BACKGROUND Sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) has been used in traditional treatment of some diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sumac (R. coriaria L.) powder on insulin resistance (IR), malondialdehyde (MDA), high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity in type 2 diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A double-blind randomized placebo contr...

OBJECTIVE Children and adolescents are considered as the best target groups for preventing and controlling the cardiovascular diseases risk factors and reducing mortality in adulthood. Alternative medicine and herbal drugs have been taken into account for managing dyslipidemia in this population. The beneficial effects of Sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) on lipid profile have been confirmed in some lab...

Abstract Goat yogurt samples fortified with 20% (w/v) Rhus coriaria leaf powder were in vitro digested order to evaluate the total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity (AA), and bioaccessibility of compounds digestate. After digestion, TPC AA values R. coriaria-fortified yogurts increased compared undigested (P < 0.001). In particular, has about twice; whereas, have 10 6 times, for ABTS...

Natural dyes gained increasing attention due to environmental considerations. Many of the dye plants have also medicinal values. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 25 plants as dyes and their dyed wool yarns against microorganisms. Prokaryotes were found to be more sensitive to dye extracts than eukaryotic microorganisms and dyestuff from Punica granatum, Berberis vulgaris, Agrimoni...

Jon Lindsay University of Toronto [email protected] Erik Gartzke University of California San Diego [email protected] 25 August 2016 In Kelly M. Greenhill and Peter J. P. Krause, eds., The Power to Hurt: Coercion in Theory and in Practice (Oxford University Press, Forthcoming) [Final copyedited text may differ] Introduction Protecting and exploiting computing infrastructure has become ...