| isolation and hypotensive activity of a polymeric procyanidin fraction from pistacia lentiscus l. | | 1992 | 1409845 |
| [total blood lipids and lipoproteins in sheep fed pistacia lentiscus drupe]. | | 1988 | 3166786 |
| evaluation of mastic, a crude drug obtained from pistacia lentiscus for gastric and duodenal anti-ulcer activity. | the effect of mastic, a concrete resinous exudate obtained from the stem of the tree pistacia lentiscus, has been studied on experimentally-induced gastric and duodenal ulcers in rats. mastic at an oral dose of 500 mg/kg produced a significant reduction in the intensity of gastric mucosal damage induced by pyloric ligation, aspirin, phenylbutazone, reserpine and restraint + cold stress. it produced a significant decrease of free acidity in 6-h pylorus-ligated rats and a marked cytoprotective eff ... | 1986 | 3724207 |
| hypersensitivity to pollen allergens on the adriatic coast. | in central south croatia, i.e., the adriatic coast with the city of split at the center, year-long pollen concentrations in the air were determined for typical local plants, and the area's plant pollination calendar was established. high concentrations of parietaria officinalis pollen dominated during the year (up to 20% from april to june). pollens of pistacia lentiscus, olea europaea, pinus halepensis, juniperus oxycedrus, mimosa and cistus monspeliensis were found in lower concentrations and ... | 1994 | 7921334 |
| pharmacological actions of a new procyanidin polymer from pistacia lentiscus l. | | 1993 | 8475166 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of pistacia lentiscus l. extracts: preliminary report. | the in vitro antimicrobial activity of pistacia lentiscus l. extracts was determined. pistacia lentiscus l. extracts were tested on bacteria (sarcina lutea, staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli) and fungi (candida albicans, candida parapsilosis, torulopsis glabrata and cryptococcus neoformans). of the different plant extractions, decoctions showed the best antibacterial activity, but the activity against fungal cells appears to be much more interesting. | 1996 | 8808717 |
| antifungal activity of plant extracts against dermatophytes. | the aqueous extracts (15 micrograms ml-1 medium) of 22 plants used in folkloric medicine in palestine were investigated for their antifungal activity and minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) against nine isolates of microsporum canis, trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton violaceum. the extract of the different plant species reduced colony growth of the three dermatophytes by 36 to 100% compared with the control treatment. antimycotic activity of the extract against the three dermatop ... | 1999 | 10680445 |
| bactericidal activity of pistacia lentiscus mastic gum against helicobacter pylori. | in this study we evaluated the antibacterial activity of mastic gum, a resin obtained from the pistacia lentiscus tree, against clinical isolates of helicobacter pylori. the minimal bactericidal concentrations (mbcs) were obtained by a microdilution assay. mastic gum killed 50% of the strains tested at a concentration of 125 microg/ml and 90% at a concentration of 500 microg/ml. the influence of sub-mbcs of mastic gum on the morphologies of h. pylori was evaluated by transmission electron micros ... | 2001 | 11806621 |
| insecticidal properties of essential plant oils against the mosquito culex pipiens molestus (diptera: culicidae). | the insecticidal activities of essential oil extracts from leaves and flowers of aromatic plants against fourth-instar larvae of the mosquito culex pipiens molestus forskal were determined. extracts of myrtus communis l were found to be the most toxic, followed by those of origanum syriacum l, mentha microcorphylla koch, pistacia lentiscus l and lavandula stoechas l with lc50 values of 16, 36, 39, 70 and 89 mg litre-1, respectively. over 20 major components were identified in extracts from each ... | 2002 | 11997977 |
| identification and quantification of galloyl derivatives, flavonoid glycosides and anthocyanins in leaves of pistacia lentiscus l. | separation, identification and quantification of polyphenols was carried out on leaves of pistacia lentiscus l., an evergreen member of the family anacardiaceae, using semi-preparative hplc, hplc-photodiode array detection and hplc-ms analysis, together with 1h- and 13c nmr. three major classes of secondary metabolites were detected: (i) gallic acid and galloyl derivatives of both glucose and quinic acid; (ii) flavonol glycosides, i.e. myricetin and quercetin glycosides; and (iii) anthocyanins, ... | 2002 | 12018027 |
| photosynthetic responses to water deficit in six mediterranean sclerophyll species: possible factors explaining the declining distribution of rhamnus ludovici-salvatoris, an endemic balearic species. | we sought to explain the declining distribution in the balearic islands of the endemic shrub rhamnus ludovici-salvatoris r. chodat, by comparing its photosynthetic response to drought with that of several widely distributed, competing mediterranean species (r. alaternus l., quercus ilex l., pistacia lentiscus l., q. humilis mill. and p. terebinthus l.). all of the study species, except for the two rhamnus species, avoided desiccation by rapidly adjusting their stomatal conductance at the onset o ... | 2002 | 12091150 |
| estimation and diversity of phylloplane mycobiota on selected plants in a mediterranean-type ecosystem in portugal. | mediterranean ecosystems have not been consistently investigated as natural habitats for microbes in general, and fungi in particular. here we present the results of a survey of epiphytic mycobiota (filamentous fungi and yeasts) on the phylloplane of selected plants in the arrábida natural park, an ecosystem of mediterranean characteristics in portugal, using conventional culture-dependent isolation methods. leaves from the species acer monspessulanum and quercus faginea (deciduous trees) and ci ... | 2002 | 12375096 |
| evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of pistacia lentiscus, phillyrea latifolia and nicotiana glauca. | the hepatoprotective effect of the boiled and non-boiled aqueous extracts of pistacia lentiscus, phillyrea latifolia, and nicotiana glauca, that are alleged to be effective in the treatment of jaundice in jordanian folk medicine, was evaluated in vivo using carbon tetrachloride (ccl(4)) intoxicated rats as an experimental model. plant extracts were administrated orally at a dose of 4 ml/kg body weight, containing various amounts of solid matter. only total serum bilirubin level was reduced by tr ... | 2002 | 12413719 |
| antifungal activities of the leaves of three pistacia species grown in turkey. | the crude extracts obtained from the leaves of pistacia vera, pistacia terebinthus and pistacia lentiscus were tested for antifungal activities against three pathogenic agricultural fungi, phythium ultimum, rhizoctania solani and fusarium sambucinum. the extracts significantly inhibited the growth of p. ultimum and r. solani. however, the antifungal activity was not observed against f. sambucinum. | 2003 | 12628416 |
