The purpose of this research was to compare the anti-hyperglycemic effect of Cuminum cyminum L. and glibenclamide, a known antidiabetic drug, in diabetic rats. After collection and taxonomic identification of plant, alcoholic extract of seeds prepared suxhlet apparatus respectively. The animals were made diabetic by using streptozotocin (70 mg/kg, i.p.). The diabetic rats were administrated int...

context : cumin ( cuminum cyminum l.) as a member of the apiaceae family is one of the most important medicinal plants in the world. objective : an experiment was conducted for evaluation of callus induction optimization in cumin accessions (shahdad, koohbanan, badrood and afghanistan). materials and methods : factorial experiment based on completely randomized design (crd) with three replicati...

Background: The seeds of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) are widely used as the spice for their distinctive aroma, they also commonly in traditional medicine to treat a variety diseases. Methods: present study aimed evaluate antioxidant activities extracts and antimicrobial effects against six oral pathogens isolated from dental caries supragingival plaque. were obtained by maceration with acetone, ...

Objective: The present study was to evaluate the dose-dependent effects of Cuminum cyminum (C. cyminum) on testicular gametogenic and androgenic activities in adult rat. Methods: The hydro-methanolic extract was administered orally at the dose of 30mg, 60mg and 120mg/100g body weight of rats for 28 days. The effects of the treatment on reproductive organs and testicular steroidogenesis were inv...

INTRODUCTION Coumarins exert many biological effects in humans, animals, and plants, which make the evaluation of their biological activities and study of their role in ethnomedicine highly valued. OBJECTIVES Here, we selected seven plants which have ethnopharmacological use as antimicrobial in Iraq and the aims were to quantify the two structural isomers bergapten and methoxsalen in their se...