OBJECTIVE In continuation to the growing evidence for therapeutical potential of Desmostachya bipinnata (Linn) Stapf, the current pharmacological study was carried out to evaluate the diuretic and laxative activity of its hydro-alcoholic extract in rats. METHODS The hydro-alcoholic extract of D. bipinnata whole plant was prepared by using Soxhlet extractor and subjected to analysis by standar...

The effects of aqueous (PnAq) and alcoholic (PnA1 extract (50-250 mg/kg) of P. niruri on in vivo gamma radiation induced chromosome aberration and in vitro antioxidant activity (50-500 microg/ml) were studied. The antioxidant activity was studied by measuring inhibition of hydroxyl radicals generated by the fenton reaction along with pro-oxidant and iron chelating ability. PnA1 showed highly si...

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of encapsulated nano- and microparticles of peppermint (Mentha piperita) extract on the growth performance, blood parameters and immune system of broilers under heat stress conditions. In total, 320 one-day-old broilers (Ross, 308) were assigned into 4 experimental treatments: the control, peppermint alcoholic extract (PE, 200 ppm/kg body weight (...

The present study seeks to evaluate the alcoholic extract of aerial part of H.Sanguinea for its anti-hepatotoxic effect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)

Gum of Butea monosperma is used to treat microbial and fungal infections in folk medicine. To validate this use, the in- vitro antimicrobial activity of petroleum ether and alcoholic extract of Butea monosperma gum was evaluated against various microbial strains such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhimurium , Pseudomonas aeuriogenosa, Esch...

In recent years, oxidative stress and free radicals have been implicated in impaired wound healing. Ocimum sanctum (O. sanctum), a plant widely used in Ayurveda, possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The present study was undertaken to assess the potential of alcoholic and aqueous extracts in wound healing in Wistar albino rats. The rats were divided into five groups of six an...

introduction: the ginger rhizome has been widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. in the present study the effect of ginger alcoholic extract on mechanical activity of isolated jejunum of male rats and also its interaction with cholinergic, adrenergic and nitrergic systems were investigated. methods: seven adult male wistar rats were anesthetized by ethyl...

objective: the present study was designed to investigate the analgesic effect of oral and i.p. administration of alcoholic viscum album (v.a) fruit extract as a rich source of alkaloid substances. materials and methods: experimented animals were divided into control and treatment groups. the treatment rats received different doses of the v.a fruit extract, which was prepared from alcoholic sma...

Beaumontia grandiflora Wall. (Apocynaceae) is an ornamental plant cultivated in Egypt. Investigation of the chemical constituents of the aerial parts of B. grandiflora Wall. in pet. ether extract led to isolation and identification of twelve fatty acids in which linoleic acid (29.60%) and Palmitic acid (19.12%) are the main acids. The unsaponifiable fraction was found to contain a series 14 27 ...