In vitro antibacterial activity of hydro-alcoholic extract of four selected medicinal plants was screened using agar well diffusion and broth dilution techniques. The four medicinal plants were leaf of Buddleja polystachya and Cordia Africana, stem bark of Albizia gummifera and areal part of Thymus schimperi. Antibacterial activity was assessed against: Pasteurella gallinarum, Salmonella gallin...

Objective: Previously, analgesic, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects have been suggested for Rosa damascena (R. damascena). In the present study, possible anti-seizure and neuro-protective effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of R. damascena has been investigated after inducing seizures in rats by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). Materials and Methods: The rats were divided to five groups: (1) Control...

Introduction: Regarding chronic nature of epilepsy and its side effects and to access the effective treatment procedures, herbal medicine has received remarkable interest. The aim of this study was to determine the anticonvulsant effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of Anethum graveolens seed on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) -induced seizure in male mice. Methods: Fifty-six albino male mice were div...

abstract aims: bovine mastitis continues to be the most costly disease to the dairy farmers. it dominates in iran as one of the most prevalent diseases in dairy cattle among the dairy farms. mastitis treatment with antibiotics leads to the development of antibiotic resistant strains and consumer health problem. this study was performed for the first time to analyze in vitro effects of hydro-alc...

background: corn silk (cs) is widely used in iranian traditional medicine. the aim of this study was to investigate hepatoprotective activity of cs by isolated rat liver perfusion system (irlp). methods: hydro-alcoholic extract of corn silk (10, 20, 40, and 100 mg kg-1) was evaluated for its hepatoprotective activity by irlp. phenol and flavonoid contents of the extract were determined as galli...

The methanol extract of its leaf was investigated for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities in animal models. The hydro-alcoholic extract, ethyl acetae and n-butanol fractions at 100 mg/kg body weight reduced significantly the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan. In the acetic acid-induced writhing model, the extract and the fractions had a good analgesic effect (P<0.01) charact...

Objective: To study the blood pressure, lipid and glycemic effects and safety of Vaccinium arctostaphylos leaf in the hypertensive hyperlipidemic type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: The patients took 350 mg standardized plant leaf hydro-alcoholic extract capsule (n=50) or placebo capsule (n=50) three times daily alongside conventional drugs for 2 months. At the baseline and endpoin...

Introduction: In traditional medicine, pumpkin seeds are prescribed and used commonly as energetic and sexual enhancer substances. This study was planned and carried out in order to fill the gap caused by the lack of sufficient scientific evidence on the effect of this substance on oogenesis and hormone-pituitary-ovarian axis. Revealing the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of pumpkin seeds on ...

Objectives:Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of the modern era. This study evaluates the effect of hydro-alcoholic celery leaf extract onsystolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR) and lipid profile in animals’ model of hypertension induced by fructose. Materials and Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups: 1) control group (free access to tap drinking water)...

Using on a bigger scale in agriculture of the substances like pesticides which, besides, the benefit effects that exert on the cultures, present, more often than not, also a toxicity degree unusually high, due to the fact that these substances are absorbed at the different tissues and organs and, in the same time with the ingestion of the fruits and of the vegetables treated, these compounds ge...