Clinical and Pathological Investigations of Accidental Catharanthus roseus. In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 70 (4) - December 2015

Cats with Runny Eyes. Treatment of Feline Herpes Virus Infections. In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 70 (4) - December 2015

Catharanthus Roseus (tapak Dara):”a Controversial” Medicinal Plant in Indonesia

Herbal medicine industry in Indonesia was shaken when Indonesian National Agency of Drugs and Food control prohibits the development of herbal medicines made from Catharanthus roseus. The reason given is that Catharanthus roseus contains alkaloids causing bone marrow depression. The purpose of this article to explore the effects of both preclinical and clinical pharmacological of Catharanthus r...

Potent Antioxidant Properties of rolB-transformed Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Free radicals play an important role in pathological processes such as aging and developing cancer; hence, natural products inhibit free radical production, and can play an important role in preventing diseases. We aimed to evaluate the scavenging activity of free radicals, reducing power, inhibition of lipid peroxidation and malondialdehyde (MDA) formation, and the antioxidant composition of r...

Suspected Nerium oleander Poisoning in a Dog. In: In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Vol. 70 (4) - December 2015

ABST RACT This case report describes a 3 years old neutered female Shih Tzu dog presented to the Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (HUVTH) after being treated by a local veterinarian for gastrointestinal signs. At the hospital, the dog demonstrated sinus bradycardia with occasional sinus block. The dog was noticed chewing leaves from a flower arrangement contained Nerium oleander b...

Biochemical and Cellular Response of Catharanthus roseus Callus Cells to Cadmium Toxicity

Catharanthus roseus is a medicinal and ornamental plant with growing attention toward its economical value. Cell suspension from C. roseus were treated with 0 to 60mM of cadmium nitrate for 1, 3 and 6 days, then cell viability was determined using trypan blue and MTT assay. Cell morphology was investigated using 0, 10, 30 and 50 mM of cadmium nitrate as selected dose for 3 days. Callus of C.ros...