| essential oil composition of five collections of achillea biebersteinii from central turkey and their antifungal and insecticidal activity. | the composition of the essential oils hydrodistilled from the aerial parts of five achillea biebersteinii afan samples, collected in central turkey from konya, isparta and ankara, were analyzed both by gas chromatography (gc-fid) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). eighty-four components were identified, representing 87 to 99% of the total oil composition. the identified major components were 1,8-cineole (9-37%), camphor (16-30%) and p-cymene (1-27%). two samples differed in piperi ... | 2011 | 21615036 |
| investigation of optimal extraction, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of achillea biebersteinii and a. wilhelmsii. | achillea species are endowed with multiple biological activities including antioxidant properties. however, no study has yet investigated the impact of extraction method and ph on the biological activities of these plants. the present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of methanol extracts from the aerial parts of the species achillea biebersteinii afan and achillea wilhelmsii c. koch (asteraceae). in addition, the impact of extraction method and ph on these bio ... | 2012 | 22881142 |
| [antimicrobial action of cranberry bush, common yarrow and achillea biebersteinii]. | | 1981 | 7212689 |
| aqueous extracts of some medicinal plants are as toxic as imidacloprid to the sweet potato whitefly, bemisia tabaci. | aqueous extracts of nine plants, known to have medicinal activity, were tested for their toxicity against the sweet potato whitefly, bemisia tabaci genn. (homoptera: aleurodidae) compared to the toxicity of the insecticide, imidacloprid. extracts of lepidiuim sativum l. (brassicales: brassicaceae) killed 71 % of early stage nymphs, which was not significantly different from mortality caused by imidacloprid. treatment of pupae with three plant extracts, l. sativum, achillea biebersteinii l. (aste ... | 2009 | 19613450 |
| antibacterial activities of essential oils and extracts of turkish achillea, satureja and thymus species against plant pathogenic bacteria. | the aims of this study were to examine the chemical composition of the essential oils and hexane extracts of the aerial parts of satureja spicigera (c. koch) boiss., thymus fallax fisch. & ca mey, achillea biebersteinii afan, and achillea millefolium l. by gc and gc-ms, and to test antibacterial efficacy of essential oils and n-hexane, chloroform, acetone and methanol extracts as an antibacterial and seed disinfectant against 25 agricultural plant pathogens. | 2010 | 20355025 |
| experimental endometriosis remission in rats treated with achillea biebersteinii afan.: histopathological evaluation and determination of cytokine levels. | the aim of the present study is to assess the beneficial effects of achillea biebersteinii afan. in the treatment of endometriosis in order to find scientific evidence for the folkloric use of this plant. | 2014 | 24495394 |
| green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using achillea biebersteinii flower extract and its anti-angiogenic properties in the rat aortic ring model. | silver nanoparticles display unique physical and biological properties which have attracted intensive research interest because of their important medical applications. in this study silver nanoparticles (ab.ag-nps) were synthesized for biomedical applications using a completely green biosynthetic method using achillea biebersteinii flowers extract. the structure and properties of ab.ag-nps were investigated using uv-visible spectroscopic techniques, transmission electron microscopy (tem), zeta ... | 2014 | 24739926 |
| phytochemical composition, protective and therapeutic effect on gastric ulcer and α-amylase inhibitory activity of achillea biebersteinii afan. | three sesquiterpene lactones [two germacranolides (micranthin and sintenin) and one guaianolide (4β,10α-dihydroxy-5β,7β,8βh-guaia-1,11(13)dien-12,8α-olide)] and four derivatives of 3-methoxy flavones (santin, quercetagetin-3,6,3'-trimethyl ether, quercetagetin-3,6-dimethyl ether, and 5,7 dihydroxy 3,3',4'-trimethoxy flavone) were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract (eae) of the aerial parts of achillea biebersteinii afan. (asteraceae). evaluation of protective and therapeutic effects of eae ... | 2016 | 25567761 |
| silver nanoparticles biosynthesized using achillea biebersteinii flower extract: apoptosis induction in mcf-7 cells via caspase activation and regulation of bax and bcl-2 gene expression. | silver nanoparticles (ag-nps), the most popular nanoparticles, possess unique properties. achillea biebersteinii is a plant of the asteraceae family rich in active antitumor components. the aim of this research was the characterization and investigation of the cytotoxic properties of ag-nps synthesized using a. biebersteinii flower extract, on a human breast cancer cell line. the ag-nps were synthesized after approximately 180 min of reaction at 40 °c, then they were characterized by uv-visible ... | 2015 | 25665064 |
