1 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, “V. Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara 2 Department of Biochemistry, “V. Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara 3 Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “V. Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara 4 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “V. Babeș” University...

AIMS To identify several strains of Mesorhizobium amorphae and Mesorhizobium tianshanense nodulating Cicer arietinum in Spain and Portugal, and to study the symbiotic genes carried by these strains. METHODS AND RESULTS The sequences of 16S-23S intergenic spacer (ITS), 16S rRNA gene and symbiotic genes nodC and nifH were analysed. According to their 16S rRNA gene and ITS sequences, the strains...

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. is used in folk medicine for treatment of stomach disorders including peptic ulcers. The hydroalcoholic extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (HEGG) was evaluated for antiulcerogenic activity and acute toxicity profile in mice. Various doses of HEGG (50-200 mg/kg) were administered orally to animals of different groups. Omeprazole and cimetidine at doses of 30 and 100 mg/kg wer...

This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract and different fractions (nbutanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and n-hexane) of Glycyrrhiza glabra root. The antimicrobial activity was determined by the disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against a panel of microorganisms (four bacterial strains, i.e P. multocida, E. coli, B. sub...

Introduction: Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) has been traditionally used as a medicinal plant in Iran for treatment of diseases such as gastric ulcer and arthrosclerosis. In this study, in order to determine some of its mechanisms, effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra was examined on the blood pressure in rats. Methods: Adult male rats were anesthetized via injection of pen...

The characteristics of Glycyrrhiza plants from 12 collection sites in southeastern Kazakhstan were investigated. G. uralensis was observed at 9 of the sites from Almaty to Shu, and G. glabra was observed at 8 sites. At 4 sites near Shu, and 1 site near Almaty, G. glabra and G. uralensis grew together forming a mixed population, and intermediate-type plants between them were also observed at 3 s...

The increased cancer risk associated with hormone therapies has encouraged many women to seek non-hormonal alternatives including botanical supplements such as hops (Humulus lupulus) and licorice (Glycyrrhiza spec.) to manage menopausal symptoms. Previous studies have shown estrogenic properties for hops, likely due to the presence of 8-prenylnarigenin, and chemopreventive effects mainly attrib...

objective(s):the use of doxorubicin (dox) is limited by its dose-dependent cardio toxicity in which reactive oxygen species (ros) play an important role in the pathological process. the aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of three medicinal plants, nigella sativa (n), glycyrrhiza glabra (g) and zingiber officinale (z), and their combination (ngz), against dox-induced apoptos...