| biological activity of some naturally occurring resins, gums and pigments against in vitro ldl oxidation. | naturally occurring gums and resins with beneficial pharmaceutical and nutraceutical properties were tested for their possible protective effect against copper-induced ldl oxidation in vitro. chiosmastic gum (cmg) (pistacia lentiscus var. chia resin) was the most effective in protecting human ldl from oxidation. the minimum and maximum doses for the saturation phenomena of inhibition of ldl oxidation were 2.5 mg and 50 mg cmg (75.3% and 99.9%, respectively). the methanol/water extract of cmg was ... | 2003 | 12748987 |
| partitioning of water and nitrogen in co-occurring mediterranean woody shrub species of different evolutionary history. | we studied the interspecific and intraspecific variation in the development of water stress and in the use of different water and nitrogen sources during the spring (wet season) and summer (dry season) in a shrub community in ne spain. we measured shoot water potentials, stable deuterium isotopic composition (delta d) of xylem sap, leaf mass per area, leaf n and c concentrations, gas exchange, leaf delta(13)c, and leaf delta(15)n of the dominant species (quercus coccifera, arbutus unedo, pistaci ... | 2003 | 12856202 |
| water sources and water-use efficiency in mediterranean coastal dune vegetation. | in coastal environments plants have to cope with various water sources: rainwater, water table, seawater, and mixtures. these are usually characterized by different isotopic signatures ( (18)o/ (16)o and d/h ratios). xylem water reflects the isotopic compositions of the water sources. additionally, water-use efficiency (wue) can be assessed with carbon isotope discrimination (delta) analyses. gas exchange, delta of leaf dry matter, and isotopic composition (delta (18)o) of xylem water were measu ... | 2004 | 15143444 |
| hypersensitivity to pollen allergens on the adriatic coast. | this paper describes a study of air concentrations of pollens and a calendar of pollination around the town of split on the croatian adriatic in 1994. high pollen concentrations of parietaria officinalis dominated during the year (up to 20% from april to june) followed by the pollens of pistacia lentiscus, olea europaea, pinus halepensis, juniperus oxycedrus, acacia baileyana, artemisia vulgaris, ambrosia elatior and cistus monspeliensis. in 1994-95, skin prick tests using commercially available ... | 2004 | 15285462 |
| do positive interactions increase with abiotic stress? a test from a semi-arid steppe. | theoretical models predict that the relative importance of facilitation and competition may vary inversely across gradients of abiotic stress. however, these predictions have not been thoroughly tested in the field, especially in semi-arid environments. in this study, we evaluated how the net effect of the tussock grass stipa tenacissima on the shrub pistacia lentiscus varied across a gradient of abiotic stress in semi-arid mediterranean steppes. we fitted the relationship between accumulated ra ... | 2004 | 15504009 |
| photoinhibition and drought in mediterranean woody saplings: scaling effects and interactions in sun and shade phenotypes. | interacting effects of high light and drought on the performance of sun and shade phenotypes were experimentally undertaken following survival, chlorophyll fluorescence and gas exchange in 2-year-old saplings of four mediterranean trees (quercus ilex and q. coccifera as water-saving species, and pistacia lentiscus and p. terebinthus as water-spending species). half of the saplings were grown in full sunlight and the other half in the shade (6% sunlight). half of each combination of species-pheno ... | 2005 | 15569705 |
| in vitro antimycotic activity of some plant extracts towards yeast and yeast-like strains. | as part of screening aimed at the selection of novel antimycotic compounds of vegetable origin, leaf extracts of camellia sinensis l., cupressus sempervirens l. and pistacia lentiscus l. and the seed extract of glycine soja sieb. et zucc. were tested against yeast and yeast-like species implicated in human mycoses. of the extracts only those of c. sinensis (obtained from a commercial preparation of green tea) exhibited broad activity towards candida glabrata, clavispora lusitatiae, cryptococcus ... | 2005 | 15798996 |
| antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of eight plants used in traditional arab medicine in israel. | ethnopharmacological surveys conducted among herbal practitioners of traditional arab medicine in israel and the palestinian area have revealed a large number of indigenous plant species are used as sources of their herbal therapies. some of these herbal therapies are used to treat liver disease, jaundice or diabetes, conditions in which oxidative stress is prominent. no laboratory data on the bioactivity of herbal medicines in these settings exist in traditional arab medicine. we hypothesized t ... | 2005 | 15848018 |
| the effects of aqueous extracts prepared from the leaves of pistacia lentiscus in experimental liver disease. | in a previous study, we identified pistacia lentiscus was worthy for further laboratory evaluation because an aqueous extract of the plant suppressed iron-induced lipid peroxidation in rat liver homogenates without affecting mitochondrial respiration in cultured hepg2 and pc12 cells. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of an aqueous extract prepared from the dried leaves of pistacia lentiscus in a rat model of hepatic injury caused by the hepatotoxin, thioacetamide. we asse ... | 2005 | 16054533 |
| chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil and the gum of pistacia lentiscus var. chia. | the essential oil and gum of pistacia lentiscus var. chia, commonly known as the mastic tree, are natural antimicrobial agents that have found extensive uses in medicine in recent years. in this work, the chemical composition of mastic oil and gum was studied by gc-ms, and the majority of their components was identified. alpha-pinene, beta-myrcene, beta-pinene, limonene, and beta-caryophyllene were found to be the major components. the antibacterial activity of 12 components of mastic oil and th ... | 2005 | 16190616 |
| bacterial colonization of the phyllosphere of mediterranean perennial species as influenced by leaf structural and chemical features. | in this study, we assessed various leaf structural and chemical features as possible predictors of the size of the phyllosphere bacterial population in the mediterranean environment. we examined eight perennial species, naturally occurring and coexisting in the same area, in halkidiki (northern greece). they are arbutus unedo, quercus coccifera, pistacia lentiscus, and myrtus communis (evergreen sclerophyllous species), lavandula stoechas and cistus incanus (drought semi-deciduous species), and ... | 2005 | 16215646 |
| in vitro and in vivo antimicrobial effects of mastic chewing gum against streptococcus mutans and mutans streptococci. | dental caries is associated with oral pathogens and streptococcus mutans (s. mutans) is one of the primary cariogenic organisms. mastic gum, from pistacia lentiscus, has been shown to have antibacterial properties. the objective of this study was to determine antibacterial activity of mastic chewing gum against s. mutans and mutans streptococci in vitro and in vivo conditions. | 2006 | 16343417 |
| the historical roots of popular practices in oral health: pistacia lentiscus in cartagena, murcia (spain). | all over the world, different cultures have made use of the plants that nature has provided for their oral care and hygiene. many of these popular uses were integrated into scientific medicine during ancient times, but have once again returned to occupy a place in popular medical practice. this article will trace the historical route of the popular uses of pistacia lentiscus (the mastic tree, or evergreen pistache) in the province of murcia in the south of spain. | 2005 | 16396216 |
