Objective(s) Wound healing represents a dynamic physiological process influenced by many factors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Teucrium polium honey on the wound healing and tensile strength in rat. Materials and Methods Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four equal (n= 9) treatment and control groups. Two full-thickness wounds were made ...

Background: Teucrium polium is a medicinal plant used as an herbal plant for antispasmodic and antimicrobial properties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the essential oil of T. polium against fungal, bacterial strains, and Giardia lamblia. Also, chemical analysis of the essential oil of T. polium was analyzed by GC/MS. Methods: Teucrium polium was collected from the De...

Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae) (RDC 1117) is a medicinal plant whose species have been used for over 2000 years in traditional medicine due to its diuretic, diaphoretic, tonic, antipyretic, antispasmodic and cholagogic properties. The therapeutic benefit of medicinal plants is often attributed to their antioxidant properties. We previously reported that an aqueous extract of the leaves and stem...

Article can be accessed online on: www.ijpsr.com ABSTRACT: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a metabolic disorder of the liver that may progress to fibrosis or cirrhosis. In the present study, we examined the possible preventive effect of an extract of Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae), a plant with high flavonoid content and antioxidant activity, on experimental NASH. To induce NASH, a meth...

in an effort to evaluate the hypoglycemic activity of t. polium, the crude extract was administered orally to a group of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats for 6 consecutive weeks. significant decrease in blood glucose by 64%, total bilirubin by 35%, glutamate oxaloacetate transferase by 48% and glutamate pyruvate transferase by 30% was observed compared to untreated diabetic rats. however, t...

diabetes mellitus (dm) is a metabolic disorder resulting from a defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. despite the fact that it has a worldwide high prevalence, morbidity and mortality, it is regarded as a non–curable but controllable disease. in addition to different synthetic drugs, plant remedies and dietary traditions play an effective role in treatment. teucrium polium l. is ...