The emergence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major challenge in tuberculosis treatment and control. In addition, multidrug resistance (MDR) and, more broadly, extensive drug resistance (XDR) have hampered treatment with common antibiotics. Thus, an herbal medicine containing antimicrobial capability can be a good alternative to antituberculosis drugs. In this study, we re...

Berberis vulgaris and berberine, its main component, traditionally have been used for treatment of various disorders. The pharmacological properties of them have been investigated using different in vivo and in vitro models. In spite of beneficial effects of B. vulgaris on different cell lines, there are documents have revealed negative impacts of it on animal and human. In this regards, the de...

In the study, determination of optimal conditions for anthocyanin extraction from dried fruit barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.) was aimed. For this purpose, solvent method used. The present investigation carried out to different such as solvents (ethanol and 2% hydrochloric acid, acetic acid citric acid), concentration ethanol (20-80%), suitable (1-4%), temperature (30-60 oC), time (60-240 min) r...