background: there are evidences regarding the prevalence of dysfunction in sexual function and behavior in diabetic people. experimental studies revealed a positive effect of withania somnifera on sexual function and behaviors. objective: in this research the effect of withania somnifera on sexual function in diabetic male wistar rats was assessed by measuring the serum levels of testosterone p...

When minced model kitchen refuse was inoculated with Bacillus coagulans and incubated under non-sterilizing open condition, at the temperature below 45°C, racemic mixture of D-and L-lactic acid was found, while L-lactic acid was selectively accumulated at 50-65°C. To analyze microflora of such mixed culture system, whole cells (fluorescent in situ hybridization) using species and group of speci...

A protease-sensitive antibacterial substance produced by Bacillus coagulans I4 strain, isolated from cattle faeces, was classified as a bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance and named coagulin. The inhibitory spectrum included B. coagulans and unrelated bacteria such as Enterococcus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, Listeria and Pediococcus. Coagulin was stable at 60 degrees C for 90 min, at a pH rangi...

The present research investigation was aimed at the evaluation of antioxidant activities of methanolic (70%) extracts of whole plant of Pentanema vestitum and fruits of Pistacia integerrima, Withiana somniferra and Withiana coagulans on scavenging of 2, 2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical. The rank of order of free antioxidant activity of the selected plants was; P. integerrima > P....

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Coagulansin-A (withanolide) is the steroidal lactone obtained from Withania coagulans which belong to Solanaceae family. The present study investigated the effects of coagulansin-A on bovine oocyte maturation and embryo development in vitro. All these oocytes were aspirated from the ovaries obtained from Korean Hanwoo cows at a local abattoir. To determine whether coagulansin-A has beneficial e...

Withania somnifera (L) Dunal is a well known Indian medicinal plant widely used in the treatment of many clinical conditions in India. It is an important drug commonly known as Asgand which has been used either single or in combination with other drugs in Unani as well as Ayurvedic system of medicine for centuries. It has been described by Dioscorides (78 AD) in his book “Kitab-ul-Hashaish”. As...

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Withanolide A is an important secondary metabolite in Withania somnifera, which is having a high medicinal value and possesses potent anti-tumor and antioxidant properties. Distribution of withanolide A in various organs of Withania somnifera was investigated by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method. The quantitative distribution of withanolide A was different in various organs t...

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal is an important ayurvedic medicinal plant known mainly for its rejuvenating properties. In vitro micropropagation or multiplication of Withania somnifera through apical shoot proliferation by using different concentrations of growth regulators in short period. Shoots were induced from the apical meristem of Withania somnifera on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal media...