| antiproliferative activity and induction of apoptosis in human colon cancer cells treated in vitro with constituents of a product derived from pistacia lentiscus l. var. chia. | in this report, we demonstrate that a 50% ethanol extract of the plant-derived product, chios mastic gum (cmg), contains compounds which inhibit proliferation and induce death of hct116 human colon cancer cells in vitro. cmg-treatment induces cell arrest at g(1), detachment of the cells from the substrate, activation of pro-caspases-8, -9 and -3, and causes several morphological changes typical of apoptosis in cell organelles. these events, furthermore, are time- and dose-dependent, but p53- and ... | 2007 | 16713222 |
| role of species diversity and secondary compound complementarity on diet selection of mediterranean shrubs by goats. | goats foraging on mediterranean shrubs containing secondary compounds (toxins) may consume a variety of shrubs that contain different phytotoxins, thereby increasing shrub intake and avoiding toxicosis. we conducted eight experiments to examine whether goats offered different mixtures of shrubs containing different phytotoxins (tannins and saponins) would consume more shrub biomass than goats offered one shrub a single phytotoxin (tannin or saponin). in the first three experiments, goats fed a m ... | 2006 | 16770718 |
| sensitivity of mediterranean woody seedlings to copper, nickel and zinc. | the restoration of heavy metal contaminated areas requires information on the response of native plant species to these contaminants. the sensitivity of most mediterranean woody species to heavy metals has not been established, and little is known about phytotoxic thresholds and environmental risks. we have evaluated the response of four plant species commonly used in ecological restoration, pinus halepensis, pistacia lentiscus, juniperus oxycedrus, and rhamnus alaternus, grown in nutrient solut ... | 2007 | 16870229 |
| mastic oil from pistacia lentiscus var. chia inhibits growth and survival of human k562 leukemia cells and attenuates angiogenesis. | mastic oil from pistacia lentiscus var. chia, a natural plant extract traditionally used as a food additive, has been extensively studied for its antimicrobial activity attributed to the combination of its bioactive components. one of them, perillyl alcohol (poh), displays tumor chemopreventive, chemotherapeutic, and antiangiogenic properties. we investigated whether mastic oil would also suppress tumor cell growth and angiogenesis. we observed that mastic oil concentration and time dependently ... | 2006 | 16965245 |
| mercury accumulation in soils and plants in the almadén mining district, spain: one of the most contaminated sites on earth. | although mercury (hg) mining in the almadén district ceased in may 2002, the consequences of 2000 years of mining in the district has resulted in the dissemination of hg into the surrounding environment where it poses an evident risk to biota and human health. this risk needs to be properly evaluated. the uptake of hg has been found to be plant-specific. to establish the different manners in which plants absorb hg, we carried out a survey of hg levels in the soils and plants in the most represen ... | 2006 | 17013679 |
| in vitro and in vivo activities of chios mastic gum extracts and constituents against helicobacter pylori. | the extracts and pure major constituents of chios mastic gum (resin of pistacia lentiscus var. chia) were tested for their activities against helicobacter pylori. a total mastic extract without polymer (tmewp) was prepared after removal of the contained insoluble polymer in order to ameliorate solubility and enhance in vivo activity. administration of tmewp to h. pylori ss1-infected mice over the period of 3 months with an average dose of 0.75 mg/day led to an approximately 30-fold reduction in ... | 2007 | 17116667 |
| study of antimutagenic and antioxidant activities of gallic acid and 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloylglucose from pistacia lentiscus. confirmation by microarray expression profiling. | in vitro antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of two polyphenols isolated from the fruits of pistacia lentiscus was assessed. antioxidant activity was determined by the ability of each compound to scavenge the free radical 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph*), to inhibit xanthine oxidase and to inhibit the lipid peroxidation induced by h(2)o(2) in k562 cell line. antimutagenic activity was assayed with sos chromotest using escherichia coli pq37 as tester strain and comet assay using k562 ce ... | 2007 | 17129579 |
| chios mastic gum modulates serum biochemical parameters in a human population. | current research suggests that chios mastic (pistacia lentiscus var. chia) possesses beneficial (antimicrobial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective) properties. this study aims to assess its effects on cardiologic and hepatic biochemical indices of human subjects. | 2007 | 17150319 |
| arabino-galactan proteins from pistacia lentiscus var. chia: isolation, characterization and biological function. | arabino-galactan proteins (agps) were isolated from chios mastic gum (cmg) by using a buffer containing 0.1 m nacl, 20 mm tris-hcl, ph 7.5. protein analytical methods, combined with specific procedures for carbohydrate characterization, indicated the presence of highly glycosylated protein backbone. in particular, staining by yariv reagent of the electrophoretically separated molecules revealed the existence of arabinose and galactose and such a modification is characteristic for agps. after exp ... | 2008 | 17514491 |
| vegetable and animal food sorts found in the gastric content of sardinian wild boar (sus scrofa meridionalis). | authors report results emerging from gastric content analysis from n. 96 wild boars hunted in sardinia isle, during the hunting tide (2001-2005), from november to january. mean ph of the gastric content was 3.77 +/- 0.69. mean total capacity (tc) of each stomach was 1702 +/- 680 g. mean stuff ratio (cw/tc) between the content weight (cw) and stomachs tc was 0.45. food categories found in animal stomachs were: 19 categories of vegetal species (allium spp., arbutus unedo, arisarum vulgare, avena f ... | 2007 | 17516948 |
| characterization of the volatile constituents in the essential oil of pistacia lentiscus l. from different origins and its antifungal and antioxidant activity. | essential oil (eo) from aerial parts (leaves, juvenile branches, and flowers when present) of pistacia lentiscus l. growing wild in five localities of sardinia (italy) was extracted by steam-distillation (sd) and analyzed by gas chromatography (gc), fid, and gc-ion trap mass spectrometry (itms). samples of p. lentiscus l. were harvested between april and october to study the seasonal chemical variability of the eo. a total of 45 compounds accounting for 97.5-98.4% of the total eo were identified ... | 2007 | 17658828 |
