The healing activity of the ethanol extracts of Piper betel, Emblica officinalis, Terminalia bellerica, and Terminalia chebula against the indomethacin-induced stomach ulceration has been studied and compared with that of misoprostol. Compared to autohealing, all the drugs accelerated the healing process, albeit to different extents. The relative healing activities of the extracts was P. betel>...

OBJECTIVE There has been a growing interest in finding plants with biological active ingredients for medicinal application. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three colors of petals of Althaea officinalis (A. officinalis) flowers, i.e., pink, reddish pink, and white were examined for total antioxidant activity and flavonoids content. RESULTS The reddish pink flowers of A. officinalis have more antioxidan...

G. Paun, E. Neagu, A. Tache, G. L. Radu, and V. Parvulescu National Institute for Research-Development of Biological Sciences – Centre of Bioanalysis, 296 Spl.Independentei, PO Box 17-16, 060031, Bucharest 6, Romania Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, 313 Spl.Independentei, 060042, Bucharest, Romania Institute of Physical Chemistry, Splaiul ...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the spermatotoxic effect of ochratoxin and it's amelioration by Emblica officinalis aqueous extract. When male albino mice were treated with ochratoxin (50 and 100 microg/0.2 mL of olive oil/animal/day for 45 days, orally) alterations in various reproductive parameters were observed (sperm count, sperm motility, sperm viability and fertility rate), ...

Due to the side effects of synthetic drugs, the therapeutic potential of natural products for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has gained interest. Morinda officinalis has demonstrated inhibitory effects on geriatric diseases, such as bone loss and osteoporosis. However, although AD is a geriatric disease, M. officinalis has not been evaluated in an AD bioassay. Therefore, M. officinalis extracts and f...

INTRODUCTION In cirrhosis some toxic substances accumulate in brain and modify the expression of several neuronal receptors. Thus, the use of medicinal plants such as Rosmarinus officinalis L. has been proposed in several pathologies due to its hepatoprotective, antioxidant and neuroprotective activity. In this study we evaluated the expression of the subunits NR1, NR2A and NR2B of the glutamat...