SAMANEH GOORANI

Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Ameliorative property of the ethanolic extract of Tragopogon graminifolius DC. on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice: A pharmacological examination

ABSTRACT Hepatotoxicity is the most common disorder with severe effects on quality of life. Tragopogon graminifolius DC. has been used in Iran as an astringent and bleeding inhibitor, wound healer and gastro-protector agent. To our knowledge, there are little evidence at hand on hepatoprotective activity of T. graminifolius. The present study was carried out to assess hepatoprotective propert...

[ 2 ] - Protection of alloxan monohydrate-induced testicular toxicity by Gundelia tournefortii aerial parts aqueous extract in male mice.

ABSTRACT For a long period, ethno medicinal plants have been a valuable source of natural products for maintaining human health, especially in the last decade, with more intensive studies for natural therapies. The use of ethno medicinal plant for pharmaceutical purposes has gradually increased in Iran. Gundelia tournefortii has been used as an antibacterial, anti-fungal, antipyretic, anti-in...

[ 3 ] - Stereological and biochemical studies of kidney in diabetic mice treated with ethanolic extract of Urtica dioica L.: Introducing an anti-diabetic and nephroprotective agent

Urtica dioica L. is widely used as an anti‑inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, hypocholesterolemic, antiulcer, anti‑colitis, anticancer, hypotensive, immunomodulatory, and hepatoprotective agent. In the present study, the antidiabetic and nephroprotective potentials of U. dioica ethanolic extract was investigated against streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic mice. Male mice were divided i...