objective(s): in the current study, the effects of selected folk medicinal herbs were evaluated in d-galactose-induced aging in male mice.   materials and methods: male balb/c mice were randomly divided into 12 groups composing sham, control, and treated groups. aging was induced by administration of d-galactose (500 mg/kg/day for 6 weeks). a positive control group was assigned that received vi...

An ethnobotanical survey was conducted on plants used traditionally for the management of tuberculosis in five local government areas of Ogun State, Nigeria, in a bid to document herbs used in the management of tuberculosis with the aim of identifying possible drug lead from the phytomedicine of these communities. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the required information on th...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including thrombosis, which is induced by platelet aggregation, are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The P2Y1 receptor (P2Y1R) facilitates platelet aggregation and is thus an important potential anti-thrombotic drug target. The P2Y1R protein structure contains a binding site for receptor antagonist MRS2500 within its seven-transmembrane bundle, which als...

A literature survey was conducted on herbs, their preparations and ingredients with reported liver protection activities, in which a total of 274 different species and hundreds of active ingredients have been examined. These ingredients can be roughly classified into two categories according to their activities: (1) the main ingredients, such as silybin, osthole, coumarin, glycyrrhizin, saikosa...

The herbalist has access to hundreds of years of observational data on the anticancer activity of many herbs. Laboratory studies are expanding the clinical knowledge that is already documented in traditional texts. The herbs that are traditionally used for anti-cancer treatment and that are anti-angiogenic through multiple interdependent processes (including effects on gene expression, signal p...

BACKGROUND Macrophages can imbibe low-density lipoprotein (LDL) through scavenger receptors to become foam cells, which is critical in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Mounting evidence suggests that the anti-inflammatory nature of Chinese herbs have the capacity to halt the complex mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis. This study examined the effects of Chinese herbs on foam...

objective: there are a number of published data indicating in vitro anti-hsv activity of some of iranian herbal extracts with no systematic review to discuss these results. therefore, this article was aimed to review and discuss the methods carried out and the phytochemistry and bioactivity of the extracts used and also conclusions provided in these publications. materials and methods: publishe...

Medicago sativa is the “Father of all herbs” or “King Herbs,” and Panax ginseng “‘Man root” “Herb for healings.” Individually, both have copious numbers phytochemicals nutrients like flavonoids, saponins, ginsenosides, vitamins, minerals, protein, so on, this has already been proven by many scientific studies. This comprehensive review aims to provide an overview potential health benefits M. P....

Staphylococcus aureus is the second leading pathogenic cause of nosocomial infections and plays an important role in development food poisoning purulent, systemic infections. This bacterium responsible for such as abscess, poisoning, third grade burns, traumatic ulcers, surgical incisions, bed sores or atrophic ulcers. Long-term use antibiotics has led to emergence multi-drug resistant strains ...

ABSTRAKTanaman empon-empon merupakan tanaman yang banyak tumbuh di Indonesia, akan tetapi pemanfaatan masih sangat terbatas. Kebanyakan masyarakat menjual produk rimpang tersebut dalam bentuk segar dan sebagian kecil diolah menjadi minuman berkhasiat (jamu) bersifat tidak awet. Oleh sebab itu, dapat dilakukan dengan pengolahan lebih lanjut yaitu menginovasi kedalam pangan fungsional seperti bak...