Barberry fruit is consumed in different forms including dried fruit, juice, jam and marmalade in Iran. This fruit is also used as a food additive (flavoring and colorant) in soup and rice dishes. In present study, antioxidant activities of acetone, ethanol and water (infusion and decoction) extracts of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) fruit were investigated using 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzo...

Toxicopathological effects of herbs have always been a major concern. There is scant information available about the toxicopathological effects of barberry in the fetus. Since the embryogenesis in chicken is similar to human beings, the objective of this study is to evaluate the lesions of the various dosages of Berberis vulgaris using a chicken embryonic model. Fertile chicken eggs were divide...

background: barberry (berberris vulgaris) is a well known medicinal plant in iran and has also been used as food. objective: this study was conducted to evaluate antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity of methanolic extract of barberry fruit. methods: methanolic extract was prepared and pharmacologically studied on isolated guinea- pig ileum, dose- response curves of histamine and acetylcho...

background: several herbal remedies are used in traditional medicine for treatment of liver disorders, but their efficacy, safety, and dosage have not been investigated so far. objective: the present study was aimed to evaluate the liver protective effects of medicinal herbs extracts such as cynara scolymus leave (artichok), cichorium intybus roots (chichory), taraxacum officinale root (dandeli...

BACKGROUND Tissue protective effect of compounds with antioxidant properties has been demonstrated. The alkaloids found in barberry root are considered as antioxidants. OBJECTIVE According to barberry protective effects in different tissues, in this study, the protective effect of Berberis integerrima Bge. root )MEBIR) was evaluated against CCl4-induced testicular damages in Wistar rats. MA...

In this study, the effect of some processing parameters on bulk density, particle density, particle size and some of powder reconstruction properties such as dispersibility, Wettability and water solubility index of spray dried barberry (Berberis vulgaris) juice powders were investigated. A Pilot Spray Dryer (Two- Flow nozzle, counter- current, one cyclone) was employed for the spray d...

In this study, the effect of some processing parameters on bulk density, particle density, particle size and some of powder reconstruction properties such as dispersibility, wetability and water solubility index of spray dried barberry (Berberis vulgaris)  juice powders were investigated. A Pilot Spray Dryer (Two- Flow nozzle, counter- current, one cyclone) was employed for the spray drying pro...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a common medical problem. There is in fact a growing body of literature on plants used for the treatment of diabetes. Plant materials attracted considerable interest of scientists. In this respect, in the past few years, attempts were made to use natural plant products for the treatment of patients with diabetes. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investig...

the objective of this study was to investigate dehydration kinetics of barberry (berberis vulgaris l.) at different drying temperatures (60 ºc, 70 ºc, 80 ºc), air velocities (0.3 m s-1, 0.5 m s-1, 1 m s-1) with two types of pretreatment. drying time and colour quality during dehydration were experimentally determined. barberries were dried from the initial moisture content of 73.44% (w.b.) to t...