Peganum harmala is one of the most famous medicinal plants and natural products commonly used in traditional medicine extensively spread Middle East Asia North Africa. This study aimed to evaluate radical scavenging activity ethanolic crude extracts P. seeds from Libya using DPPH assay; determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) bactericidal concentrations (MBC) against Gram-negative Salm...

Peganum harmala L. (Zygophyllaceae) known locally as harmel is a medicinal plant. In traditional medicine, its seeds have long been used for therapeutic purposes because of their richness in β-carboline alkaloids. This study aimed to evaluate the maternal and developmental toxicity during pregnancy by daily IP administration 7.99 mg/kg/day (1/20 DL50) total alkaloids extract P.harmala’ seeds. T...

the experiment was conducted to determine α-amylase activity and the effect of seven plant species extracts including punica granatum l. (punicaceae), rheum officinale b. (polygonaceae), rhus coriaria l. (anacardiaceae), artemisia sieberi b. ( compositae), peganum harmala l. (nitrariaceae) , datura stramonium l. (solanaceae) and thymus vulgaris l. (lamiaceae) on α-amylase activity of four store...

the experiment was conducted to determine α-amylase activity and the effect of seven plant species extracts including punica granatum l. (punicaceae), rheum officinale b. (polygonaceae), rhus coriaria l. (anacardiaceae), artemisia sieberi b. ( compositae), peganum harmala l. (nitrariaceae) , datura stramonium l. (solanaceae) and thymus vulgaris l. (lamiaceae) on α-amylase activity of four store...

Objective: Plants have been used to treat ailments since the dawn of humanity. The use medicinal plants for various purposes such as preventing diseases, treating diseases and supporting medical treatment is increasing day by day. On other hand, are important sources raw materials pharmaceutical industry. It has demonstrated that Peganum harmala L. phytochemicals it contains a wide variety phar...

background peganum harmala, glycyrrhiza glabra, mentha spicata and rosmarinus officinalis are often used in traditional medicine. objectives the current study aimed to screen the antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts of p. harmala, g. glabra, m. spicata and r. officinalis leaves collected from sistan region, iran against fusarium oxysporum. methods minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) and...

Based on the extensive application of Peganum harmala (P.h) seeds in the Asian traditional medicine, we tried to investigate its possible anxiety effect. Method: The effect of P.h. extract inhalation was evaluated in adult male rats using elevated plus-maze apparatus. The humidity of prepared ethanol extract was 37%. Animals in different groups (n=6) received 2, 4, 6, 12 or 18 gr/ml doses of...

Background & Aim: The plants of the greenhouse have been affected by infestation of the pest Trialeurodes vaporariorum, called greenhouse whitefly, which markedly reduced production. Synthetic insecticides have been widely developed and, their extensive use has brought about disadvantages, like environmental disturbance, pest resistance, lethal effects on non target organisms ...