conclusions these results indicated that aqueous extract of lemon verbena (≥ 100 mg/kg) has undesirable effects on memory; however, understanding the underling mechanisms needs further investigation. background lemon verbena (lippia citriodora) has been known to have various pharmacologic activities. objectives lemon verbena leaves are used to make an herbal tea, which is traditionally used for...

introduction: alhagi camelorum belongs to the leguminosae family is used in iranian folk medicine to treat some gastric diseases. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the alhagi camelorum aqueous extract for anti-ulcer activity in rats. methods: male wistar rats were pretreated with the a. camelorum aqueous extract (150, 300 or 450 mg/kg of b.w., p.o.) before induction of gastric ulcer ...

background crocus sativus l. (saffron), which belongs to the iridaceae family, is widely cultivated in iran. cardiovascular effects of saffron has been established in some studies but the effects of chronic administration of saffron (c. sativus) stigma aqueous extract on blood pressure has not been investigated. objectives in this study the effects of saffron (c. sativus) stigma aqueous extract...

background:   objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts of lettuce seed on testosterone level and spermatogenesis.   materials and methods: in this experimental study 24 adult male nmri mice weighing 20-25gr were purchased. animals were randomly divided into 4 groups: controls, hydro-alcoholic (200 mg/kg) and aqueous extracts (50, 10...

to determine the anticonvulsant activity of the leaf extract of croton zambesicus in mice and rats, and in order to verify the traditional use of the plant in the treatment of epilepsy. the pentyleneterazole (ptz) and the maximal electroshock seizure (mes) models were used for assessing the anticonvulsant effects of the aqueous leaf extract in mice and rats. in the ptz test, the leaf extract (1...

dorema aucheri is a plant that grows in iran. in persian it is called (bilhar). this experimental study was carried out at ferdowsi university of mashhad in 2014. after collection and preparation of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of dorema aucheri (bilhar), the antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of bilhar was evaluated against 7 laboratory strains of microorganisms, includ...

Objective(s) This study planned to assess antidepressant like activity of aqueous extract from leaves of Citrus maxima Merr. (Rutaceae). Materials and Methods Boiling was used for aqueous extraction. Acute toxicity study was performed in mice. Antidepressant activity was studied using locomotor activity test, modified forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST). Three doses 100...