menorrhagia is one of the most common gynecological problem and leading causes of poor quality of life and iron deficiency anemia in women of reproductive age. research in gynecological field relies heavily on repeated measure designs. repeated measure studies are helpful in understanding how factors of interest change over time. our goal is to apply statistical methods which are appropriate fo...

background: urtica dioica has been used as antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic and antidiabetic herbal medicine. the purpose of this study was to study the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of urtica dioica on fructose-induced insulin resistance rats. methods: forty male wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups including control, fructose, extract 50, extract 100 and extract 200. the ...

Objective(s) Urtica dioica L. has been known as a medicinal plant in the world. This study was conducted to determine the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica leaves on seminiferous tubules of diabetic rats. Materials and Methods Animals were allocated to control, diabetic and protective groups. Treated animals received extract of U. dioica (100 mg/ kg/ day) IP for the firs...

background and objective: regarding side effects of acute and especially chronic inflammation and incomplete treatment of patients suffering from these side effects, the new and effective strategies are needed. for this purpose, in the present study, we scientifically evaluate an introduced folk herb urtica dioica, for treatment of inflammation. materials and methods: the sham, control and trea...

This study investigated the vitamin contents and health benefits of nine wild plants consumed as food, medicine, or animal feed in around Elazığ Malatya, Turkey. The introduced Rheum ribes, Gundelia tournefortii, Tragopogon reticulatus, Urtica dioica, Asphodelus aestivus, Medicago sativa, Nasturtium officinale, Mentha pulegium, Capsella pastoris. results showed that were common ingredients Turk...

background the malonyl-coa decarboxylase (mcd, ec.4.1.1.9) enzyme regulates malonyl-coa levels. the effect of aerial parts extracts of urtica dioica (ud) on mcd is poorly understood. objectives the present experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of ud aerial parts extracts on mcd level. materials and methods in this experimental study, two groups of rats were used: normal and hyperglyc...

Nettle consumption, as well as persimmon, orange, coconut etc. can lead to phytobezoar formation. Coke and cellulase-resistant phytobezoars should be removed either endoscopically or surgically, depending on their dimensions. The treatment of choice for giant phytobezoars (more than 10 cm) is gastrotomy.

227 The scientists at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA reported the production and characteristics of natural cellulose fibres obtained from the leaves and stems of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum Linn.). The composition, structure and properties of fibres obtained from the leaves and stem of switchgrass have been evaluated in comparison to the common natural cellulose fibre...