Sustained release of 1,3-bis(2)chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) via an episcleral implanted silicone device was used to treat Brown-Pearce epithelioma in the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes. One group of test eyes received BCNU dissolved in sesame oil; a second group received BCNU in pure ethanol. Control eyes received only the diluent, sesame oil or pure ethanol. The effectiveness of the vari...

The fatty acid composition was evaluated in field grown sesame cultivars (Sesamum indicum L.) at New Developmental Farm Agriculture University, Peshawar, KPK Pakistan during summer 2012. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with split plot arrangement having four replications each. Two sesame cultivars viz., local black and local white were sown at different dates i.e. 20 June, 10 and 30 July, a...

Plant oils have been utilized for a variety of purposes throughout history, with their integration into foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. They are now being increasingly recognized for their effects on both skin diseases and the restoration of cutaneous homeostasis. This article briefly reviews the available data on biological influences of topical skin applications of some plant o...

BACKGROUND In the existing literature, the evidence regarding the effects of certain oils on the amelioration of hyperglycemia contains ambiguities and contradictions; and with regard to other oils, the quantity of existing studies is scant. OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of sesame, garden rocket, organic olive, thyme, fenugreek, hazelnut, and cod liver oil on serum glucose, liver function...

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of formulating a gellified emulsion of benzoyl peroxide, an anti-acne agent. The formulations were prepared using four different vegetable oils, viz. almond oil, jojoba oil, sesame oil, and wheat germ oil, owing to their emollient properties. The idea was to overcome the skin irritation and dryness caused by benzoyl peroxide, making t...

Obesity and lipid metabolism abnormalities are associated with numerous non communicable diseases such as metabolic syndrome, type2 diabetes, arthrosclerosis, fatty liver diseases, infertility etc. Modern life style choices such as consumption of high caloric diet and sedentary living conditions are implicated in the pathogenesis of these diseases. Most of the currently available drugs for thes...

Implants ofprogesterone on the day ofdioestrus II in the hamster induced on the following day an increase in circulating levels of progesterone (6\m=.\0\m=+-\0\m=.\7ng/ml, N = 8; sesame oil controls, <0.5 ng/ml, N = 6) and a decline in serum levels of LH (5\m=.\3\m=+-\0\m=.\4ng/ml; controls 12 \m=+-\2 ng/ml) and oestradiol (10 \m=+-\2 pg/ml ; controls 69 \m=+-\5 pg/ml). The production of andros...

Rats were injected subcutaneously daily with 2 mg DOC dissolved in 0.4 ml sesame oil, after which a single-bottle drinking test was conducted. The fluid administered during the drinking tests always was saline, which varied in concentration across treatment groups. Concentrations of 0.10 M, 0.15 M, 0.20 M, 0.25 M and 0.30 M NaCl were tested, and the duration of the drinking test decreased each ...

Pinda Taila is a medicated oil used Ayurveda for vaatharakta, the aim of the present study is to fix physicochemical standards for the above Taila. Though the analytical values can be as preliminary reference standards, these values are mostly related to the purity of the sesame oil, the thin layer chromatography (TLC) studies of the Taila are more useful to detect the presence of single drugs ...