a review of the publications in traditional medicine indicates that the root of glycyrrhiza glabra l., fabaceae, is recommended for treatment of epilepsy. as a renewable source, the leaves of g. glabra var. glandulifera growing in iran were examined for possible anticonvulsant activity. the anticonvulsant activity of the leaves’ ethanol extract and dichloromethane, f1, n-hexane, f1a, and methan...

Oxidative stress has been suggested as a consequence and as a cause of epileptic seizures. Researches indicate Achillea wilhelmsii (A.wilhelmsii) has anti-oxidant and anti-spasmic effects on central nervous system. This plant grows in most part of Iran. An Iranian research that done in 2013 showed that the hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea wilhelmsii possesses an antioxidant effect in the brai...

Formononetin is a naturally occurring isoflavone, which can be found in low concentrations in many dietary products, but the greatest sources of this substance are Astragalus membranaceus, Trifolium pratense, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Pueraria lobata, which all belong to Fabaceae family. Due to its structural similarity to 17 β -estradiol, it can mimic estradiol's effect and therefore is consider...

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. is an age-old plant used in traditional medicine across the globe for its ethnopharmacological values to cure varieties of ailments from simple cough to hepatitis to more complex like SARS and cancer. The present paper is an effort to highlight the role of a few major constituents of this plant, which have multifaceted pharmacological actions and could be used as templa...

Indisputably the third millennium is witnessing the worldwide changes in healthcare. Ayurvedic system of healthcare has gained good popularity. Ayurveda is a profound and comprehensive system of health care that originated in India. This system endeavors to rationalize the all phenomena governing empirical experiences with natural products in medicine. Ayurvedic medicare system has attained pop...

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) is an important medicinal plant. In this study, the antimicrobial activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from licorice leaves were studied compared to root extracts activities. Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans were used as test organisms...

the effects of desiccation and nacl and polyethylen glycol (peg) induced water potentials on rhizome bud sprouting of the perennial weed, glycyrrhiza glabra were investigated in separate laboratory experiments laid out in completely randomized designs. each treatment was replicated four times. the water potentials of nacl and peg used were 0, -0.4, -0.8, -1.2 and -1.6 mpa. desiccation experimen...

Clinical efficacy and safety of a herbomineral drug containing withania somnifera Asparagus racemosus glycyrrhiza glabra, mucuna pruriens, Myristica fragrans, Anauchus pyrethrum, Ipomoea digitata, sida cordifolia, zine ash complex and high energy carbohydrate molecules were evaluated in an open study. All patients treated with the drug reported good improvement in the various symptomatology of ...

Amaç: Alternatif tıp, insanlık tarihinde birçok hastalıkla mücadelede önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu çalışmada Glycyrrhiza glabra L.'nin biyolojik aktivitesi araştırıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bitkinin kök kısımları etanol ile ekstrakte edildi. Antioksidan oksidan potansiyelleri Rel Assay kitleri kullanılarak belirlendi. Antimikrobiyal aktivite, agar seyreltme yöntemi standart bakteri mantar suşlarına...