background: there are several types of cancer, which cause millions of deaths worldwide every year. many studies have confirmed that plants are adequate natural sources to be examined as anti-cancer drugs with fewer side effects than chemotherapy and radiotherapy. in this study the anti-cancer properties of lavender aqueous extract on lymphocytes derived from patients with hodgkin's lymphoma ha...

Cytotoxicity assays using cell cultures may be an alternative to assess biological toxicity of plant extracts with potential phytotherapeutic properties. This study compared three methods to prepare culture media for the exposure of Vero cells to plant extracts. Leaves of Glandularia selloi (Spreng.) Tronc. were used to prepare culture medium with aqueous extract, extract in culture medium and ...

The current investigation was focused on the collection, isolation, purification and acute toxicity study of Saj (Terminalia elliptica) gum, Chironji (Buchanania lanzan) gum Siris (Albizia labback) gum. Each gums were collected from bark tree, isolated evaluated for various parameters. results showed total ash content 3.23± 0.61 %, 3.54± 0.69 % 4.53 ± 0.02 loss drying 10.31 ±0.7%, 6.8± 0.50% 8....

BACKGROUND Natural gums are polymers widely used as excipients in drug formulation. Polymer extraction and formulation processing methods could significantly affect formulation characteristics. OBJECTIVES To evaluate different methods of gum extraction and the effect of different compression methods on the mechanical and release properties of tramadol hydrochloride matrix tablets incorporatin...

Gum guggul and its constituents are increasingly being used as dietary supplements. Biological effects have been demonstrated on lipid metabolism, thyroid hormone homeostatsis, female reproductive tissues, and endogenous nuclear hormone receptors. Gum guggul is the oleoresin of Commiphora mukul, a plant that is native to India, and its extracts include compounds known for their hypolipidemic pr...

The effects of two valerian extracts (aqueous and hydroalcoholic) were investigated through [(3)H]Glutamate ([(3)H]Glu) and [(3)H]Fluorowillardine ([(3)H]FW) receptor binding assays using rat synaptic membranes in presence of different receptor ligands. In addition, the extract stability was monitored spectrophotometrically. Both extracts demonstrated interaction with ionotropic glutamate recep...

Background: Use of traditional medicines for treating various diseases have become a topic global importance because their safety, less side effects and cost-effectiveness. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-pyretic anti-inflammatory activity aqueous extract Solanum xanthocarpum berries (SXB) in suitable animal models. Methods: Anti-pyretic assessed by dried yeast induced pyr...

Ca-doped magnesium oxide nanosorbent has been prepared by sol-gel in the presence of gum arabic extract and assessed for removal cobalt ions (Co (II)) from aqueous media. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates formation MgO CaO composites with a mean crystallite size 6 nm having large surface area 50 m2/g. Scanning transmission electron microscopy observations reveal spherical-shaped particles at...

Background and Aim: There are some rich sources of antifungals in medicinal herbs. They have general acceptance due to their low cost and insignificant side effects. The efficacy of Peganum harmala (P. harmala) extract against Candida species was investigated in this study.    Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, we used the maceration technique to obtain P. harmala aqueous and al...

dorema aucheri is a plant that grows in iran. in persian it is called (bilhar). this experimental study was carried out at ferdowsi university of mashhad in 2014. after collection and preparation of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of dorema aucheri (bilhar), the antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of bilhar was evaluated against 7 laboratory strains of microorganisms, includ...