morinda citrifolia (noni) has been traditionally used for bone and wound healing.   the present study was carried out to investigate the effect of morinda citrifolia leaves on experimental wounds and lipid peroxide levels in rats. effect of aqueous extract of leaves of morinda citrifolia (200 mg/kg) on excision, resutured incision and dead space wound models were studied. measurement of blood m...

A stream surface in a steady-state three-dimensional fluid flow vector field is a surface across which there is no flow. Stream surfaces can be useful for visualization because the amount of data presented in one visualization can be confined to a manageable quantity in a physically meaningful way. This paper describes a method for generation of stream surfaces, given a threedimensional vector ...

Man depends heavily on various plant species for his survival. Indian traditional system of medicine is based on empirical knowledge of the observations and the experience over millennia and more than 5000 plants are used by different ethnic communities in India. During the last few decades there has been an increasing interest in the study of medicinal plants and their traditional use in diffe...

In this study, the hepatoprotective effect of the methanol extract of aerial parts (shoot) from Otostegia persica Boiss (Golder) was investigated against the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute hepatotoxicity in male rats. Liver damage was induced through the oral administration of 50% CCl4 in liquid paraffin (2.5 mL/Kg bw, per os) 60 min after the administration of the methanol extract o...

Glycyrrhiza glabra,  family Leguminoseae, is a plant which grows  in Egypt and  other  countries  of  the world.  Its  roots  possess  some  nutritive  value and medicinal properties. Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn, a commonly used herb in ayurvedic medicine. Studies indicate that Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn possesses antibacterial, antioxidant, antimalerial, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and anti hype...

The present work is carried out to study the antioxidant potential of ethanolic extract of Alstonia scholaris Linn. ( Apocynaceae ) using various in vitro tests including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH . ) free radical scavenging, metal ion chelating, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, and ferric thiocyanate reducing ability.   Ethanolic ex...

Objective(s): Inflammation is an immune response toward injuries. Although inflammation is healing response, but in some condition it will lead to chronic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s and various cancer. Indonesian cassia (Cinnamomum burmanni C. Nees & T. Ness) known to contain coumarin, is widely used for alternative medicine es...

Objective: Rheum turkestanicum (R. turkestanicum) rhizomes have been used in Iranain traditional medicine as an anti-diabetic agent. The purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the anti-diabetic and antioxidant activities of R. turkestanicum rhizome extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.Materials and Methods: Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of 5...