Background: There is extensive variety of chemical compounds with antiulcer activity, which are isolated from medicinal plants. Matricaria chamomilla or Matricaria recutita or German chamomile, also spelled chamomile (MC), is one of the most widely used medicinal plants. In the present study, the extract of MC flowers was evaluated for antiulcerogenic activity and acute toxicity profile. Method...

INTRODUCTION Bleomycin is a small peptide with 1500Daltun of molecular weight which has two junction areas in two molecule's opposite sides, one of them to relate to the DNA and the other to relate to the iron. Iron is a crucially important factor in free radical production and cytotoxic activity of bleomycin. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study attempts to study, and compare, the effect of using ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of exogenous application of salicylic acid concentrations on the physiological and biochemical traits and essential oil content of chamomile under normal and heat stress conditions as induced by delayed sowing. The experiments were conducted during 2011–2012 as a factorial using a randomized complete block design with three replications,...

BACKGROUND The economic boom in Saudi Arabia indirectly prompted the use of dietary supplements in the last two decades. Our aim is to investigate the prevalence of dietary supplement use and its association with sociodemographic/lifestyle characteristics among Saudi female students. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 534 female participants (≥19 years of age) completed a self-administere...

The quality of a phytomedicine is defined by the quality of the herbal drug, the manufacturing of the drug preparations and the properties of the finished product, taking into account the special requirements of the individual herbal species in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards [2003. Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use. Eudralex, vol. 4 (2003/94/EC)]. The ...

A highly accurate statistical model has been developed to determine the exact type of chamomile used in the production of commercial herbal products. The model was developed from accurate GC/MS data obtained with an Agilent 7890 GC and Agilent 5975 GC/MSD. Quality control of the samples was performed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and a sample class prediction model based on Partial Leas...

In the present study, infusions from six medicinal plants have been evaluated in terms of their polyphenols content and antioxidant activity. The selected for this study are following: elder (Sambucusnigra), chamomile (Chamomillaegermanicaeflos), sage (Salvia officinale), mistletoe (Viscum album), lemon balm (Melissa oficinalis), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). investigated samples show a wi...