Natural remedies from medicinal plants are considered to be effective and safe alternative treatment for diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hypoglycemic activity of the crude tea leaves extract on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. The average body weight of animals with diabetes and their percentage changes of body weight gain after 15 and 30 days w...

Corresponding Author: Yuanda Song School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Rd, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, 214122, China Email: [email protected] Abstract: The antibacterial activity of different solvent extracts from lotus leaves against four food-borne bacteria (Escherichiacoli, Salmonellatyphimurium, Staphyloccocusaureus, Bacillussubtilis) was analyzed by agar diffusion m...

OBJECTIVES The present study was carried out to establish the possible protective effects of administration of olive leaves extract on carbendazim induced physiological and histopathological alterations in male rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The experimental rats were divided randomly into five groups and kept at ten rats per group. The first group was untreated and served as a control. The seco...

The leaves extract of Catharanthus roseus was investigated for hypotensive and hypolipidemic effects in adrenaline-induced hypertensive rats (AIHR) and compared with those of Atenolol in a crossover design. The pharmacologically Active components responsible for hypotensive activities were isolated from plant using bioassay guided purification approach and the structure of the compounds was pro...

Cockroach role as vectors of many diseases, as well as allergens. Eradication using chemical insecticide with risky accumulate on foodstuffs and through inhalation and damage the environment. Annona squamosa is potentially leaves as botanical insecticide as it is more environmentally friendly. This research aims to unravel the efficacy of Annona squamosa leaves extract to kill cockroach (Peripl...

Capparis spinosa L. (Caper) is known as an aromatic plant, commonly used in Mediterranean diet, possessing numerous antioxidant compounds such as phenols, rutin, tocopherols, carotenoids, and vitamin C in its leaves. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of Iranian Caper leaves extract on oxidative stress caused by CCl4 in mice liver. In this study, a total numbe...

Background and aims: The frequency of chronic hepatitis B virus infection varies totally in different part of the world but it could be categorized as high, intermediate and low endimicity. In this regard, development of safe and effective vaccines against infectious diseases especially hepatitis B virus that are still required for emerging new pathogens, re-emerging old pathog...

Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Dendrophthoe falcata Linn. leaves which belongs to the Loranthaceae family, were evaluated through DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl -2-picryl-hydrazyl), antilipid peroxidation and nitric oxide scavenging methods to assess the antioxidant activity. Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Dendrophthoe falcata leaves were also evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity by carr...

This study reports for the first time on the use of ethanolic extract of Ageratum conyzoides in women with breast myiasis. A total of fifty rural women were examined [ages 18-62 years old] and 17.25% had breast myiasis at the fishing settlements at Okoikri and Oyorokotor of Rivers State Nigeria. Women with cutaneous breast myiasis were treated with ethanolic leaf extracts of Ageratum conyzoides...