ... | 0 | 28500688 |
| ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants practiced by traditional healers and herbalists for treatment of some urological diseases in the west bank/palestine. | throughout history, every civilization in the world used plants or their derivatives for treatment or prevention of diseases. in palestine as in many other countries, herbal medicines are broadly used in the treatment of wide range of diseases including urological diseases. the main objective of this research is to study the use of herbal remedies by herbalists and traditional healers for treatment of various urological diseases in the west bank regions of palestine and to assess their efficacy ... | 0 | 28482898 |
| antipyretic potential of herbal coded formulation (pyrexol). | the antipyretic effect of the aqueous extract of herbal coded formulation containing equal amount of salix alba, emblica officinalis, glycyrrhiza glabra, adhatoda vasica, viola odorata, thea sinensis, veleriana officinalis, foeniculum vulgare, sisymbrium irrio and achillea millefolium was investigated using the yeast induced pyrexia model in rabbits. paracetamol was used as a control group. rectal temperatures of all rabbits were recorded immediately before the administration of the extract or p ... | 2017 | 28603131 |