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the effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of rheum ribs l. (rr) of the family polygonaceae was studied on serum cholesterol concentration in rabbits. to induce hypercholesterolemia, 0.5 g/kg/day of pure cholesterol powder was given orally to each rabbit for two weeks then cholesterol was halved and each group of animals was treated with a different regimen for another two weeks. both the et...

rheum turkestanicum janischew. (polygonaceae) is a plant that grows in central asia and in north-east of iran. traditionally, people use roots of r. turkestanicum as an anti-diabetic and anti-hypertensive as well as anticancer agent. in this study the cytotoxicity and apoptogenic properties of ethyl acetate (etoac), n-hexane and h2o extracts from rheum turkestanicum janischew. (polygonaceae) ro...

widely known as a purgative and anti-inflammatory agent. In Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the official Dahuang is prescribed as the dried rhizome and root of Rheum palmatum L., R. tanguticum MAXIM. ex BALF., and R. officinale BAILLON of the family Polygonaceae. On the other hand, the Japanese Pharmacopoeia prescribes not only the above three species but also R. coreanum NAKAI, and their interspecific ...

The cytochrome P450 protective activity of Sapindus mukorossi and Rheum emodi were evaluated against CCl4 induced prolongation of pentobarbitone sleep time in Wister rats. The fractions, at a dose of 0.2 g/kg,0.4g/kg p.o., Sapindus mukorossi, Rheum emodi significantly prevents the CCl4 induced prolongation of pentobarbitone sleep time (P<0.01), indicating the cytochrome P450 protection activity...

Fruits from 107 genotypes of Vaccinium L., Rubus L., and Ribes L., were analyzed for total anthocyanins (ACY), total phenolics (TPH), and antioxidant capacities as determined by oxygen radical absorbing capacity (ORAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). Fruit size was highly correlated (r = 0.84) with ACY within Vaccinium corymbosum L., but was not correlated to ACY across eight othe...