background : the study was aimed to show the effect of molecular mechanism of aqueous garlic extract (age) on expression of ifnγ and inos genes in leishmania major . methods : leishmania major promastigotes (mrho/ir/75/er) were added to the in-vitro cultured j774 cell line, the cells were incubated for 72 hours. various concentrations of garlic extract (9.25, 18.5, 37, 74, 148 mg/ml) were added...

background: teucrium polium has been known as an important traditional medicinal plant and is used for different therapeutic purposes such as gastrointestinal disorders. therefore, the anti-spasmodic and antinociceptive activities of aqueous extract of teucrium polium w as examined. methods: anti-spasmodic effect of different concentrations (47-470 mg/l) of teucrium polium extract was assessed ...

abstract recently weed scientist are more interested in weed management by allelopathy . the main objective of the study was to evaluate allelopathic potential of sunflower on redroot pigweed and common lambsquarter. this study was conducted in two series of laboratory and greenhouse experiments. under laboratory conditions, leaf, stem and root aqueous extracts of sunflower at 0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5...

The purpose of this study was to measure the antioxidant status animals treated with 250 and 500 mg / kg doses ethanol aqueous extract Drosera peltata on Erich ascites carcinoma (EAC) inoculated mice. A total 70 mice were divided into 7 groups, each group ten first received normal food water for 14 days under control. second also days, which cancer Third 5- flurouracil (20 mg/kg, i.p) days. Fou...

the hypotensive effect of garlic has been well-documented in human subjects and animals. since endothelial activity regulates vascular reactivity in physiological and pathophysiological conditions, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of garlic on endothelium-dependent and independent relaxation of rat aorta for elucidation of mechanism of the garlic anti-hypertensive effe...

background: diabetes mellitus is considered one of the 5 principal causes of death in the world and is recognized as a global public health issue because of its multifactorial facets affecting essential biochemical processes in the body. this study investigated the antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic activities of the aqueous extract of cochlospermum planchonii (c. planchonii) leaves in streptozo...

putative activity of hydroalcoholic and aqueous infusion extracts of echium amoenum l. was investigated in mice using the rotarod model of motor coordination and the elevated plus maze model of anxiety. the extracts were administered intraperitonealy (i.p.) once, one hour before performing the tests. preliminary phytochemical study of the plant, with standard procedures, showed that it contains...

objectives the current study aimed to investigate the immunostimulatory effects of the aqueous extract of heracleum persicum on mouse peritoneal macrophages. background the immune system provides protection against infectious diseases that are caused by various microorganisms, in particular pathogenic fungi. utilization of herbal immunostimulants is one solution to improve the immunity of human...

to determine the neuropharmacological activity of the leaf extract of croton zambesicus in mice and chicks. the effect of aqueous leaf extract of croton zambesicus on thiopental sodium – induced sleeping time in mice, on gross locomotor activity (gla) in 2-day old chicks and effect of extract on apomorphine - induced stereotyped behavior in chicks were evaluated. the aqueous extract (1000 and 1...

A new interaction between insects and carnivorous plants is reported from Brazil. Larvae of the predatory flower fly Toxomerus basalis (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) have been found scavenging on the sticky leaves of several carnivorous sundew species (Drosera, Droseraceae) in Minas Gerais and São Paulo states, SE Brazil. This syrphid apparently spends its whole larval stage feeding on prey tr...