BACKGROUND Pharyngitis is an inflammatory condition of the pharynx and associated structures commonly caused by the Group A streptococci (GAS). There is a growing interest in discovering plant-based anti-inflammatory compounds as potential alternatives to conventional drugs. This study evaluated anti-inflammatory activity of phytochemical-rich extracts prepared from 12 herbal plants using human...

BACKGROUND The main aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of forty four traditional Chinese medicinal herbal extracts and to examine these activities in relation to their antioxidant content. METHODS The antioxidant activities were investigated using DPPH radical scavenging method and yeast model. The anti-inflammatory properties of the herbal extra...

livestock are an integral part of the agriculture sector and encompass a great impact on the national economy. an eco-friendly alternative to enhance production, prevent and treat disease conditions of animal is a great challenge for animal nutritionists. keeping farm animals healthy is necessary to obtain healthy animal products. the use of naturally occurring compounds like herbs, herbal prep...

background peganum harmala, glycyrrhiza glabra, mentha spicata and rosmarinus officinalis are often used in traditional medicine. objectives the current study aimed to screen the antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts of p. harmala, g. glabra, m. spicata and r. officinalis leaves collected from sistan region, iran against fusarium oxysporum. methods minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) and...

introduction: many people are used medicinal plants due to natural, low risks and complications, and low costs as compared with the synthetic drugs. incidence of drug resistance against chemical antimicrobial drugs has led the use of medicinal plants for treatment of infections in recent years. the aim of this study was to examine possible antibacterial effects of four herbal plants in vitro.  ...

Commercial herbal preparations are typically very complex mixtures and the relationship between content of various constituents and pharmacological action of the formulation is usually unclear. Such formulations are nevertheless standardized using a single marker constituent or a group of closely related constituents, which provides no information about other abundant constituents present in th...

Many hepatoprotective herbal preparations have been recommended in alternative system of medicine for the treatment of hepatic disorders. There are few or no systemic studies have been done on protective efficacy of Ziziphus rotundifolia (Rhamnaceae) to treat liver diseases. In this study, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of ethanolic extracts was evaluated against CCl4-induced liver d...

Background and objectives: Over the centuries, herbal drugs have been used as major sources of medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases. In recent years, there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicines and these drugs are gaining popularity both in developing and developed countries because of their natural origin and less side effects. The pr...

introduction: some studies have demonstrated the potential of herbal drugs for the treatment of various diseases associated with impaired vascular nitric oxide (no). for diagnosis of the mechanism of these herbal plants, it seems necessary to evaluate the herbal extracts on the endothelium cell. the aim of the study was to investigate the effect of extract of trigonella foenum-graecum (t.foenum...