OBJECTIVES Urtica dioica L. has been known as a medicinal plant in the world. This study was conducted to determine the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica leaves on seminiferous tubules of diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals were allocated to control, diabetic and protective groups. Treated animals received extract of U. dioica (100 mg/ kg/ day) IP for the first 5...

Recently a potent anti-inflammatory effect of hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts of the sterile stems of Stachys inflata has been reported. This study examined whether hydroalcoholic extract isolated from aerial parts of non-flowering stems of Stachys inflata (standardized to contain 4.5% caffeic acid derivatives) reduce myocardial infarct size arising from coronary artery occlusion (30...

Background and Purpose: Treatment of life-threatening fungal infections caused by Candida species has become a major problem. Candida spp. are the most important causative agents of candidiasis. Allium tripedale is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used to treat infections. In the present study, we aimed to determine the chemical compounds and antimicrobial activity of hydroalcoholi...

Alocasia macrorrhizos (AM) belongs to the family Araceae, different parts of this plant have shown hepatoprotective, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory action. Though it is traditionally used as a diuretic it needs substantial experimental evidence to support this. Hence we aimed to evaluate the diuretic activity of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of AM in wistar rats. Acute diuretic activity ...

Cisplatin (CP) as an important anti-tumor drug causes nephrotoxicity mainly by oxidative stress and renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Since flavonoids have high antioxidant activity and probable role in the inhibition of RAS, this study was designed to investigate the protective effect of hydroalcoholic extract and flavonoid fraction of Morus alba leaves on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rat...

Anti-Planktonic and Anti-Biofilm Formation Activities of the Essential Oil Hydroalcoholic Extract Myrtus communis L. Leaves Fruits Against Clinical Candida species

HIGHLIGHTS Qualea grandiflocompounds with proven therapeutic properties; Hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves grandiflora increase expression MMP-14 and HIF-1α.

BACKGROUND E. coccinae (SIMS) G. (Asteraceae) is an annual plant commonly found throughout the plain of the Central Africa and widely used in Cameroonian folk medicine for the treatment of fever and convulsions in children. We previously reported that the methanolic extract of this plant improved spatial memory. However no underlying mechanism was explored. The present study was undertaken to i...

objective: at present, there are many antiepileptic drugs with a wide range of side effects on the human body. it was assumed that zataria multiflora boiss (z. multiflora) with sedative, anti-spasmodic and anti-inflammatory activity may be effective in the treatment of epilepsy. the aim of the present study was to elucidate the effect of z. multiflora hydroalcoholic extract and its fraction ext...

Recently a potent anti-inflammatory effect of hydroalcoholic extract of the aerial parts of the sterile stems of Stachys inflata has been reported. This study examined whether hydroalcoholic extract isolated from aerial parts of non-flowering stems of Stachys inflata (standardized to contain 4.5% caffeic acid derivatives) reduce myocardial infarct size arising from coronary artery occlusion (30...