The antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the seeds of Garcinia kola was investigated. Agar diffusion and paper disc methods were used for the investigation. The tested organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Micrococcus luteus were obtained from the Molecula...

background and objectives:increased antibiotic resistance as a result of using antimicrobial drugs and also their various adverse effects has caused that in recent years, investigation of medicinal plants beconsidered for discovering new medicinal resources against bacterial infections. this study was performed with the objective of determining the antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanoli...

teucrium polium (labiatae) is a plant that widely grows in iran. some of species of teucrium are used for a considerable range of actions in traditional medicine and t. polium has frequently been used as anticonvulsant. in this study, we investigated the protective effects of t. polium ethanolic aqueous extracts and related fractions on seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (ptz) and maximal e...

Objective: Rosa beggeriana Schrenk has been consumed in Iranian traditional medicine. In contrary to its close species (e.g. R. canina), there is no data on its medicinal properties. Therefore, we explored possible cytotoxic effects of R. beggeriana against two cancer cell lines. Materials and Methods: The cytotoxic and anti-pro...

OBJECTIVE To identify the antihyperglycemic activity of various extracts, petroleum ether (60-80°), chloroform, acetone, ethanol, aqueous and crude aqueous, of the flower buds of Michelia champaca, and to identify the antidiabetic activity of active antihyperglycemic extract. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plant extracts were tested for antihyperglycemic activity in glucose overloaded hyperglycemic ra...

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, aq...

Bauhinia variegata L. is traditionally used in treating a variety of ailments in India. Phytochemical screening and in vitro free radical scavenging activity of aqueous and ethanolic bark extracts of Bauhinia variegata was assessed by studying its ability to scavenge DPPH, Nitric oxide, hydroxyl radical and reducing power. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of steroid, phenol/ tannin,...

Adhatoda zeylanica (Medic.) family-Acanthaceae is distributed all over the plains of India and lower Himalaya ranges, ascending to height of 1500 m. The present study is an attempt to explore the anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic and aqueous extract of leaves of the Adhatoda zeylanica. Dose of 100 mg/ml and 200 mg/ml of ethanolic and aqueous extract were evaluated for their anti-inflammat...

Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Bambusa vulgaris leaf were comparatively screened for anthelmintic activities; ethanolic extract appeared to be more potent in expelling the ova of Ascaris worm and the treated rabbits showed rapid weight gain with a mean value of 0.25kg after treatment as against 0.21g during infection than aqueous extracts. These suggest that they could serve as an alternativ...