Foroogh Namjooyan

[ 1 ] - Antioxidant Activity, Total Phenolics and Flavonoid Contents of Some Edible Green Seaweeds from Northern Coasts of the Persian Gulf

The antioxidant activity, contents of total phenolics and flavonoids were quantified in the methanolic extracts of four Ulva species(U.clathrata,U.linza,U.flexuosa and U.intestinalis) grown at different parts of northern coasts of the Persian Gulf in south of Iran.The seaweeds were collected from Dayyer,Taheri and Northern Ouli coasts in April 2011. Methanolic extracts of the seaweeds were asse...

[ 2 ] - Antioxidant Activity, Total Phenolics and Flavonoid Contents of Some Edible Green Seaweeds from Northern Coasts of the Persian Gulf

The antioxidant activity, contents of total phenolics and flavonoids were quantified in the methanolic extracts of four Ulva species(U.clathrata,U.linza,U.flexuosa and U.intestinalis) grown at different parts of northern coasts of the Persian Gulf in south of Iran.The seaweeds were collected from Dayyer,Taheri and Northern Ouli coasts in April 2011. Methanolic extracts of the seaweeds were asse...

[ 3 ] - The Anti-melanogenesis Activities of Some Selected Red Macroalgae from Northern Coasts of the Persian Gulf

Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in melanin production. Therefore, tyrosinase inhibitors are used in cosmetic and medicinal industries to prevent or treat overproduction of melanin such as melasma, solar lentigo and post inflammatory melanoderma. Due to safety of natural whitening agents, in the present study, in-vitro anti-tyrosinase and in-vivo anti-melanogenesis activities of some selected red mac...

[ 4 ] - The Anti-melanogenesis Activities of Some Selected Red Macroalgae from Northern Coasts of the Persian Gulf

Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in melanin production. Therefore, tyrosinase inhibitors are used in cosmetic and medicinal industries to prevent or treat overproduction of melanin such as melasma, solar lentigo and post inflammatory melanoderma. Due to safety of natural whitening agents, in the present study, in-vitro anti-tyrosinase and in-vivo anti-melanogenesis activities of some selected red mac...

[ 5 ] - مطالعه اثر ضد باکتریایی عصاره ریشه زرشک (Berberis vulgaris) و دانه رازیانه (Foeniculum vulgare) بصورت انفرادی و توام با نایسین و دی استات سدیم بر باکتری یرسینیا انتروکولیتیکا

اﻣﺮوزه بدلیل ﺳﻨﺘﺰى و ﺷﯿﻤﯿﺎﯾﻰ ﺑﻮدن آنتی‌بیوتیک‌ها و ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺖ ﺑﺪن ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﻪ آنها، اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ﺗﺮﮐﯿﺒﺎت ﮔﯿﺎﻫﻰ ﺑﺮاى درﻣﺎن بیماری‌ها و عفونت‌ها بسیار موردتوجه قرار گرفته اﺳﺖ. در این تحقیق، عصاره گیری از گیاهان با روش خیساندن در اتانول 80 درصد انجام و عصاره ریشه زرشک با روش HPTLC و عصاره دانه رازیانه با استفاده ازGC/MS مورد آنالیز قرار گرفت. برای اثر ضد میکروبی در 3 تکرار از روش انتشار در آگار و میکرودایل...

[ 6 ] - Effects of saffron on homocysteine, and antioxidant and inflammatory biomarkers levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common health problems worldwide. Studies have shown that saffron and its derivatives may have therapeutic potentials in T2DM through reducing plasma glucose. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of saffron extract on serum anti-inflammatory and antioxidant variables in T2D...

[ 7 ] - The comparison of the effect of dill extract and mefenamic acid on the duration of the postpartum pain: a randomized clinical trial

Background: Postpartum pain is one of the problems of the Post-delivery period. Prostaglandin inhibitors, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are commonly used to reduce pain, but may cause gastrointestinal side effects. In this study, the effect of dill essential oil and mefenamic acid on the duration of postpartum pain was compared. Materials and methods: 108 multiparous women who h...