backgrounds: occurrence of resistance against antiparasitic drugs has made it essential for researchers to find new sources for antiparasitic drugs. objectives: this study was performed to determine the efficiency of alcoholic extract of worm wood (artemisia absinthium) on syphasia parasite. methods: artemisia absinthium extract was examined on 3 groups of mice at 2.5%, 5% and 10% concentration...

The aim of this study was preparation of a standard extract from the leaves of Artemisia absinthium in order to add into a suspention formula as a laxative agent for use in animal husbandry. As approved by the commission E, the Artemisia absinthium preparations are used internally for loss of appetite, dyspeptic, liver, and gallbladder complaints. A. absinthium is commonly used in food industry...

Artemisia absinthium is an aromatic and medicinal plant of ethnopharmacological interest and it has been widely studied. The use ofA. absinthium based on the collection of wild populations can result in variable compositions of the extracts and essential oils (EOs). The aim of this paper is the identification of the active components of the vapour pressure (VP) EO from a selected and cultivated...

The present study was conducted to explore the characterization of Montivipera xanthina crude venom partially by in vitro and in vivo and the anti-snake venom activities of Artemisia absinthium L. in comparison with carrageenan-induced acute inflammation model in rats. The LD50 value was estimated as 8.78 mg/kg within 24 h by different venom doses administrated intraperitoneally in mice. The IC...

In the present study, an extensive in vitro antimicrobial profiling was performed for three medicinal plants grown in Cuba, namely Simarouba glauca, Melaleuca leucadendron and Artemisia absinthium. Ethanol extracts were tested for their antiprotozoal potential against Trypanosoma b. brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania infantum and Plasmodium falciparum. Antifungal activities were evaluated ag...

background: essential oils are found to have multiple active components which can show in vitro cytotoxic action against various cancerous cell lines. this study reports the in vitro cytotoxic effects of the essential oil from artemisia absinthium l. (asteraceae) growing wild in iran. methods: water-distilled essential oil of a. absinthium collected from ardabil, north-western iran, was examine...

The Mutagenic Effects of Environmental Radon Gas Radiation on the Tanshinone Related Metabolites in Artemisia Absinthium