Background and Objectives: With regard to the hazards of nitrite, application of natural preservatives in order to reduce the microbial load of meat and meat products is increasing. Owing to their anti-bacterial properties, red barberry and the dried residue of red grape could be suitable replacers for nitrite. Materials and Methods: Agar dilution method was employed in order to determine th...

many herbaceous plants contain compounds that have biological effects in addition to their medicinal properties. they have compounds with numerous properties, including hypo lipidemic, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, and hepato protective ones, which have been analyzed at different levels. one of these plants, with the scientific name of berberis vulgaris, is barberry. the most important compounds i...

Background: The thyroid gland secrete the hormone thyroxin (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). They have a profound effect on the metabolism of hormones. The aim of this study was to servey the effect of the extract of plant root barberry on the amount of thyroid hormone in rat having hypercholesterolemia. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 40 Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups ...

INTRODUCTION The incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is very high in human societies and their prevention and treatment are the most important priority in many countries. Hypertension makes an important contribution to the development of CVDs. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to collect the ethno-medicinal knowledge of the traditional healers of Shiraz on medicinal plants used in the treat...

Many herbaceous plants contain compounds that have biological effects in addition to their medicinal properties. They have compounds with numerous properties, including hypo lipidemic, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, and hepato protective ones, which have been analyzed at different levels. One of these plants, with the scientific name of Berberis vulgaris, is barberry. The most important compounds i...

Abstract Background Barberry fruit is a good source of natural antioxidants and various functional compounds. Different concentrations maltodextrin (10, 13, 16% w/w) were used to produce spray-dried barberry juice powder the powders (50, 60, 70%) applied create effervescent tablets. Results The results showed that by increasing amount concentration, moisture, water activity decreased ( p < 0...

background: several herbal remedies are used in traditional medicine for treatment of liver disorders, but their efficacy, safety, and dosage have not been investigated so far. objective: the present study was aimed to evaluate the liver protective effects of medicinal herbs extracts such as cynara scolymus leave (artichok), cichorium intybus roots (chichory), taraxacum officinale root (dandeli...

AIM Food and medicinal applications of barberry date back to 2500 years ago. This study investigates Berberis integerrima impact on lymphocytic immune responses. MATERIALS & METHODS Balb/c splenocytes were treated by 0.001-1000 μg/ml of B. integerrimaaqueous and alcoholic extracts in presence of phytohemagglutinin and lipopolysaccharide mitogens. Cell proliferation was assayed and cytokines w...