Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker has been reported to have anticoagulation, antithrombotic, liver protective and antitumor effects. In the present study, the inhibitory effects on proliferation of A549 human non‑small cell lung cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms were examined. Firstly, three solvents, 70% ethanol, distilled water and 95% ethanol, were used to extract Eupolyphaga sinensis Wal...

Introduction: Rosa damascena mill L., well-known as Rose, has numerous pharmacological properties including antioxidant, antitussive, relaxant effect on tracheal chains, hypnotic, antibacterial and anti-HIV. Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of various extracts of Rose flower petals. Methods: Chloroform, acetone, ethan...

Antioxidant activities of the ethanol (90%) extract of seeds of Lawsonia inermis L., as well as chloroform, ethyl acetate and water fractions extracted from the 90% ethanol extract were examined by a DPPH free radical scavenging and ferric reducing power (FRPA) as Non-site specific assays and lipid peroxidation (TBARS) as site specific assay. The 90% ethanol extract and its fractions along with...

OBJECTIVE Association between chronic alcohol intake and cardiac abnormality is well known; however, the precise underlying molecular mediators involved in ethanol-induced heart abnormalities remain elusive. This study investigated the effect of chronic ethanol exposure on calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIδ (CaMKIIδ) gene expression and monoamine oxidase (MAO) levels and histologic...

The incidence of Trichomonas tenax (T. tenax) in patients with acute ulcerative gingivitis has been demonstrated in several published reports. Metronidazole was known as the most effective drug for human trichomoniasis, however, drug resistance and toxicity appeared. This study was designed in vitro to investigate the inhibitory activity of Punica granatum (P. granatun) ethanol extract on the g...

The objective of the present study was to investigate the anticancer activity of Chinese medicine Caulis Spatholobi extract on multicentric osteosarcoma cells. Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was used to determine the total flavonoid content in each sample; vanillin sulphuric acid assay was used to determine the condensed tannin content in each sample; and the varying degrees of inhibitory activi...

background: garlic (allium sativum) is known for its anti-bacterial properties, but information on its effects against bacteria species that are important in fish diseases is scarce. objectives: the aim of this research was to use garlic as a natural product to improve the aquatic animal health status so as to compensate the demand for environment-friendly products for sustainable aquaculture. ...

Background & Aim: Homalium letestui Pellegr (Flacourtiaceae) used traditionally by the Ibibios of Southern Nigeria to treat stomach ulcer, malaria and other inflammatory diseases was evaluated for antiulcer properties.  Experimental: The effects of ethanol stem extract of H. letestui (200 – 600 mg/kg) and fractions (Aqueous and Dichloromethane, 400 mg/kg) on experimentally in...

The antibacterial activity of ethanol extract of Zingiber officinale Roscoe (ginger) and its combination with different salts like CuSO4, ZnSO4 and MnCl2 was investigated. Both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria were tested by agar diffusion method. The results showed that ethanol extract of Zingiber officinale gave the maximum zone of inhibition at 50mg/ml concentrations against Escheric...

Introduction: Walnut leaf contains large amounts of antioxidants, phenolic compounds and flavonoids and the beneficial effect of these compounds in the treatment of diabetes has been shown. This study investigated the effect of cyclohexane and ethanol extract of walnut leaf on activity of sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) enzyme. Methods: Fifty- six adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into s...