Coprinus comatus, also called chicken drumstick mushroom, is currently commercially available in China. Hot water and ethanolic extracts were prepared from cap and stipe of C. comatus fruit bodies and their antioxidant properties were studied. Ethanolic extract from stipe showed high antioxidant activity (80.6%) at 1 mg/mL. Reducing power of hot water extracts from cap was 1.653 at 10 mg/mL. Ex...

OBJECTIVE According to our previous studies, propolis of Nigerian origin showed some evidence of hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities in addition to its ability to ameliorate oxidative-stress-induced organ dysfunction. This study was carried out to determine whether an ethanolic extract of Nigerian propolis (EENP) improves glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose, very low-d...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of propolis when used as an intracanal medicament against Candida albicans ATCC 10231 (C. albicans) and Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 51299 (E. faecalis) and compare this efficacy to that of Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX). Methods: This study utilised 70 freshly extracted single rooted human teeth. The crowns were section...

herbs have been used for its medicinal properties from several thousand years ago. herbs, essences and extracts, possess a variety level of biological activities and antimicrobial activities of a large number of them have been proved. eucalyptus is one of these plants which the anti-virus effects of its extract has long been used to treat influenza and colds in most parts of the world. the aim ...

LAVINIA LIA VLAIA1, VICENTIU VLAIA2*, IOANA VIORICA OLARIU1, ANA MARIA MUT1, CARMEN ANATOLIA GAFITANU3, CRISTINA DEHELEAN4, DAN NAVOLAN5*, DUMITRU LUPULEASA6, GEORGETA HERMINA CONEAC1 1Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 1 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ...

Th e infl uence of the diff erent extracts of propolis and chlorhexidine on mutans streptococci and the development of dental caries in rats was examined in this study. Specifi cally, the antimicrobial eff ects of propolis extracts (including ethanol, methanol, chloroform, hexane, propylene glycol, and ethyl acetate) on Streptococcus mutans UA159 and Streptococcus sobrinus 6715 were studied. Mi...

Ethanolic extract of propolis was administered to rats intoxicated by carbon tetrachloride. Administration of bolus dose of CCl4 (1.5 ml/kg, ip) resulted in elevation of serum transaminases and serum alkaline phosphatase activities. Levels of hepatic lipid peroxidation were significantly increased. On the contrary, there was significant decrease in hepatic reduced glutathione level. The propoli...

The manufacture of ethanol-free propolis solutions offers a broader application. A few trials with Lithuanian propolis have been conducted. The aims of the study are to manufacture propolis water and water-free solutions and evaluate the quality and antimicrobial activity of these solutions. The studied solutions containing 2.5%, 5%, and 10% propolis are prepared. As solvents, purified water, 7...

abstract background and purpose: in traditional medicine, herbal products still remain the principal source of pharmaceutical agents. the present study aimed to investigate the antifungal effects of echinophora platyloba and rosmarinus officinalis extracts on c. albicans species. materials and methods: the aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of e. platyloba and r. officinalis, collected from th...

Pistacia vera L., a member of Anacardiaceae family, has been used for sedation and analgesia in traditional medicine. In this study, the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects as well as acute toxicity of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of P. vera leaves were investigated in mice. The antinociceptive activity was studied using hot plate and writhing tests. The effect of the extracts a...