Adult Swiss albino male mice exposed to mercuric chloride via drinking water at 5 μg/ml for 100 days revealed significant reduction in the wet weight and severe histopathological changes in male accessory organs, poor level of serum testosterone and infertility. These effects were reduced remarkable and fertility was restored when drug (12.50 mg/mouse/day orally) was administered during mercury...

“Testosterone boosters” (TB)—are supplements that are claimed to increase testosterone levels in the human body. While consumption of TB may be popular among athletes, there is insufficient evidence both about safety and real efficacy TB. In our review, we searched MEDLINE/PubMed Cochrane Library for studies on effects 15 substances Anacyclus pyrethrum; Bulbine natalensis; Epimedium (horny goat...

The antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacity of five legumes namelyMucuna pruriens, Mucuna slonei, Monodora myristica, Mucuna rostrata, Curcubita pepo and Legioneria spherica were assayed. The extracts of the samples were analyzed for chemical compositions, antioxidant vitamins C and E, phytochemicals. These were carried out by different extraction processes. The following assays were e...

The stunt nematode, Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, was found to cause a reduction in root volume (cm) of loblolly pine at population densities equivalent of 125 nematodes/100 cm (6 in) soil and greater. The results of a host range test conducted in containers under controlled conditions determined that buckwheat cultivar (Fagopryum esculentum ‘Mancan’), velvetbean (Mucuna pruriens), Kobe lespedeza ...

BACKGROUND Herbal medicines have been used to treat PD in ancient medical systems in Asian countries such as India, China, Japan and Korea based on their own anecdotal or experience-based theories. Mucuna pruriens commonly known asvelvet beans, or cow itch, are used in case of spasms associated with Parkinsonism. PURPOSE To investigate the antiparkinsonism activity of hydro alcoholic root ext...

In the present study, we investigated the effects of dopamine, an allelochemical exuded from the velvetbean (Mucuna pruriens L DC. var utilis), on the growth and cell viability of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) roots. We analyzed the effects of dopamine on superoxide dismutase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and cell wall-bound peroxidase activities as well as its effects on lignin contents in t...