| differential allelopathic expression of different plant parts of achillea biebersteinii. | achillea biebersteinii (asteraceae) is a perennial medicinal plant and has a wide distributional range in the mediterranean region. the present study investigated the inhibitory effects of different plant parts of a. biebersteinii on germination characteristics and seedling growth of wild barley (hordeum spontaneum). water extracts were prepared by incubating separately five grams of dried powder of roots, stems, leaves and flowers of a. biebersteinii in 100 ml of distilled water for 24 h and di ... | 2016 | 27165527 |
| gc-ms analysis: in vivo hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of achillea biebersteinii afan. growing in saudi arabia. | liver disease is a worldwide problem. it represents one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in humans. achillea biebersteinii is used as herbal remedy for various ailments including liver diseases. but the scientific basis for its medicinal use remains unknown. thus, this research was undertaken to evaluate the efficiency of a. biebersteinii essential oil (abeo) (0.2 ml/kg) in the amelioration of ccl4-induced hepatotoxicity in rodent model. moreover, the chemical content of the oil was ... | 2016 | 27293452 |
| anti-inflammatory activity of highly oxygenated terpenoids from achillea biebersteinii afan. | in continuation of our chemical investigation on some medicinal plants of the genus achillea, chromatographic investigation of the methylene chloride/methanol (1:1) extract of the air-dried aerial part of achillea biebersteinii afan. (family asteraceae) afforded a new natural monoterpene (2), in addition to two known sesquiterpenes (3 and 4). compound 1 was isolated as light needle crystals. structures were established on the basis of ms and nmr spectroscopic (1h, 13c, 1h-1h correlation spectros ... | 2016 | 27771627 |
| antioxidant, cytotoxic and dna protective properties of achillea eriophora dc. and achillea biebersteinii afan. extracts: a comparative study. | achillea is a traditional medicinal herb which contains different phenol and flavonoid compounds that are responsible for achillea pharmacological effects. we aimed to determine phenol and flavonoid contents, besides antioxidant activities of different extracts from achillea eriophoraa (a. eriophora) dc. and achillea biebersteinii (a. biebersteinii) afan. (endemic species in iran) and to investigate their effects on human cells. | 2017 | 28348971 |
| evaluation of antileishmanial activity of albaha medicinal plants against leishmania amazonensis. | sixteen methanolic extracts obtained from thirteen plant species, selected either from ethnobotanical or chemotaxonomical data, were screened for their antileishmanial activity against leishmania amazonensis. the cytotoxic activity against normal peritoneal macrophages from normal balb/c mice was also determined. eight extracts had ic50 values ranging from <12.5 to 37.8 µg/ml against promastigotes. achillea biebersteinii flower, euphorbia helioscopia, and solanum incanum leaf extracts showed ant ... | 2015 | 26357662 |
| nematicidal and antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts of 17 plants, of importance in ethnopharmacology, obtained from the arabian peninsula. | the development of resistance to synthetic drugs by target organisms is a major challenge facing medicine, yet locked within plants are phytochemicals used in herbal medicine (especially in the arabian peninsula) that may find application in this regard. in pursuit of unlocking these "hidden treasures," the methanol extracts of leaves, aerial parts, fruits, and resins of 17 plants used in the arabian peninsula were screened for antimicrobial activities. | 2017 | 27104031 |
| xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of the methanolic extracts of selected jordanian medicinal plants. | the search for novel xanthine oxidase (xo) inhibitors with a higher therapeutic activity and fewer side effects are desired not only to treat gout but also to combat various other diseases associated with the xo activity. at present, the potential of developing successful natural products for the management of xo-related diseases is still largely unexplored. in the present study, we have screened the methanolic extracts of various jordanian medicinal plants for their xo inhibitory activities usi ... | 2011 | 22262935 |
| evaluation of the wound healing potential of achillea biebersteinii afan. (asteraceae) by in vivo excision and incision models. | achillea species are widely used for diarrhea, abdominal pain, stomachache and healing of wounds in folk medicine. to evaluate the wound healing activity of the plant, extracts were prepared with different solvents; hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol, respectively from the roots of achillea biebersteinii. linear incision by using tensiometer and circular excision wound models were employed on mice and rats. the wound healing effect was comparatively evaluated with the standard skin o ... | 2009 | 19546149 |