The objective of this study was to determine the effects of garlic oil (Allium sativa), turmeric powder (Curcuma longa Linn) and Monensin on Total apparent digestibility of nutrients in Baloochi lambs. The experiment was designed as a 4 x 4 Latin square using 4 ruminally baloochi lambs with 4 treatments in four 28-d periods. Treatments were control (no additive), garlic oil (0. 4 g/d), monensin...

Background: Various herbal products are being tried to treat common ailments. Such a trend is witnessed in dentistry also. gall extract of Quercus infectoria has been found to possess antibacterial properties against some common oral pathogens. Aim: to assess the antibacterial property and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIc) of gall extract of Quercus infectoria against Enterococcus faecalis...

Objective Calcium oxalate crystals are found in majority of kidney stones with calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) as one of the primary types of kidney stones. Various methods of treatment exist, including herbal treatment in the Philippines that uses the medicinal herb Blumea balsamifera (B. balsamifera). Methods The effect of B. balsamifera extract on the morphology of calcium oxalate crysta...

Efficacy of three different concentrations (5, 10 and 15 mg/ml) of dry flower powder of E. splendens and L. nepetaefolia was tested on the growth of aflatoxin-producing toxigenic strains of fungi A. flavus (NCBT 101) and A. parasiticus (NCBT 128) in Sabouraud dextrose agar medium (SDA). Maximum (75%) inhibition of growth of A. flavus was seen at 15 mg/ml concentration of E. splendens flower dry...

In this study creams were formulated based on the anti-oxidant potential of herbal extracts and its evaluation. Punica granatum leaves were shade dried and extracted by using soxhlet method with different solvents such as n-hexane, Benzene, alcohol and consistency of different metabolites. In this study creams were formulated based the antioxidant potential of herbal extract and its evaluation....

BACKGROUND Synthetic antioxidants and antimicrobials are losing ground to their natural counterparts and therefore, the food industry has motivated to seek other natural alternatives. Apple pomace, a by-product in the processing of apples, is rich in polyphenols, and plant polyphenols have been used as food additives owing to their strong antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The goal of th...

BACKGROUND Mikania laevigata leaves are commonly used in Brazil as a medicinal plant. OBJECTIVE To obtain hydroalcoholic dried extract by nebulization and evaluate its antiulcerogenic potential. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plant material and hydroalcoholic extract were processed and analyzed for their physicochemical characteristics. A method using HPLC was validated to quantify coumarin and o-co...

small pieces, homogenized with two volumes of 50mMTris buffer (pH 7.4) containing 0.25 Msucrose and 1 mMEDTA, and centrifuged at 700g for 10minutes. After removal of the precipitate (nuclear-debris), the supernatant was further centrifuged at 7,000g for 60minutes. To the resulting sediment (lysosomal-mitochondrial pellet) was added 200ml of cold acetone, and the suspension was stirred for an ho...

BACKGROUND Sedentary lifestyle, psychological stress and labor saving devices in this current society often disrupts the energy gain and expenditure balance leading to obesity. High caloric diet is associated with the high prevalence of cognitive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric disorders in addition to cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities. The present study was aimed to elucidate the pot...