iranian traditional medicine (itm) describes a kind of dementia with similar signs and symptoms of alzheimer’s disease (ad). it explains the pathology of dementia with cold intemperament of the brain, which means that the brain is colder than its healthy form. itm strategy for treatment of dementia is to heat the brain up by medical “hot” herbs. nepeta menthoides (nm) is one of these “hot” herb...

Objective: Gut–brain axis (GBA) is very important in creation and modulation of gastrointestinal problems. Aloe vera gel has gastroprotective properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Aloe vera leaves on the gastric acid secretion and brain and intestinal water content following acetic acid gastric ulcer induction. Materials and Methods: Gastric ulce...

background: pistachio is a plant that has long been cultivated in different parts of iran. pistachios are very nutritious and contain vitamins e and b, flavonoids, antioxidants, and carotenoids. since the pistachio is effective in the treatment of some neurological disorders and is indigenous to iran and considering the substantial use of this nut, it is necessary to investigate its effects on ...

use of herbal extracts and essences as natural antibacterial compounds has become increasingly popular for the control of oral infectious diseases. therefore, finding natural antimicrobial products with the lowest side effects seems necessary. the present study sought to assess the effect of punica granatum l. water extract on five oral bacteria and bacterial biofilm formation on orthodontic wi...

introduction: depression has multifactorial characters including brain-behavioral disorders, alteration in cognitive psychomotor and emotional process. millions of people are worldwide suffering from this illness. this disease happens in all ages of men and women. this research tries to introduce a traditional medication in comparison with common chemical anti-depressant drugs. this experiment ...

We find that St. Louis encephalitis virus cultured in 10 per cent serum-Tyrode solution plus brain tissue from 1-day-old innately susceptible mice attains a higher titre than when cultured in a similar solution plus brain tissue from 1-day-old closely related, yet innately resistant mice. This difference in titre persists regardless of whether the serum comes from innately susceptible or resist...

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system authorizes to controlling and communicates individual peoples with neuromuscular destruction; utilized the brain signals whenever intend to visual stimuli panel. A multi-color stimuli based on Steady-state evoked potential (SSVEP) exiting a pragmatic continuous brain responses. In this experimental study involve the ability of visual stimuli based SSVEP to ...

Catha edulis is an evergreen tree with psychotropic effects. The present work was conducted to evaluate the possible effects of the ethanolic extracts of Catha edulis leaves (ECE) on the electrical activity of 4 areas in the brain of male rabbits. Forty male rabbits weighting 2200-2500 g were divided into 4 groups. The electrical activity of motor, somato–sensory, occipital, and auditory ...

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Oxygen free radicals may be implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemia reperfusion damage. As the antioxidant effects of some species of Pistacia have been reported, the protective effects of Pistacia vera L. gum extract (0.1-0.5 g/kg) on oxidative damage following cerebral ischemia were studied in rats. Ischemia was induced using four-vessel occlusion model and evaluated using measurement of m...