background & aim: during human history, most of infectious diseases have been cured with herbal drugs traditionally so that, nowadays, in most developing countries, herbal drugs play an important role in primal remedy. this study has been done according to the appropriate climate and biodiversity of plants in golestan province in order to investigate the antimicrobial activity of alcoholics...

organic compounds including seaweed extract were applied in organic production system and sustainable agriculture. one of these compounds is humic acid that was used widely in research and commercial programs. humic acid is an organic acid obtained from humus and other natural resources with hormonal effects and improving nutrient absorption, increasing root and shoot biomass. in order to inves...

reticulorumen hypomotility leads to the impaired physiologic functions of the digestive tract. prokinetic action of ginger has been demonstrated in the laboratory animals and human. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of ginger on contraction and motility of reticulum and rumen of ruminants. collected samples of reticulum and rumen from eight sheep were in...

infectious diseases are responsible for thousands of worldwide early death .many commercial antibiotics have been used to control human's infectious diseases all over the world. calotropis procera linn a wild growing plant of asclepiadaecae family is known to possess multifarious medicinal properties. total 80 non repetitive clinical e. coli strains recovered during 7 month, and were screened f...

introduction: vaginitis is an inflammatory and infectious disease in human host that involved vaginal mucosa. increase of resistance to various antibacterial agent has been very significant in three or four recent decades and this important subject reveals the use of new and natural sources such as plants with medical and antimicrobial property for eradication of these infections. therefore, th...

conclusions in conclusion, taking gse for eight weeks had beneficial effects on the plasma gsh, mda levels, and markers of insulin metabolism of female volleyball players. results supplementation with gse resulted in a significant rise in the plasma glutathione (gsh) level (+265.5 ± 344.2 vs. +2.2 ± 378.2 µmol/l, p = 0.02), as well as a significant decrease in the malondialdehyde (mda) level (-...

objective: this study was aimed to examine the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of urtica dioica leaf extract in animal models. materials and methods: hydroalcoholic extract of the plant leaves was prepared by percolation method. male swiss mice (25-35 g) and male wistar rats (180-200 g) were randomly distributed in control, standard drug, and three experimental groups (n=6 in each...

conclusions these results indicate the lipid-lowering effects of quince leaf similar to atorvastatin and it can probably serve as a new potential natural product for atherosclerosis treatment. results oral administration of cholesterol for 8 weeks resulted in a significant increase (p < 0.05) in plasma markers. treatment with the extract at dose of 50 mg/kg and 0.5 mg/kg of atorvastatin not onl...

rosmarinus officinalis has been used in traditional medicine extensively. this study evaluated the hormonal and cellular effects of rosmarinus officinalis extract on testes of adult rats. thirty male wistar rats (in three groups) received 50 or 100 mg/kg b.w of rosmarinus officinalis extract (made from the plant’s leaves, flower and stem) (treatment groups) and 10 ml/kg b.w normal saline (contr...

due to the limited availability of effective pharmaceutical products and serious side effects of the available therapy for leishmaniasis, search for useful medicinal plants is necessary. previous studies reported preventative effect of echinacea against leishmania infections through immunologic stimulation. here we tested concentrated ethanolic extract of the root of echinacea purpurea prepared...