objective: rosa damascena mill l (r. damascena) is a medicinal plant mostly known in the world for its perfume. it also has beneficial effects on stress, tension and depression. in this experiment antidepressant effect of ethanolic extract of r. damascena by forced swimming test (fst) was evaluated. material and methods: animals received ethanolic extract (15, 60 and 90 mg/kg, i.p), imipramine ...

the present study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the ethanolic extract of echinophora platyloba dc. on candida albicans. using the agar dilution method, the growth condition of standard candida albicans atcc 10231, cultured on the media containing plant extracts at different concentrations (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128 and 256 mg/ml) was studied. the results were recorded twenty one...

background: pregnancy is one of the changer agents for defensive cells, however it is unknown the effect of the ethanolic extract of the salvia officinalis on the uterine natural killer cells population in the pregnant mice that needs to be investigated. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the effect of the ethanolic extract of the salvia officinalis on the uterine natural killer ...

The antibacterial activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the seeds of Garcinia kola was investigated. Agar diffusion and paper disc methods were used for the investigation. The tested organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Micrococcus luteus were obtained from the Molecula...

Ethanolic extract of rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica (Zingiberaceae) was investigated for its antitussive effect on Sulfur dioxide induced cough model in mice. The extract exhibited significant antitussive activity in a dose dependant manner. The activity was compared with the prototype antitussive agent codeine phosphate. The ethanolic extract at the dose of lOOmg. 200mg and 400mg/kg body weight...

Therapeutic effect of ethanolic extract of Hygrophila spinosa in gentamicin-induced nephrotoxic model of kidney injury in male Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. Rats were administered with gentamicin at a dose of 80 mg/kg intraperitoneally (ip) to induce nephrotoxicity. Kidney function was assessed by measuring serum creatinine and urea. Kidney superoxide dismutase, lipid peroxidation, catalase ...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate invitro and invivo antiasthmatic activity of ethanolic bark extract of Symplocos racemosa. For invitro study, isolated guinea pig ileum was used and dose response curve of histamine in plain Tyrode solution and in Tyrode solution containing 25 μg/ml ethanolic barks extract of Symplocos racemosa were performed. For invivo study histamine induced bronc...

Zataria multiflora Boiss known as Avishan Shirazi (in Iran) is one of the valuable Iranian medicinal plants. The aim of study was to evaluate anti-Candida activity of Z. multiflora against different species of Candida in vitro. Anti-Candida activity of the aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic maceration extract of the aerial parts of Z. multiflora Boiss was studied in vitro. Anti-Candida activity ...

To test the efficacy of Withaniasomnifera(W.somnifera)on serum lipid profile and protein fractions of heat stressed Japanese quails, a study was conducted using root ethanolic extract and crude powder in two different levels for each. Three hundred 6 weeks old Japanese quail hens was assigned to one of the following five treatments: control T0 (without any addition), T1= daily oral administrati...

background & aim: achillea (fam. asteraceae) is a medicinal plant and different species of it have several uses in the folk medicine all around the world. achillea species are used for feverish conditions, common cold, digestive complaints, slow healing wounds and skin inflammations. this study aims to investigate the essential oil composition and antioxidant activities from the aerial part...