| a fecal near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy-aided methodology to determine goat dietary composition in a mediterranean shrubland. | an ecologically sound approach to the problem of brush encroachment onto israeli rangeland might be their utilization by goats, but better knowledge of the feeding selectivity and ability of goats to thrive in encroached areas is required to devise viable production systems. direct observation of bites could provide precise and accurate estimates of diet selection, but construction of a sufficiently large database would require too much time. the present study describes the first attempt to cons ... | 2008 | 18310486 |
| enhancement of preneoplastic lesion yield by chios mastic gum in a rat liver medium-term carcinogenesis bioassay. | the mastic (pistacia lentiscus var. chia) tree is native throughout the mediterranean region and has long proved a source of food additives and medical treatments. to investigate the modifying effects of chios mastic gum on rat liver carcinogenesis, 6-week-old male f344 rats were subjected to the established rat liver medium-term carcinogenesis bioassay (ito-test). at the commencement, rats (groups 1-4) were intraperitoneally injected with 200 mg/kg body weight of diethylnitrosamine (den). after ... | 2009 | 18977376 |
| application of multi-way data analysis on excitation-emission spectra for plant identification. | the ability to distinguish among diets fed to damascus goats using excitation-emission luminescence spectra was investigated. these diets consisted of medicago sativa l. (alfalfa), trifolium spp. (clover), pistacia lentiscus, phyllirea latifolia and pinus brutia. the three-dimensional luminescence response surface from phosphate buffered saline (pbs) extracts of each material was analyzed using muti-way analysis chemometric tools (mpca) and parallel factor analysis (parafac). using three princip ... | 2007 | 19071673 |
| effects of mastic gum pistacia lentiscus var. chia on innate cellular immune effectors. | the essential oil and chios mastic gum (cmg) are natural antimicrobial agents currently broadly used in medicine owing to their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and hepatoprotective properties. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cmg-extracted arabinogalactan proteins (agps/cmg) both in vitro and in vivo, under the presence of helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein (hp-nap), on the innate cellular immune effectors (neutrophils activations) comparing h. pylori-infected pa ... | 2009 | 19212203 |
| biology of heterodera mediterranea. | heterodera mediterranea completes embryogenic development in 15-18 days at 24 +/- 2 c. on olive and pistachio seedlings the postembryogenic development was completed in 42-50 days at 24-30 c. juveniles and adults have semiendoparasitic habits and do not penetrate completely into the root tissue. this cyst forming nematode has been detected only on olea europaea, pistacia lentiscus, and p. vera. syncytia formation and disorder of root stelar structure are the main anatomical changes induced by th ... | 1983 | 19295850 |
| selective antibacterial and apoptosis-modulating activities of mastic. | mastic is a resinous exudate obtained from the stem and the main leaves of pistacia lentiscus. we have reported the antiplaque effect of mastic-containing chewing gum on the oral cavity. we hypothesize that mastic may be a multifunctional food which has some beneficial pharmaceutical properties. the aim of this study was to assess the biological activity of solid and liquid types of mastic by cytotoxicity against fibroblasts, radical-scavenging activities and inhibitory effect on cell death of o ... | 2009 | 19414406 |
| study of genotoxic, antigenotoxic and antioxidant activities of the digallic acid isolated from pistacia lentiscus fruits. | the digallic acid obtained from the fruit pistacia lentiscus exhibits an inhibitory activity against nitrofurantoine and b[a]p induced genotoxicity when tested by the sos chromotest bacterial assay system in the presence of escherichia coli pq37 strain. the antioxidant activity of the tested compound was determined by its ability to scavenge the free radical abts(+), to inhibit the xanthine oxidase, involved in the generation of free radicals, and to inhibit the lipid peroxidation induced by h(2 ... | 2010 | 19563883 |
| re-evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of mastic using activated macrophages. | mastic is a resinous exudate obtained from the stem and the main leaves of pistacia lentiscus. mastic has shown several beneficial pharmaceutical properties such as antibacterial and apoptosis-modulating activities. the aim of this study was to investigate whether mastic affects the function of activated macrophages. both solid and liquid types of mastic inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory substances such as nitric oxide (no) and prostaglandin (pg)e(2) by lipopolysaccharide (lps)-activa ... | 2009 | 19567394 |
| natural anti-inflammatory compounds for the management and adjuvant therapy of inflammatory bowel disease and its drug delivery system. | this project aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory properties of mastic [(pistacia lentiscus var. chia (anacardiaceae)] extracted from the chios mastic plant to help reduce intestinal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients. mastic and mastic resin were obtained from the chios mastiha growers association (www.mastihashop.com). the resin was ground into a fine powder using a pestle and mortar and formulated in factorial design manner. evaluation of the efficacy of specific anti-in ... | 2009 | 19641880 |
| the c-terminal region of hpnap activates neutrophils and promotes their adhesion to endothelial cells. | entire helicobacter pylori neutrophil activated protein (hpnap) and its truncated forms nh(2)-terminal region hpnap(1-57) and c-terminal region hpnap(58-144) after cloning into pet29c vector, purification and removal of lps traces were subjected to human neutrophil activation. our results revealed that the c-terminal region of hpnap is indispensable for human neutrophil stimulation and their further adhesion to endothelial cells - a step necessary to h. pylori inflammation - in a ratio equal to ... | 2009 | 19702847 |
| salt-driven interactions between pistacia lentiscus and salsola inermis. | it can be learned from the pistacia spp. germplasm collection (http://www.bgu.ac.il/pistacia) that the growth of salsola inermis is inhibited in the vicinity of the evergreen pistacia lentiscus, but not in the surroundings of the deciduous pistacia atlantica and pistacia chinensis. irrigation of trees during the summer months increases soil salinity around the trees. it was therefore hypothesized that inhibition of s. inermis around p. lentiscus is related to depletion of salt in the vicinity of ... | 2009 | 19727882 |
| assessment of phylloplane yeasts on selected mediterranean plants by fish with group- and species-specific oligonucleotide probes. | a previous culture-dependent survey of phylloplane yeasts from selected mediterranean plants showed that a few species were present in high densities in almost all leaf samples, regardless of the plant type, location or sampling season. however, a few species appeared to be restricted to cistus albidus leaves, namely cryptococcus cistialbidi. here, we describe a culture-independent fish assay to detect and quantify whole yeast cells in leaf washings. after optimization, the technique was used to ... | 2010 | 19817863 |
