Cytotoxicity assays using cell cultures may be an alternative to assess biological toxicity of plant extracts with potential phytotherapeutic properties. This study compared three methods to prepare culture media for the exposure of Vero cells to plant extracts. Leaves of Glandularia selloi (Spreng.) Tronc. were used to prepare culture medium with aqueous extract, extract in culture medium and ...

Aqueous solutions of polyphenols extracted from parsley leaves are mixed with solution ferric chloride hexahydrate to synthesize suspensions polyphenol-coated iron oxide nanoparticles, which then used prepare Pickering oil (n-decane)-in water emulsions. The performance the nano-colloid and emulsions as agents enhanced recovery (EOR) is assessed secondary imbibition tests performed under constan...

The effects of two valerian extracts (aqueous and hydroalcoholic) were investigated through [(3)H]Glutamate ([(3)H]Glu) and [(3)H]Fluorowillardine ([(3)H]FW) receptor binding assays using rat synaptic membranes in presence of different receptor ligands. In addition, the extract stability was monitored spectrophotometrically. Both extracts demonstrated interaction with ionotropic glutamate recep...

Background and Aim: There are some rich sources of antifungals in medicinal herbs. They have general acceptance due to their low cost and insignificant side effects. The efficacy of Peganum harmala (P. harmala) extract against Candida species was investigated in this study.    Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, we used the maceration technique to obtain P. harmala aqueous and al...

dorema aucheri is a plant that grows in iran. in persian it is called (bilhar). this experimental study was carried out at ferdowsi university of mashhad in 2014. after collection and preparation of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of dorema aucheri (bilhar), the antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of bilhar was evaluated against 7 laboratory strains of microorganisms, includ...

objective in traditional medicine, echium spp., including e. vulgare l., are utilized as exhilarant and mood stimulant. on the other hand, depression is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. therefore, finding effective and safe treatments is a hotly cont...

to determine the anticonvulsant activity of the leaf extract of croton zambesicus in mice and rats, and in order to verify the traditional use of the plant in the treatment of epilepsy. the pentyleneterazole (ptz) and the maximal electroshock seizure (mes) models were used for assessing the anticonvulsant effects of the aqueous leaf extract in mice and rats. in the ptz test, the leaf extract (1...

The aqueous extract of Clitoria ternatea Linn leaves were screened for its antihyperglycemic activity in streptozotocin induced and glucose induced diabetic rats in doses of 100, 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight. At a dose of 100 mg/kg (bw), aqueous leaf extract did not produce significant antihyperglycemic activity, however a doses of 250 mg/kg of Clitoria Ternatea leaf extracts significantly red...

The effect of aqueous extract of Cecropia glazioui Snethlage (Embauba) in the rat fetal development. This study was to complement previous assays on the physical and neurobehavioral development of rats resulted from oral administration of 1 g/kg/day Cecropia glazioui Snethlage (C. glazioui) aqueous extract (LD50 > 5 g·kg) in pregnant rats (periand post-natal studies). In the present study, the ...

Objective: In the present study, the effects of aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) on the acquisition and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in mice were investigated. Materials and Methods: Subcutaneous administration of morphine (40 mg/kg for four days) produced place preference. Intraperitoneal administration of aqueous extract (40 and 80 mg/kg for ...