Background: Datura contains a mixture of anticholinergic agents (alkaloids such as atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine) that are responsible for its pharmacological actions. The objective was to evaluate the effect stramonium in testes wistar rats. Methods: Twenty (20) adult male rats weight ranging from 106g-180g were distributed into five groups (A-E) four (4) animals each. Animals administ...

THE recent observations of Klein & Linser [1932; 1933, 1, 2] on the betaines stachydrine and trigonelline in Stachys palustris and Trigonella Foenum-graecum point to the fact that these substances are intimately connected with protein metabolism. These workers showed that proline and ornithine when injected into the plant caused increases in the concentrations of stachydrine and trigonelline. O...

The routine quality control of a herbal drug preparation requires the identification and determination of the contents of the active ingredients in the product. Measurement alone is not sufficient; it is also necessary to know how objectively to evaluate the experimental results . There are 6 Hyoscyamus (Solanaceae) species growing in Turkey, none of which are endemic. Hyoscyamus (Solanaceae) s...