| protective effects of mastic oil from pistacia lentiscus variation chia against experimental growth of lewis lung carcinoma. | mastic oil from pistacia lentiscus variation chia, a traditionally used dietary flavoring agent with medicinal properties, has been shown to exert in vitro antitumor activities, but no study has addressed in vivo efficacy and mechanisms of action. presently, we demonstrated that treatment of immunocompetent mice with mastic oil (45 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneally, 3 times a wk for approximately 3 wk) significantly inhibited tumor growth (56.4% +/- 5.7 maximum reduction in tumor volumes) wit ... | 2009 | 19838938 |
| spatiotemporal mating pattern variation in a wind-pollinated mediterranean shrub. | spatiotemporal variation in mating patterns is poorly known in wind-pollinated plant species. here, we analysed mating patterns of the wind-pollinated dioecious shrub pistacia lentiscus by genotyping 904 seeds from 30 mother plants with eight microsatellite markers in a high-density population in two consecutive flowering seasons. we found significant differences in some mating system estimates between years, particularly in the levels of correlated paternity. overall, within-mothers correlated ... | 2009 | 19889041 |
| anthelmintic activity of some mediterranean browse plants against parasitic nematodes. | the anthelmintic properties of tannin-rich plants are being explored as an alternative to chemical drugs. most data have been acquired on legume forages, but only few on browse plants. the present study aimed to (i) screen the in vitro effects of extracts from 7 mediterranean plants on haemonchus contortus, (ii) verify the role of tannins using an inhibitor, polyvinyl polypyrrolidone (pvpp) and (iii) verify the in vivo effects of extracts from 4 plants. significant inhibition was shown in vitro ... | 2010 | 19961649 |
| a transcriptomic computational analysis of mastic oil-treated lewis lung carcinomas reveals molecular mechanisms targeting tumor cell growth and survival. | mastic oil from pistacia lentiscus variation chia, a blend of bioactive terpenes with recognized medicinal properties, has been recently shown to exert anti-tumor growth activity through inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, survival, angiogenesis and inflammatory response. however, no studies have addressed its mechanisms of action at genome-wide gene expression level. | 2009 | 20003503 |
| kinetic study on the inhibition of xanthine oxidase by extracts from two selected algerian plants traditionally used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. | in order to further understand and assess the validity of herbal medicine, we investigated the potential inhibitory effect of various extracts from fraxinus angustifolia and pistacia lentiscus, two plants used traditionally in algeria against several inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism, arthritis, and gout, on purified bovine milk xanthine oxidase (xo) activity. the total phenolic contents of the leaves and bark of f. angustifolia and the leaves and seeds of p. lentiscus were estimated. p. ... | 2010 | 20553185 |
| no major role for binding by salivary proteins as a defense against dietary tannins in mediterranean goats. | we investigated whether mediterranean goats use salivary tannin-binding proteins to cope with tannin-rich forages by determining the affinity of salivary or parotid gland proteins for tannic acid or quebracho tannin. mixed saliva, sampled from the oral cavity, or parotid gland contents were compared to the intermediate affinity protein bovine serum albumin with a competitive binding assay. goats that consume tannin-rich browse (damascus) and goats that tend to avoid tannins (mamber) were sequent ... | 2010 | 20559693 |
| chios mastic, a natural supplement for zinc to enhance male sexuality and prostate function. | mastic is a natural resin extracted from the stem of the evergreen tree pistacia lentiscus var. chia (duham) (anacardiaceae). for a long time, mastic has been esteemed for its aphrodisiac properties. to test this hypothesis, the trace element zinc was determined while the quantity released after a certain time of chewing was studied. for comparison, three commercial chewing-gums were analyzed as well. a portion of natural mastic or commercial gum was uniformly chewed for 1, 2, 3, and 4 h and the ... | 2010 | 20645755 |
| ecophysiological responses of some maquis (ceratonia siliqua l., olea oleaster hoffm. & link, pistacia lentiscus and quercus coccifera l.) plant species to drought in the east mediterranean ecosystem. | the objective was to examine the adaptation strategies of four maquis species to drought prone environments; typical of the east mediterranean area in degraded and healthy sites in turkey. a comparison made between sites for pistacia lentiscus and quercus coccifera shows higher net daily photosynthesis in the degraded site, when compared with the healthy site; but ceratonia siliqua and olea oleaster exhibited no difference in their photosynthetic activity in environmentally contrasting condition ... | 2010 | 20648838 |
| anthelmintic activity of pistacia lentiscus foliage in two middle eastern breeds of goats differing in their propensity to consume tannin-rich browse. | the damascus and mamber breeds of goats thrive in middle eastern mediterranean regions where the tannin-rich (20% of polyethylene glycol-binding tannins) brush species pistacia lentiscus l. (lentisk) is ubiquitous. in light of the increasing recognition of the anthelmintic activity of plant tannins, we examined the effect of offering lentisk foliage for 24 days on fecal egg excretion in 5.5-month-old damascus and mamber kid goats (n=28) following infection with 10,000 l3 larvae of mixed gastro-i ... | 2010 | 20705396 |
| mastic alleviates allergic inflammation in asthmatic model mice by inhibiting recruitment of eosinophils. | the pathogenesis of allergic asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, eosinophilia and airway hyper-responsiveness (ahr). in the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of mastic, obtained from the stem and the leaves of pistacia lentiscus trees, on allergic asthma. in an ovalbumin (ova)-induced mouse asthma model, mastic significantly inhibited eosinophilia while reducing airway ahr and suppressing the production of inflammatory cytokines (il-5 and il-13) as well as ... | 2010 | 20855649 |
| microwave-assisted acid extraction methodology for trace elements determination in mastic gum of pistacia lentiscus using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. | to ensure food safety, accurate knowledge of the levels of several trace elements is necessary. this is also true for natural products of plants and resins used for human consumption or therapeutic treatment, like the mastic gum of pistacia lentiscus. the rapid analysis of gum and resin matrices is a challenge because there are problems with the decomposition of such complicated matrices. | 2010 | 21046681 |
| antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities of gum mastic. | pistacia lentiscus has traditionally been used in the treatment of many diseases. its resin was investigated for its mineral contents, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities in rats. | 2010 | 21061835 |
