Objective: Control of weight gain is an important strategy in reducing the diabetes incidence. Recently, herbal drugs have been used as a complementary and alternative medicinal care. This study was conducted to determine the effect of Ferula asafoetida on weight gain, fat accumulation, liver steatosis and leptin level. Materials and Methods: All rats of control and treatment groups received d...

Background and objectives: Interaction of compounds with ct-DNA can affect the replication, protein synthesis and cell division. Different species of the genus Ferula (Apiaceae) have shown various biomedical applications for many centuries. Biological features of this genus such as cytotoxicity, antibacterial, antiviral, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitory and antiinflamm...

objective: control of weight gain is an important strategy in reducing the diabetes incidence. recently, herbal drugs have been used as a complementary and alternative medicinal care. this study was conducted to determine the effect of ferula asafoetida on weight gain, fat accumulation, liver steatosis and leptin level. materials and methods: all rats of control and treatment groups received da...

Commiphora mukul (Muqil or Guggul), oleo-gum, has been in use for thousands of years as a medicine Unani and Ayurvedic medicinal systems. It was primarily used swellings, inflammation, piles, arthritis urinary disorders. Among its various types Muqil-I-Arzaq, gum, having reddish hue is considered to be the best form Muqil purposes. revealed inhibit nuclear factor-kb, regulator inflammatory resp...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective(s): Based on knowledge from traditional herbal medicine, Ferula assa-foetida (asafoetida) has several therapeutic applications but there is less knowledge about its effect on neurons. Materials and Methods: In order to evaluate neuronal differentiation, neuronal ...

BACKGROUND Boswellia serrata, also known as Indian frankincense is a commercially important medicinal plant which has been used for hundreds of years as an Ayurvedic medicine for the attempted treatment of arthritis. It contains naturally occurring triterpenoic acids, called as boswellic acids (BA's). RESULTS A highly reproducible High performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet diode array...