The anti-ulcer activity of the oil and mucilage obtained from flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) was evaluated in a rat model of ethanol-induced gastric ulcer. Our results show that pretreatment of rats with flaxseed oil and flaxseed mucilage significantly reduced the number and length of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol. Flaxseed oil was more effective than flaxseed mucilage in reducing the numbe...

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the mucilage isolated from Cissus vitiginea, commonly known as ‘Virginia snakeroot’ (FamilyVitaceae) as an innovative suspending agent. The purpose of this study is to search for a natural excipient which is cost effective that can be used as an alternative for the formulation of pharmaceutical suspensions. Characterization studies like solubility, s...

  Objective: In order to use natural compounds in controlling plant pests and diseases, many researchers in recent years have studied the antifungal effects of essential oils and plant extracts.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antifungal effects of Echium khuzestanium and marubbium anisodan extract...

Verticillium wilt, a vascular disease in more than 200 dicotyledonous plants, is due to the ascomycete fungus Verticillium dahliae. As documented by video-microscopy, the soil bacterium Streptomyces lividans strongly reduces the germination of V. dahliae conidia, and the subsequent growth of hyphae. Quantification by the use of DNA-intercalating dyes and Calcofluor-staining revealed that during...

Perfect timing of germination is required to encounter optimal conditions for plant survival and is the result of a complex interaction between molecular processes, seed characteristics, and environmental cues. To detangle these processes, we made use of natural genetic variation present in an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) Bayreuth × Shahdara recombinant inbred line population. For a detai...

Some excipients are currently available for the formulation of Pharmaceutical suspensions. The purpose of this study is to search for a cheap and effective natural excipient that can be used as an effective alternative for the formulation of pharmaceutical suspensions. The mucilage from the pods of Abelmoschus esculentus was subjected to preformulation study for evaluation of its safety and sui...

In the present study, the effect of addition of flaxseed mucilage on the physicochemical and sensorial properties of semi-fat (1.5% fat) set yoghurt was evaluated. Yoghurt samples were incorporated with flaxseed mucilage at the levels of 0.00, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20% and analyzed periodically for pH value, titrable acidity, viscosity, consistency, water holding capacity, syneresis, colour paramet...

Citation: Zhang X, Li J, Xie B, Wu B, Lei S, Yao Y, He M, Ouyang H, Feng Y, Xu W and Yang S (2018) Comparative Metabolomics Analysis of Cervicitis in Human Patients and a Phenol Mucilage-Induced Rat Model Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Front. Pharmacol. 9:282. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00282 Comparative Metabolomics Analysis of Cervicitis in Human Patients and a Phenol Muci...

the present study was performed to explore the matrix property of ficus glomerata fruit mucilage for making transdermal patches. the mucilage was evaluated for its physicochemical properties. various transdermal patches of indomethacin were prepared by solvent evaporation technique using different proportions of f. glomerata fruit mucilage. the compatibility studies between indomethacin and f. ...