Effects of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) on behavioral deficits and memory impairment of rats surviving sepsis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Evaluation of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) Effects on Heart Electrical System
BACKGROUND Melissa officinalis, an herbal drug, is well known and frequently applied in traditional and modern medicine. Yet, there is inadequate information regarding its effects on electrical properties of the heart. The present study attempted to elucidate the effects of Melissa officinalis aqueous extract on electrocardiogram (ECG) in rat. OBJECTIVES ECG is an easy, fast and valuable tool...
متن کاملNegative Chronotropic and Antidysrhythmic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis L.) on CaCl2-Induced Arrhythmias in Rats
BACKGROUND In many cases, myocardial infarction leads to arrhythmia. Since antioxidant agents have an important protective role in heart disease, these compounds in medicinal plants are used in traditional medicine. Lemon balm extract, compared to other plants of the lamiaceae family, has been proven to have significant amounts of antioxidant compounds. The aim of this study was to assess the e...
متن کاملPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS NITRIC OXIDE AGAINST LEAD TOXICITY IN LEMON BALM (Melissa officinalis L.)
This research investigated the effects of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP) supplementation as nitric oxide (NO) on alleviating Pb-induced oxidative damage in lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) plants. Pb (100, 300 and 500 μM) alone and in combination with SNP (100 and 200 μM) were given to hydroponically grown Melissa officinalis L. plants. The findings suggested that in Pbtreated plants, ...
متن کاملEFFECT OF FREEZE DRYING ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LEMON BALM LEAVES (Melissa officinalis, L.)
This research focuses on the analysis of the chemical component of essential oil of lemon balm. The essential oil of leaves was obtained by extraction. The chemical components of the essential oil of lemon balm were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS and 8 substances were identified. The quality of the final product depends heavily on the operation of freeze drying (FD). It was found that essen...
متن کاملAntihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system leading to increased blood glucose concentration in the patients. As a basic treatment for managing the blood glucose level, insulin or hypoglycemic medications are used but herbal medicines are more favored. The design of this research project was to study the therapeutic effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Melissa...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medicinal Plants Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1996-0875
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr2016.6266