Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) belongs the family Fagaceae, is a medicinal plant which seed flour is used to treat inflammatory and gastric ulcers by the tribes in south western Iran. The current study was done to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. brantii seed flour for treatment of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol in Wistar rats. The hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. bran...

Background and Objective: Plantago psyllium has long been utilised as a medicinal agent worldwide. The current study aims to evaluate the in vivo antimicrobial effects of aqueous P. psyllium and a hydro-alcoholic extract of P. psyllium on Helicobacter pylori as well as the effects of these extracts on liver and kidney in a rat model. Materials and Methods: A total number of 50 female Sprague D...

OBJECTIVE Previously, analgesic, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects have been suggested for Rosa damascena (R. damascena). In the present study, possible anti-seizure and neuro-protective effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of R. damascena has been investigated after inducing seizures in rats by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). MATERIALS AND METHODS The rats were divided to five groups: (1) CONTROL...

persian oak (quercus brantii lindl., the fagaceae family) is a medicinal plant which seed flour is used to treat inflammatory and gastric ulcers by the tribes in southwestern iran. the current study was done to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of q. brantii seed flour for treatment of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol in wistar rats. the hydro-alcoholic extract of q. brantii was t...

BACKGROUND One of the considerable uses of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seed in traditional medicine has been to reduce semen, sperm and sexuality. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts of lettuce seed on testosterone level and spermatogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study 24 adult male NMRI mice weighing 20-25...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the hydro-alcoholic extract of Rhus coriaria seeds on the reproductive system of nicotinamide-streptozotocin-induced type-2 diabetic mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, 56 male Naval Medical Research Institute mice were randomly divided into seven groups (n=8): control; diabetic mice; diabetic mice adminis...

objective: leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic infectious diseases in the world. since last century, many efforts have been made to control and treat the disease, but appropriate vaccines, pesticides and medicines are not available or even eligible. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of seidlitzia rosmarinus on the lesions of experim...

INTRODUCTION Regarding chronic nature of epilepsy and its side effects and to access the effective treatment procedures, herbal medicine has received remarkable interest. The aim of this study was to determine the anticonvulsant effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of Anethum graveolens seed on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) -induced seizure in male mice. METHODS Fifty-six albino male mice were divide...

introduction: regarding chronic nature of epilepsy and its side effects and to access the effective treatment procedures, herbal medicine has received remarkable interest. the aim of this study was to determine the anticonvulsant effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of anethum graveolens seed on pentylenetetrazol (ptz) -induced seizure in male mice. methods: fifty-six albino male mice were divide...