Purpose: To investigate the effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract on hair growth in female Wistar rats. Methods: Female Wistar rats were used for the hair growth promotion studies. They were divided into three groups(n = 6) and their dorsal skin was completely denuded to completely remove hair. Paraffin oil (control), 2 % minoxidil solution (reference) or petroleum ether (60 – 80 C) root ex...

Species determination of freshwater snails is particularly important in the case of disease vectors. In central France, for example, it has been shown that Galba truncatula (Müller, 1774) and Omphiscola glabra (Müller, 1774), which can be found in sympatry, are intermediate hosts for fasciolosis. Although these two species are distinguishable based on their shell morphology, some snails present...

Shrubs and trees with secondary phloem tissue produced by successive cambia mainly occur in habitats characterized by a periodical or continuous lack of water availability. The amount of this secondary phloem tissue in stems of Avicennia trees rises with increasing soil water salinity and decreasing inundation frequency. Hence, increased water storage in secondary phloem tissue produced by succ...

This article describes free radical-scavenging activities of extracts of several plants harvested in Sri Lanka through the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. These plants have traditionally been used in the indigenous systems of medicine in Sri Lanka, such as Ayurveda, as described below. (English name, "local name in Sri Lanka," (scientific name)). bougainvillea plant, "bouganvilla," ...

Article history: Received on: 05/04/2015 Revised on: 11/05/2015 Accepted on: 24/05/2015 Available online: 27/06/2015 Background: Indian subcontinent is a vast repository of medicinal plants that are used in traditional medical treatments. Various indigenous systems such as Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani and Allopathy use several plant species to treat different ailments. Ayurveda includes diet and her...

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. is used in folk medicine for treatment of stomach disorders including peptic ulcers. The hydroalcoholic extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (HEGG) was evaluated for antiulcerogenic activity and acute toxicity profile in mice. Various doses of HEGG (50-200 mg/kg) were administered orally to animals of different groups. Omeprazole and cimetidine at doses of 30 and 100 mg/kg wer...

Using chromatographic, chemical, and enzymic techniques, 11 compounds capable of stimulating the division of soybean callus cells were tentatively identified in the root sap of Bougainvillea ;San Diego Red.' These cytokinin-like compounds included phosphorylated and glucosylated forms of zeatin, ribosylzeatin, and their dihydro derivatives. In addition, isopentenyl adenosine and isopentenyl ade...

In this paper we have analyzed the phytoestrogen content of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots harvested from four different locations in Syria. The presence of eight phytoestrogen compounds was simultaneously assessed through a LC-MS method, before and after hydrolysis. All tested extracts contain daidzein, daidzin, genistein, formononetin, ononin and coumestrol. Rezumat În această lucrare am analizat c...