There is accumulating evidence that LDL oxidation is essential for atherogenesis, and that antioxidants that prevent this oxidation may either slow down or prevent atherogenesis. In the present study, we found that Commiphora mukul and its cholesterol-lowering component, guggulsterone, effectively inhibited LDL oxidation mediated by either catalytic copper ions, free radicals generated with the...

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Novel nuclear exon-primed intron-crossing (EPIC) markers were developed to increase phylogenetic resolution among recently diverged lineages in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae, using Citrus, Arabidopsis, and Oryza genome resources. • METHODS AND RESULTS Primer pairs for 48 nuclear introns were developed using the genome resource IntrEST and we...

Aflatoxins and especially aflatoxin B, are the devastating contaminant of food feed products with hazardous effects to mankind his domestic animals. These investigations were set evaluate effect various levels Commiphora myrrha resin (1.0, 1.25, 2.25, 3.25 g/100 ml) Prunus mahaleb seed extract (0.75, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 on growth secretion by two aflatoxigenic strains Aspergillus flavus A. parasiticu...

The hepatoprotective activity of an ethanolic extract of Commiphora opobalsamum ("Balessan") was investigated in rats by inducing hepatotoxicity with carbon tetrachloride:liquid paraffin (1:1). This extract has been shown to possess significant protective effect by lowering serum transaminase levels (serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase), alkaline ...

Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) manuscripts contain prescriptions that have long been used for healing of wounds. The present study evaluates the healing effect of a poly herbal paste (PHP), retrieved from ITM sources, containing Aloe vera, Commiphora myrrha and Boswellia carteri using rat excision wound model. Excision wounds were induced in six groups consisting of six rats each. Group 1 r...