Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of lepidium sativum(LS) on sperm parameters in adult rat. Materials and Methods: Male adult rats were divided into three groups: control group (n=5) received normal salin; group2: received 200 L.S extract; group3: received 400 LS extract. All groups were treated for 21 days. Evaluations were made by hysto...

The present study was designed to determine the possible effect of ethanolic extract of Lepidium sativum seeds on alteration membrane bound phosphatises (ATPase) and histopathology of acute renal failure. The 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg ethanolic extract of Lepidium sativum L. seeds was used to against cisplatin (5 mg/kg, i.p.) induced renal toxicity. The experimental protocol designed as the anima...

This study was aimed to provide the pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Lepidium sativum in diarrhea using in vivo and in vitro assays. The seed extract of Lepidium sativum (Ls.Cr) at 100 and 300 mg/kg inhibited castor oil-induced diarrhea in rats. In isolated rat ileum, Ls.Cr (0.01-5 mg/mL) reversed carbachol (CCh, 1 µM) and K(+) (80 mM)-induced contractions with higher potency agai...

There is a need for a reliable sustainable option to effectively manage the landfill leachate generation. This study presents a simple procedure for the revegetation of the walls of closed landfills, employing the leachate as a fertirrigant. The native plants Lepidium sativum, Lactuca sativa, and Atriplex halimus, which suit the local climate, were chosen for this study in Southern Italy. The m...

the seeds of lepidium sativum (garden cress) were selected as a new source of hydrocolloid and some of its fundamental physico-chemical properties such as intrinsic viscosity and functional group were determined. ftir analysis showed that this polymer was composed of carbohydrate with functional carboxyl and hydroxyl groups. intrinsic viscosity was determined to be 1.33 ml/mg in water. the hydr...

Wild crucifers namely Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica fruticulosa, B. rugosa, B. spinescens, B. tournefortii, Camelina sativa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Crambe abysinnica, Cronopus didymus, Diplotaxis assurgens, D. gomez-campoi, D. muralis, D. siettiana, D. tenuisiliqua, Enatharocarpus lyratus, Lepidium sativum and Sinapis alba along with five cultivated Brassica species including B. rapa (BSH-1)...

the objective of the study was to investigate pollution sources in the Vilnia river and evaluate the toxicity of sewage, contamination of the Vilnia river water and bottom sediments, using a complex of biological methods. toxicity was assessed by use of various indices of test-organisms: seed germination and root growth in Lepidium sativum l., and mortality and physiological indices in early on...

We analyze how temporal variability in local demography and dispersal combine to affect the rate of spread of an invading species. Our model combines state-structured local demography (specified by an integral or matrix projection model) with general dispersal distributions that may depend on the state of the individual or its parent. It allows very general patterns of stationary temporal varia...

Lepidium sativum Linn. has been used in traditional and folklore medicine for the treatment of bronchial asthma, diabetes, local and rheumatic pain. The present study deals with the investigation of the neurobehavioral effects of the total alkaloid from seeds of Lepidium sativum [LSAF].The effect of LSAF on general pharmacology, thiopental induced hypnosis, locomotor activity, motor coordinatio...

Sexual selection favors strategies that enhance the fertilization chances of sperm donors, and sexual conflict can ensue when these adaptations negatively affect sperm recipients (Arnqvist and Rowe 2005). Such conflict often causes counteradaptive coevolution that can result in bizarre mating behaviors in separate-sex (Arnqvist and Rowe 2005) and hermaphroditic species (Michiels and Newman 1998...