| response of holm oak (quercus ilex subsp. ballota) and mastic shrub (pistacia lentiscus l.) seedlings to high concentrations of cd and tl in the rhizosphere. | the impairment of root growth and photosynthetical functioning are the main impacts of trace elements on woody plant seedlings. in this work, we assessed the response of holm oak (quercusilex subsp. ballota) and mastic shrub (pistacia lentiscus) seedlings to high concentrations of cd and tl in the rhizosphere. these are non-essential trace elements, with a potential high mobility in the soil-plant system. seedlings of these species are frequently used in the afforestation of degraded soils in mi ... | 2011 | 21281955 |
| effect of virgin fatty oil of pistacia lentiscus on experimental burn wound's healing in rabbits. | this study aimed to assess the efficiency of the virgin fatty oil of pistacia lentiscus (plvfo) for burn wounds healing. it was carried out on 6 adult male new zealand rabbits. four burn wounds of deep third degree were made on the back of each animal. the first was not treated and served as control (crl group); the others were covered immediately after burning procedure by 0.5g of one of the following products: vaseline gel (vas group), madecassol(®) cream 1% (mad group) or 1ml of plvfo (plvfo ... | 2010 | 21461154 |
| pistacia lentiscus resin regulates intestinal damage and inflammation in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis. | abstract mastic (pistacia lentiscus) of the anacardiaceae family has exhibited anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in patients with crohn's disease. this study was based on the hypothesis that mastic inhibits intestinal damage in inflammatory bowel disease, regulating inflammation and oxidative stress in intestinal epithelium. four different dosages of p. lentiscus powder in the form of powder were administered orally to trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitic rats. eighty-four ma ... | 2011 | 21612460 |
| anti-inflammatory activity of chios mastic gum is associated with inhibition of tnf-alpha induced oxidative stress. | abstract: background: gum of chios mastic (pistacia lentiscus var. chia) is a natural antimicrobial agent that has found extensive use in pharmaceutical products and as a nutritional supplement. the molecular mechanisms of its anti-inflammatory activity, however, are not clear. in this work, the potential role of antioxidant activity of chios mastic gum has been evaluated. methods: scavenging of superoxide radical was investigated by electron spin resonance and spin trapping technique using empo ... | 2011 | 21645369 |
| (8r)-3ß,8-dihydroxypolypoda-13e,17e,21-triene induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in treatment-resistant prostate cancer cells. | mastic, a resinous exudate from pistacia lentiscus, has been reported to exhibit selective cytotoxicity against different cancer cell lines. there are, however, no data published correlating distinct mastic-derived compounds with the postulated cytotoxic activity. a polypodane-type bicyclic triterpenoid, (8r)-3ß,8-dihydroxypolypoda-13e,17e,21-triene (1), was isolated from p. lentiscus oleogum resin. in androgen-independent pc-3 prostate cancer cells, 1 potently inhibited the expression of cyclin ... | 2011 | 21800858 |
| helicobacter pylori neutrophil activating protein as target for new drugs against h. pylori inflammation. | helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection is among the most common human infections and the major risk factor for peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. within this work we present the implication of c-terminal region of h. pylori neutrophil activating protein in the stimulation of neutrophil activation as well as the evidence that the c-terminal region of h. pylori activating protein is indispensable for neutrophil adhesion to endothelial cells, a step necessary to h. pylori inflammation. in ... | 2011 | 21677824 |
| Consumption of Pistacia lentiscus foliage alleviates coccidiosis in young goats. | Coccidiosis near weaning is a major cause of diarrhea, ill-thrift, and impaired performance in small ruminants. A recent survey showed that in villages of the Samaria Hills, Israel, shepherds treat young, weaned goat kids afflicted with diarrhea by cutting and feeding them the foliage of Pistacia lentiscus L. (lentisk) or by tethering them close to lentisk bushes which they browse. The aim of the present study was to assess whether lentisk leaves do indeed have anti-coccidial value, and, if posi ... | 2011 | 22196852 |
| current evidence on the anticancer potential of chios mastic gum. | chios mastic gum derived from the plant pistacia lentiscus l. variation chia has been shown to exert beneficial effects on a wide range of human disorders. the most comprehensive data so far have indicated that mastic gum provides protection against gastrointestinal malfunctions and bacterial infections. substantial evidence has also suggested that mastic gum exhibits hepatoprotective and cardioprotective, antiinflammatory/antioxidant, and antiatherogenic properties. in the last decade, an incre ... | 2011 | 22044444 |
| anti-inflammatory activity of pistacia lentiscus essential oil: involvement of il-6 and tnf-alpha. | the topical anti-inflammatory activity of essential oil of pistacia lentiscus l. was studied using carrageenan induced rat paw edema and cotton pellet induced granuloma. the effect on serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (tnf-alpha) and interleukin-6 (il-6) in rats inserted with cotton pellet was also investigated. on topical application, the oil exhibited a significant decrease in paw edema. the oil also inhibited cotton pellet-induced granuloma, and reduced serum tnf-alpha and il-6. it can be con ... | 2011 | 22164803 |
| Oral administration of chios mastic gum or extracts in mice: quantification of triterpenic acids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. | Chios mastic gum, the resin obtained as an exudate from the trunk and branches of Pistacia lentiscus L var. chia, is used extensively as a constituent of herbal drugs or functional foods. The oral absorption of its major constituents still remains unclear. In the context of identifying the features of mastic gum that are responsible for either therapeutic effects or effects of nutritional value, a methodology based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to tandem mass spectrome ... | 2011 | 21870323 |
| antibacterial activity of the essential oils of pistacia lentiscus used in moroccan folkloric medicine. | the essential oil of the leaves of pistacia lentiscus, collected from the middle atlas in morocco, was analyzed by gc and gc-ms. altogether 43 components in concentrations of more than 0.2% were identified representing 97.4% of the oil composition. the main constituents were germanicol (12.8%), thunbergol (8.8%), himachalene (7.4%), trans-squalene (6.7%), terpinyl propionate (6.7%), 3,3-dimenthol (6.2%) and cadina-1.4-diene (5.1%). the oils showed strong activity against klebsiella pneumonia, bu ... | 2011 | 22164794 |
| effect of acute administration of pistacia lentiscus l. essential oil on rat cerebral cortex following transient bilateral common carotid artery occlusion. | abstract: background: ischemia/reperfusion leads to inflammation and oxidative stress which damages membrane highly polyunsaturated fatty acids (hpufas) and eventually induces neuronal death. this study evaluates the effect of the administration of pistacia lentiscus l. essential oil (e.o.), a mixture of terpenes and sesquiterpenes, on modifications of fatty acid profile and endocannabinoid (ecb) congener concentrations induced by transient bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (bccao) in ... | 2012 | 22239952 |
