Bioactivity of thyme has been described, but mostly related to its essential oils, while studies with aqueous extracts are scarce. Herein, the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of decoction, infusion and hydroalcoholic extract, as also their phenolic compounds, were evaluated and compared. Decoction showed the highest concentration of phenolic compounds (either phenolic acids or flavonoi...

introduction: due to side effects of antiinflammatory drugs such as dexamethasone and indomethacin, there is a less tendency to use them. on the other hand, the use of medicinal plants has been common in the treatment of inflammation since ancient times and also, using of the plants is increasing. present research investigated the antiinflammatory effect of the hydroalcoholic extract of capitol...

The antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of the hydroalcoholic extract of Chiliadenus montanus, widely used in Egyptian traditional medicine, were investigated. The antioxidant potential, determined using ORAC assay, revealed that Chiliadenus montanus extracts are active radical scavengers (ORAC value 1.720 μmol TE/mg sample). Total phenolic content, measured by Folin-Ciocalteau, was 107.4...

Background: Cyclophosphamide as an alkalizing and cytotoxic agent contributes in treatment of different kinds of cancer. It can pass the blood-brain barrier. Linking two strains of DNA in cell nucleus and breaking the inner and outer strain linkages and inhibiting RNA synthesis and as a consequence, inhibiting protein synthesis, cyclophosphamide demonstrates severe pharmacological side effects ...

Rosa damascena flower is widely used for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. However, its pharmacological action on isolated ileum has not been studied. In this research, the effect of extract of flower petals of R. damascena Mill. growing in Kashan, Iran, on ileum motility was investigated. Hydroalcoholic extract was prepared by percolation method. A section of rat ileum was suspended in an organ...

objectives: diabetes mellitus is associated with biochemical, physiological and pathological alterations in the liver. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of prangos ferulacea (l.) lindle (p.f) on changes in rats´ liver structure and serum activities of alanin and aspartate aminotransferases after alloxan injection. materials and methods: in this study...

the present study was designed to study the preventive effect of hydroalcoholic extract of ripe pistachio hulls (rph) in the elevated plus maze model of anxiety. one hundred twenty female wistar rats in their estrous cycle were divided into 15 groups of 8 each and received various concentrations of hydroalcoholic extract of rph except the control groups. elevated plus maze was used to measure t...