Antibacterial Effect of Matricaria chamomilla Alcoholic Extract against Drug-Resistant Isolates Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is common and endemic in many areas of iran, caused by species of a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus leishmania. there is not any effective vaccine against leishmaniasis; so, therapy is important for prevention and separation of disease. herbal extract for treatment of cl is cost-effective, applicable topically to lesions, and can avoid the deve...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver induces many complications to the liver tissue and also serum related parameters. Medicinal plants are the safe therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diseases. In this regards, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Tribulus terrestris (T. terrestris) extract on non-alcoholic fatty liver in rats. In this experimental study, thirty male Wistar rat...

the prevention of bbb breakdown and the subsequent vasogenic edema are important parts of the medical management of ischemic stroke. the purpose of this study was to investigate the ischemic tolerance effect of rosmarinus officinalis leaf hydro-alcoholic extract (rhe).five groups of animals were designed: sham (underwent surgery without mcao) and mcao groups, the mcao groups were pretreated ora...

The antipyretic activities of the alcoholic extracts of three species of Andrographis Wall, were assayed at a dose of 500 mg/kg body weight in pyrogenic polysaccharide - induced hyperpyrexia in male albino rats. All the extracts were found to be effective in the inhibition of pyrexia. The maximal antipyretic activity was found with the alcoholic extract of Andrographis alata Nees.

Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari is an endangered, slow growing medicinal tree. The present investigations are being carried out to evaluate the antifungal medicinal properties of Carica papaya. The effects of different concentrations of alcoholic extract of Commiphora wightii (root, shoot and seed) on the radial growth of plant against the pathogenic fungi viz. Aspergillus niger, Aspergil...

Safety pharmacology studies help in identifying preclinical adverse drug reactions. We carried out routine safety pharmacology with focus on cardiovascular variables and pharmacokinetic herb-drug interaction studies on rats fed with standardized traditional hydro-alcoholic extract and technology-based supercritical extract of Cassia auriculata for 12 weeks. Our studies indicate that both these ...

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of alcoholic extract of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L) pers. against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced liver fibrosis in male albino Wistar rats (150-200gm). Liver fibrosis was induced by twice/week administration of CCl4 at a dose of 1ml/kg body weight, mixed with an equal volume of corn oil. The extent of liver fibrosis was assessed by the co...