TY - GEN AU - Hossam Mohamed Abdallah AU - Marwan Shabana , AU - Moshera ElSherei , TI - Pharmacognostical Study of Carduncellus Species Growing in Egypt / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Hossam Mohamed Abdallah , KW - Biological study KW - Carduncellus KW - Falvonoids N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmacognosy; Issued also as CD N2 - Genus Carduncellus is represented in Egypt by Carduncellus eriocephalus Boiss valbiflora (Kharshoof , Khosheroof , or Khashroof) and Cmareoticus (Del) Hanelt (= Carthamus mareoticus Del) They are wild desert plants native to Egypt belong to tribe Cynarae , Family AsteraceaeLittle information was reported on their chemical constituents and biological activitiesIt was , thus , deemed important to carry out biologically guided study of both speciesThe present work included : PartI : Biological studies of the different extracts and the essential oils of Carduncellus eriocephalus and Cmareoticus Part II : a) Phytochemical investigation of fractions responsible for different biological activities of both plant ER -