Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G. Don (Family—Berberidaceae) commonly known as Himalayan Barberry is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic System of Medicine for treating eye disorders, fever, jaundice, skin diseases, etc. The present study provides macroand microscopical characters, physico-chemical details such as total ash, acid-insoluble ash, hexane, alcohol and water soluble extracti...

Background: Several herbal remedies are used in traditional medicine for treatment of liver disorders, but their efficacy, safety, and dosage have not been investigated so far. Objective: The present study was aimed to evaluate the liver protective effects of medicinal herbs extracts such as Cynara scolymus leave (artichok), Cichorium intybus roots (chichory), Taraxacum officinale root (dande...

Background & Aims of the Study: Foodborne illnesses, resulting from consumption of contaminated foods, represent a substantial public health threat. Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen bacteria and can cause serious problems in human. Because of this reason, Nowadays various compounds are being used to control these bacteria in foods. The aim of this study was to evaluate antilistari...

Brassinosteroids are a group of over seventy steroid compounds whose discovery in lower and higher plant organisms created new possibilities growth control. The aim the work was to evaluate effect two brassinosteroids: brassinolide (BL) 24-epibrassinolide (24epiBL) as compared auxin rooting enhancer indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), on stem cuttings Thunberg’s barberry cultivars ‘Maria’ ‘Red Rocket’...

Hypertension is a common problem facing many peoples today. Although billions of dollars are spent annually for the treatment and detection of cardiovascular disease, current conventional treatments have done little to reduce the number of patients with hypertension Alternative medicine offers an effective way to decrease the rising number of people with high blood pressure. Research has found ...

The genus Berberis vulgaris ( L.) is currently found in tropical, subtropical, temperate, and cold climate zones. There little doubt that Southeast Asia where the majority of vulgaris' interspecies biodiversity found. Additionally, species are widely distributed, mostly hilly areas, and, terms moisture requirements, they mesophytic xeromesophytic plants. In this article, experiments on in-vitro...