Two species of the Cucurbitaceae were collected and studied during Fep.2013 and June 2014 in Lattakia. As a result of this study, Ecballium elaterium was recorded on the Syrian coast ,while the other was´t.
In this research where they were given an
accurate scientific description The research also included examining the pollens,the result of which was that the pollens were similar in shape of the elliptic, prolate and sometimes globular shape. Trilinear growth holes were proved to exist in both species ,the fact that had made proof the correspondence between them. this Paleonological study is considered to be the first to study such these two species. It involved an anatomical additional study acted upon the above-mentioned. Two species where we examind thin cross section of the root, stem ,leaf neckband and the leaf.
A study was conducted to investigate the protective and therapeutic
effects of Ecballium elaterium juice against experimental infection
with Eimeria stiedae in rabbits. Thirty- two rabbits were divided
into four groups (eight rabbits in each group
) : healthy control group
(HC); challenged – Ecballium elaterium –protected group (CEEP)
which received a daily dose of (45) μl\kg body weight Ecballium
elaterium juice intra-peritoneal for five days before challenged with
E. stiedae ; challenged – Ecballium elaterium –treated group
(CEET) which received a daily dose of (45)μl\kg body weight
Ecballium elaterium juice intra-peritoneal for five days after
challenged with of E .stiedae and infected group (IC).The challenge
dose was 40000 sporulated E. stiedae oocyst per rabbits.
