BACKGROUND Trichomoniasis vaginalis is now an important worldwide health problem. Metronidazole has so far been used in treatment, but the metronidazole-resistant strains and unpleasant adverse effects have been de-veloped. Myrrh is one of the oldest known medicinal plants used by the ancient Egyptians for medical purposes and for mummification. Commiphora molmol (Myrrh) proved safe for male re...

BACKGROUND z-Guggulsterone (z-Gug) and Gugulipid (GL) have been used to treat a variety of ailments. We now report their anti-cancer effect and mechanism against human breast cancer. METHODS Using the human estrogen receptor-positive (MCF-7) and triple-negative (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cells as well as the normal human mammary epithelial cell line (HMEC), we evaluated the anti-breast-cancer...

A main goal of this study was the comparison of type material of Coronoquadroppia monstruosa (Hammer, 1979) from Java with European populations which were supposed by authors to be conspecific. The species identity of most respective European findings with a type specimen can be confirmed. Yet within some populations from Germany, Austria and northern Italy, specimens with morphological variati...

CONTEXT Herbal extracts from Commiphora mukul (guggul) have been widely used in Asia as cholesterol-lowering agents, and their popularity is increasing in the United States. Recently, guggulsterones, the purported bioactive compounds of guggul, have been shown to be potent antagonists of 2 nuclear hormone receptors involved in cholesterol metabolism, establishing a plausible mechanism of action...

So-called ‘Saharanpur encephalitis,’ with high case fatality, used to occur annually, post-monsoon, in Western districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP). Over 2 decades, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) staff failed to diagnose it. A team of volunteer investigators (T Jacob John, virologist; VM Vashishtha, pediatrician; NC Nayak, pathologist; Amod K...

The ethanol extract of roots, fruits and roots of solanum indicum and saccharum munja respectively and water soluble resin of commiphora myrrha were studied for antiinflammatory activity against carrageenin induced oedema in rats, the significant antiinflammatory activity were found in former two plants will slight anti inflammatory activity was observed in latter plant.

Commiphora gileadensis is a plant that was cultivated in ancient times in the land of Israel, particularly in the oases of the Dead Sea Basin — Ein Gedi and Jericho. The plant, also known as balsam, was renowned for the expensive perfume that was produced from it, as well as for exceptional medicinal properties that were attributed to its sap, wood, bark, and seeds. This article presents the hi...