conclusions due to phenolic content, methanolic extract of m. piperita has moderate antibacterial and antifungal properties against the aforementioned gram positive and gram negative bacteria and fungi strains. materials and methods the methanolic extract was prepared by standard procedure, and total phenol, total flavonoid, and total anthocyanin content were determined using a spectrophotomete...

background & aim:vaginal disease has always been a great concern of women. medicinal plants as natural resources with fewer side effects can effectively treat these infections given the diversity of these infections, resistance to antibiotics and side effects of existing drugs. the present study aimed to compare antimicrobial effects of methanol extract of francoeuria undulata on growth of seve...

background: emergence of drug resistance has brought major problems in chemotherapy. using nutrients in combination with chemotherapy could be beneficial for improvement of sensitivity of tumors to drug resistance. soybean-derived isoflavones have been suggested as chemopreventive agents for certain types of cancer, particularly breast cancer. in this study, the synergistic effects of soy isofl...

in iranian traditional medicine, there are some report regarding the anticonvulsant effect of ferula gummosa boiss. in this study, anticonvulsant activity, neurological deficits and lethality of the root acetone extract of this plant were evaluated in mice. the extract exhibited dose-dependent prevention of tonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (ed50 = 154.4 mg/kg). however, the extract ...

introduction: renal ischemia reperfusion is considered to be one of the causes of acute renal failure (aki). in addition, renal ischemia is an important incident usually occurs due to renal transplantion, repair of suprarenal aneurysm, hemorrhagic shock. a recent study reported that reactive oxygen species (ros) are important mediators of aki. it seems essential to use antioxidant to decrease t...

introduction: serum lipid disorders are one of the important risk factors for development of coronary arterial atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the drug lovastatin and a liquid vegetable extract (dill) on blood plasma lipid levels of rats. methods: in this experimental study, 32 mouse vistar rats weighing 250±30 grams were included and maintained at 23±1 degr...

objective(s): the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of quercus brantii galls extract on the rat skin burn wound healing. materials and methods: ethanol extract of the galls of q. brantii was used to treat the induced burn wounds on the back of 32 wistar rats divided into 4 groups. the groups were treated by placebo, 1%, 2% and 4% concentration gall extract gels for 14 days and...

background use of medicinal plants with high antioxidant properties could be effective to increase fertility and improvement of disorders such as hormonal imbalance, impotency, oligospermia and immotile sperm. celery (apium graveolens) is rich in antioxidant agents. the leaf and stems of celery contain phenols, furanocoumarin and luteolin. apigenin is one of the main flavonoids of celery leaf. ...

conclusions the alcoholic extract of p. harmala was very effective against the selected esbl-producing e. coli isolates harboring the tem gene. therefore, it could be suggested as an antibacterial agent in the future. more researches are necessary for detecting the mechanism of this plant’s behavior and its pharmacological effects. results results of this study showed that in disk diffusion met...

Patients with infectious- inflammatory diseases of the pharynx make up a significant percentage on intake otorhinolaryngologists and therapists. Most pharyngeal have pronounced clinical signs, impact performance quality life patients, fairly high risk complicated course. It is important for such patients to therapeutically provide relief pain syndrome stop changes. Pharyngeal their consequences...