| reversal of resistance in bacteria underlies synergistic effect of essential oils with conventional antibiotics. | the pervasive of bacterial resistance earnestly threaten the prevention and the treatment of infectious diseases. therefore, scientific communities take precedence over development of new antimicrobial agents. the aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial potency of three north-african essential oils pituranthos chloranthus, teucruim ramosissimum and pistacia lentiscus individually, and in combination with antibiotics, to inhibit the growth of highly resistant clinical pathogen. bacteria c ... | 2016 | 27815129 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of pistacia lentiscus l. edible oil and phenolic extract. | pistacia lentiscus l. is known in some tunisian forest area by its fixed oil used in traditional medicine as an antiseptic product. this investigation is the first to study the antimicrobial activity of p.lentiscus edible oil and its phenolic extract. oil was extracted from fruits harvested from six provenances located in tunisia. the antimicrobial activity was tested using disc diffusion assay and the broth dilution method. kbouch and sidi zid oils were most efficient (p < 0.003) against, respe ... | 2015 | 25157979 |
| chemical investigation and antimicrobial properties of mastic water and its major constituents. | mastic water is a commercial flavouring obtained during the steam distillation of mastic resin (the resin of pistacia lentiscus var. chia) for the production of mastic oil. the mastic water extracts were analysed by gc-ms. the major compounds identified were verbenone, α-terpineol, linalool and trans-pinocarveol. overall the composition was found to be very different from that of mastic oil. additional gc-ms revealed the enantiomeric ratio of the chiral constituents of mastic water. the antimicr ... | 2011 | 25212317 |
| chemical composition of the essential oil of mastic gum and their antibacterial activity against drug-resistant helicobacter pylori. | mastic gum is derived from the tree named pistacia lentiscus that is grown only in island hios of greek. since mastic was first reported to kill helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) in 1998, there has been no further study to elucidate which component of mastic specifically shows the antimicrobial activity against h. pylori. in this study, we examined which component of mastic gum was responsible for anti-h. pylori activity. we prepared the essential oil of mastic gum and identified 20 constituents b ... | 2014 | 25089241 |
| chios gum mastic: a review of its biological activities. | the resin of pistacia lentiscus (l.) var. chia (duham), an evergreen shrub belonging to the family anacardiaceae and uniquely cultivated in southern chios, is known as mastic. it has been used for more than 2500 years in traditional greek medicine for treating several diseases such as gastralgia and peptic ulcers, while the actions of the gum are mentioned in the works of herodotus, dioscorides and galen. several roman, byzantine, arab and european authors make extensive references to mastic's h ... | 2012 | 22414110 |
| fractionation of mastic gum in relation to antimicrobial activity. | mastic gum is a viscous light-green liquid obtained from the bark of pistacia lentiscus var. chia. which belongs to the anacardiaceae family. the gum has been fractionated to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the whole gum and its fractions against various strains of helicobacter pylori. the polymeric gum fraction was separated from the essential oil and the resin (trunk exudates without essential oil) to assess and compare the anti-h. pylori activity of the polymer fraction against lowe ... | 2009 | 27713219 |
| effects of tannin-rich host plants on the infection and establishment of the entomopathogenic nematode heterorhabditis bacteriophora. | parasitized animals can self-medicate. as ingested plant phenolics, mainly tannins, reduce strongyle nematode infections in mammalian herbivores. we investigated the effect of plant extracts known to be anthelmintic in vertebrate herbivores on the recovery of the parasitic entomopathogenic nematode heterorhabditis bacteriophora infecting african cotton leafworm (spodoptera littoralis). nematode infective juveniles (ijs) were exposed to 0, 300, 900, 1200, 2400 ppm of pistacia lentiscus l. (lentis ... | 2015 | 25935140 |
| in vitro anti-trichomonas vaginalis activity of pistacia lentiscus mastic and ocimum basilicum essential oil. | trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that causes trichomoniasis; a cosmopolitan sexually transmitted disease. metronidazole is the drug of choice for t. vaginalis infections. the increase in metronidazole resistant parasites and undesirable side effects of this drug makes the search for an alternative a priority for the management of trichomoniasis. pistacia lentiscus mastic and ocimum basilicum oil are known for their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and antiprotozoal effects. the ... | 2015 | 26345053 |
| diversity of phytophthora species from declining mediterranean maquis vegetation, including two new species, phytophthora crassamura and p. ornamentata sp. nov. | the mediterranean basin is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot accounting for more than 25,000 plant species that represent almost 10% of the world's vascular flora. in particular, the maquis vegetation on mediterranean islands and archipelagos constitutes an important resource of the mediterranean plant diversity due to its high rate of endemism. since 2009, a severe and widespread dieback and mortality of quercus ilex trees and several other plant species of the mediterranean maquis ha ... | 2015 | 26649428 |
| chemical composition and antifungal properties of essential oils of three pistacia species. | the chemical composition of essential oils obtained from the leaves of pistacia vera, pistacia terebinthus, pistacia lentiscus and the resin of pistacia lentiscus were analyzed by gc and gc-ms. alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, limonene, terpinen-4-ol and alpha-terpineol were found to be the major components. the antifungal activities of the above oils and p. lentiscus resin (total, acidic and neutral fractions) against the growth of three agricultural pathogens, pythium ultimum, rhizoctonia solani and ... | 2003 | 12628418 |
| correlations between phenolic content and antioxidant properties in twenty-four plant species of traditional ethnoveterinary use in the mediterranean area. | scientific information on antioxidant properties and phenolic content of less widely used plants can be useful. therefore, the assessment of such properties remains an interesting and useful task, particularly for finding new sources for natural antioxidants, functional foods, and nutraceuticals. | 2011 | 21323476 |
| is there nothing new under the sun? the influence of herbals and pharmacopoeias on ethnobotanical traditions in albacete (spain). | this paper has two overarching aims: (1) presenting the results of studying the albacete tariff of medicines of 1526 and (2) broadly analyzing the origin and influences of medicinal traditional knowledge in the region of albacete, spain. we use historical and modern literature that may have influenced this knowledge. our primary goal was to determine the ingredients used in the pharmacy in the 16th century ce in albacete through the analysis of the tariff, and our secondary goal was to investiga ... | 2017 | 27894973 |
