application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. in this paper, the benefits of...

It was investigated the efficiency of two extracts of plants and one fraction of their properties against the local effects of bothropic envenomation. Bothrops alternatus venom (1.25μg) diluted in 100μl of sterile saline solution was inoculated (intradermally) into the shaved dorsal back skin of 30 New Zealand rabbits. The animals were divided in six groups receiving the following treatments: g...

Background: Different treatment and protective approaches for radiation-induced oral mucositis have been practiced and have varieties of success. Of which, radioprotective agents, synthetic or natural, have been of great interest for researchers. This study aims to evaluate the effect of curcuma longa topical gel as a herbal production on mucositis induced by radiation therapy of head and neck ...

Atherothrombotic diseases such as myocardial or cerebral infarction are serious consequences of the thrombus formed xin blood vessels. Thrombolytic agents are used to dissolve the already formed clots in the blood vessels; however, these drugs have certain limitations which cause serious and sometimes fatal consequences. Herbal preparations have been used since ancient times for the treatment o...

Background: Curcuma longa is among the most commonly used spices in India and other Asian countries. The herb has also been used in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine for the prevention and treatment of a variety of ailments. Curcuminoids are the major chemical constituents of C. longa that are of medicinal importance. Today, a large body of scientific evidence exists to indicat...

We previously found that Curcuma plants and drugs derived from Curcuma longa, C. phaeocaulis, C. zedoaria, and C. aromatica could be identified by the nucleotide differences at two sites and the existence of a 4-base indel on trnK gene. In this paper, based on species-specific nucleotide sequences, the application of a new method, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis was investigated t...

Background: Natural products such as herbs, fruits, spices, beverages, vegetables are becoming more popular among scientific community and consumers because of their potential to arrest the effect of free radicals in human system. This study determined the total antioxidant capacity of ten selected species of Zingiberaceae (Ginger) used as spices and for medicinal purposes in Southeast Asia. Ma...

Background: Different treatment and protec ve approaches for radia oninduced oral mucosi s have been prac ced and have varie es of success. Of which, radioprotec ve agents, synthe c or natural, have been of great interest for researchers. This study aims to evaluate the effect of curcuma longa topical gel as a herbal produc on on mucosi s induced by radia on therapy of head and neck cancers. Ma...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the effect of a Curcuma longa extract on the development of experimental atherosclerosis (fatty streak) in rabbits and its interaction with other plasmatic antioxidants. METHODS AND RESULTS Two experimental groups of male New Zealand White rabbits, a control group and a curcuma-extract (CU) group, were fed an atherogenic diet. Additionally, the CU group received...