Introduction: The ginger rhizome has been widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. In the present study the effect of ginger alcoholic extract on mechanical activity of isolated jejunum of male rats and also its interaction with cholinergic, adrenergic and Nitrergic systems were investigated. Methods: Seven adult male Wistar rats were anesthetized by et...

objective(s):ethnopharmacological field surveys demonstrated that many plants, such as gentiana olivieri, helichrysum graveolens, helichrysum plicatum ssp. plicatum, juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus, juniperus  communis var. saxatilis, viscum album (ssp. album, ssp. austriacum), are used as traditional medicine for diabetes in different regions of anatolia. the present study was designed to e...

objective: inflammation and oxidative stress is considered to have a crucial role in induction of nephropathy. curcuma longa (c. longa) and nigella sativa (n. sativa) have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. this study was designed to investigate the effect of mixed hydro-alcoholic extract of n.sativa and c. longa on the oxidative stress induced by adriamycin (adr) in rat kidney. materia...

Regarding the therapeutic properties of Nigella sativa (NS), the effects of the plant hydro – alcoholic extract on learning, memory and brain tissues oxidative damage were investigated in penthylenetetrazole (PTZ) - induced repeated seizures.There were 4 experimental groups including: 1- control group; received saline, 2- PTZ group ; received saline and PTZ (50 mg/kg, i.p) , 3-PTZ- NS 200 and 4...

Regarding the therapeutic properties of Nigella sativa (NS), the effects of the plant hydro – alcoholic extract on learning, memory and brain tissues oxidative damage were investigated in penthylenetetrazole (PTZ) - induced repeated seizures.There were 4 experimental groups including: 1- control group; received saline, 2- PTZ group ; received saline and PTZ (50 mg/kg, i.p) , 3-PTZ- NS 200 and 4...

background: corn silk (cs) is widely used in iranian traditional medicine and feijoa sellowiana(fs) is a native plant widespread in the southern parts of iran. the aim of the present study was to assess renal protective activities of cs and fs against dosage induced injury by ecstasy (mdma) using insitu rat renal perfusion (irrp) system.methods: hydro-alcoholic extract of cs and fs (10, 20, 40 ...

peganum harmala is a plant that is traditionally used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-helmintic, and antimutagenic agent. moreover, it is used to treat a variety of human ailments, including depression. this study was conducted to investigate the antidiabetic activity of hydro alcoholic extract of this herb. a hydro alcoholic extract from seeds of this herb ...