| hepatoprotective herbs, avicenna viewpoint. | liver injury or dysfunction is considered as a serious health problem. the available synthetic drugs to treat liver disorders are expensive and cause further damage. hence, hepatoprotective effects of some herbal drugs have been investigated, and one of the methods to choose herbs in order to study their biological effects is to search in ancient medical texts. avicenna who is known as the prince of physicians had collected and classified greek, persian and islamic medicine in the best possible ... | 2014 | 24719702 |
| exploring biodiversity in the bacterial community of the mediterranean phyllosphere and its relationship with airborne bacteria. | we studied the structure and diversity of the phyllosphere bacterial community of a mediterranean ecosystem, in summer, the most stressful season in this environment. to this aim, we selected nine dominant perennial species, namely arbutus unedo, cistus incanus, lavandula stoechas, myrtus communis, phillyrea latifolia, pistacia lentiscus, quercus coccifera (woody), calamintha nepeta, and melissa officinalis (herbaceous). we also examined the extent to which airborne bacteria resemble the epiphyt ... | 2012 | 22544345 |
| differences in foliage affect performance of the lappet moth, streblote panda: implications for species fitness. | implications for adults' fitness through the foliage effects of five different host plants on larval survival and performance of the lappet moth, streblote panda hübner (lepidoptera: lasiocampidae), as well as their effect on species fitness were assayed. larvae were reared under controlled laboratory conditions on excised foliage. long-term developmental experiments were done using first instar larvae to adult emergence, and performance experiments were done using fifth instar larvae. survival, ... | 2010 | 21062148 |
| comparison of iso-eluotropic mobile phases at different temperatures for the separation of triacylglycerols in non-aqueous reversed phase liquid chromatography. | triacylglycerols (tags) are a large class of neutral lipids that naturally occur in both plant and animal oils and fats. their analyses in non-aqueous reversed phase liquid chromatography (narp) require a mixture of weak solvent (mostly acetonitrile) and strong solvent. in the present work, we have established eluotropic solvent strength scale of several binary mobile phases on c18 bonded silica at different temperatures (acetonitrile/methylene chloride, acetonitrile/acetone, acetonitrile/ethyl ... | 2015 | 25855317 |
| a review of the efficacy of traditional iranian medicine for inflammatory bowel disease. | the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is not yet known, but many factors such as defects in the immune system, oxidative stress, microbial content in the gastrointestinal tract, nuclear factor (nf)-κb, nitric oxide (no), cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2), and leukotriene b4 (lb4) are thought to play a role in its pathogenesis. in traditional iranian medicine (tim), several medicinal plants are thought to be effective for the treatment of ibd. in this study, information on all of these remedies ... | 2010 | 20857519 |
| scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding by avicenna. | abnormal uterine bleeding (aub) is one of the prevalent gynecological disorders that cause considerable morbidity and management of that plays an important role in protecting women's health. this review focuses on medicinal plants mentioned by avicenna, a great iranian philosopher and physician (a.d. 980-1037), in his book canon for treatment of aub. | 2015 | 25637505 |
| flavonoid content in leaf extracts of the fig (ficus carica l.), carob (ceratonia siliqua l.) and pistachio (pistacia lentiscus l.). | the total flavonoid content of leaf extracts (70% ethanol) from fig (ficus carica l.), carob (ceratonia siliqua l.) and pistachio (pistacia lentiscus l.) plants were determined by using reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (hplc)-and analyzed by uv/vis array and electrospray ionization (esi)-mass spectrometry (ms) detectors. as a base for comparison, flavonoid type and level were also determined in extracts from soybeans and grape seeds. it was found that the major flavonoids in ... | 2006 | 17473377 |
| efficacy of iranian traditional medicine in the treatment of epilepsy. | epilepsy is a brain disorder which affects about 50 million people worldwide. ineffectiveness of the drugs in some cases and the serious side effects and chronic toxicity of the antiepileptic drugs lead to use of herbal medicine as a form of complementary and alternative medicine. in this review modern evidences for the efficacy of antiepileptic medicinal plants in traditional iranian medicine (tim) will be discussed. for this purpose electronic databases including pubmed, scopus, sciencedirect, ... | 2013 | 23936834 |
| phytotherapy in medieval serbian medicine according to the pharmacological manuscripts of the chilandar medical codex (15-16th centuries). | the chilandar medical codex is the most significant and best preserved medieval serbian manuscript and collects together documents on european medical science from the 12th to 15th centuries. it represents the best-known and most complete example of a large collection of medical manuscripts from the salerno-montpellier school, written in the vernacular - something which does not exist among the majority of european nations. this paper presents the section of the codex that deals with phytotherap ... | 2011 | 21708242 |
| bioaugmentation-assisted phytostabilisation of abandoned mine sites in south west sardinia. | bioaugmentation-assisted phytoremediation implies the administration of selected plant growth promoting bacteria, which significantly improve plant growth and sequestration of heavy metals. in this work, 184 bacterial strains associated with roots of pistacia lentiscus were isolated from plants spontaneously growing in the abandoned sardinian mining areas (sw sardinia, italy) and phylogenetically characterised. twenty-one bacterial isolates were assayed for properties relevant for plant growth p ... | 2017 | 27385370 |
| an abandoned copper mining site in cyprus and assessment of metal concentrations in plants and soil. | mining is an important source of metal pollution in the environment and abandoned mines are extremely restricted habitats for plants. some plant species growing on metalliferous soils around mine tailings and spoil-heaps are metal-tolerant and accumulate high concentrations of metals. in this investigation, we aimed to perform a research in the cmc-abandoned copper mining area in lefke-north cyprus to assess the recent metal pollution in soil and plant systems. we collected 16 soil samples and 2 ... | 2015 | 25976876 |
| the jerusalem balsam: from the franciscan monastery in the old city of jerusalem to martindale 33. | the jerusalem balsam, a remedy based on an ethanolic extract of a herbal mixture, was formulated in 1719 in the pharmacy of the saint savior monastery in the old city of jerusalem. having gained fame, the jerusalem balsam was replicated and prepared in europe. one can still find variations of the formula in current pharmacopoeias (b.p., 1998. the stationary office, london, p. 1510; sweetman, s.c., blake, p.s., mcglashan, j.m., parsons, a.v., 2002. martindale: the extra pharmacopeia, 33rd ed. pha ... | 2005 | 15963667 |