OBJECTIVE Pimpinella anisum (P. anisum ) has different pharmacological properties such as anticonvulsant, analgesic, tranquilizer, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects. In this study the antidepressant-like effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of P. anisum fruit in mice was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were used to determ...

The anticoccidial effect of Artemisia annua and Pimpinella anisum on Eimeria tenella infection (1500 oocysts/chicken) has been studied. The products were used as oil administered 7.5% in water and as powder 1.5% in food. The effects of A. annua and P. anisum on E. tenella infection were assessed by clinical signs, mortality, fecal oocyst shedding, lesional score, body weight gain and feed conve...

The inhibitory effects of essential oils as well as chloroformic extracts of Thymus vulgaris, Thymus serpyllum, Salvia officinalis and Pimpinella anisum grown in Ash-shoubak region-south of Jordan and their possible individual phytochemical constituents was screened against pathogenic clinical and standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. The bioass...

BACKGROUND The present study investigated the effectiveness of a Pimpinella anisum-based herbal medicine for treating chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) without polyps in comparison to fluticasone nasal spray, in a single-blinded randomized trial. METHODS Patients with CRS without nasal polyps were randomly assigned into 2 treatment groups: individuals in the first group (n = 26) received 2 drops o...

Anise, or Pimpinella anisum, has a long history of usage in traditional and alternative medicine, as well the pharmaceutical sector. The species is native to Southwest Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean region. current studies have revealed that wild cultivated P. anisum are rich bioactive compounds, such phenols, tannins, carotenoids, fatty acids. Different parts plant used treatment diseases, p...

background: medicinal plants synthesize a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for human life. for medicinal purpose, antimicrobial activity of substances derived from plant extracts has been recognized for many years. pimpinella anisum l. (apiaceae) and illicium verum hook. f. (illiciaceae) plant species, have been used for treatment of infectious diseases in iranian traditio...

AIM To compare the antibacterial effect of hydro alcoholic extract of Salvia officinalis, Pimpinella anisum, Satureja hortensis, Rhus coriaria, Carum copticum, Mentha longifolia, Achillea millefolium against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Actinomyces viscosus through two in vitro methods. METHODS In this experimental study, hydro-alcoholic extracts have been prepared from t...

Objective: Pimpinella anisum (P. anisum) has different pharmacological properties such as anticonvulsant, analgesic, tranquilizer, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects. In this study the antidepressant-like effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of P. anisum fruit in mice was investigated. Materials and Methods: Forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were used to determ...

Periplaneta americana (Blattodea:Blattidae) toxicity of 17 different plant-based essential oil against, adults were investigated. Used oils Lavendula angustifola (Lamiaceae), Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae), Citrus bergamia (Rutaceae), Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae), Piper nigrum (Piperaceae), Curcuna longa Betula lenta (Betulaceae), Myristica fragranaceae (Myristica fragranaceae), com...