Type II diabetes mellitus is a common disease in the world and characterized by hyperglycemia. Prevention of reducing hyperglycemia depends on inhibition α-amylase α-glucosidase enzymes. In this study, antidiabetic profiles Paliurus spina-christi Mill. fruit were investigated. The species used as an folk medicine Turkey. inhibitory effect studies conducted to prove effect. n-hexane sub-extract ...

In recent years, herbal medicines have become a significant novel source of treatment for various types cancer, including breast cancer. Various investigations declared that Paliurus spina-christi Mill. (PSC) shows antioxidant, antifungal, antimicrobial, and antibacterial properties, but its effect on cancer cells is unknown. This study purposed to evaluate the possible anti-cancer effects etha...

ziziphus spina-christi are distributed in arid and semi-arid regions of world. most of these areas are subjected to soil salinity. so, the aim of this study was to find out the effects of different nacl concentrations on z. spina-christi seedlings growth, in the presence of a number of single and dual amf inoculums, to provide some information about possible effects of amf under salinity condit...

BACKGROUND Herbal medicine has becoming a potential source of treatment for different types of cancer including breast cancer. It has been shown that plants from the family Rhamnaceae possess anticancer activity. OBJECTIVE In this study, we determined the antiproliferative influence of Ziziphus spina christi- a species from this family- on the MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell line. ...

Schistosomiasis has been classified as a category II disease after malaria in importance targeted tropical disease. Praziquantel (PZQ) which is the chemotherapeutic agent of choice against adult worms, already faces drawback drug resistance some Schistosoma isolates. Therefore, searching for new alternative drugs intention many researchers. In current study, effect different doses 6.25, 12.5, 2...

The antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of Ziziphus spina-christi leaves were examined using agar disc diffusion method against five bacteria (Streptococcus feacalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). These extracts had inhibitory activity at various stages of germination;1st stage has inhibitory activity of 22 mm against Strept...

This paper analyzes Martin Luther’s criticism of increasingly corrupt church practices, including, the papacy’s granting of indulgences, the promotion of pilgrimage, the preservation and exploitation of relics, the cult of saints, and the belief in saintly intercession. I will examine how Luther’s critiques of these practices were expressed in the religious propaganda that circulated during thi...