INTRODUCTION Hepatopathy, commonly encountered in our paediatric practice, may be just a benign one or an indication of an underlying serious pathological process. One such malignant hepatopathy is the Cirrhosis of the liver. Any enlarged liver with some degree of firmness should be looked upon with suspicion, especially when such enlargement is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, low fe...

Cognitive disorders in mankind are not uncommon. Apart from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's (AD), various stresses also affect cognitive functions. Plants are known to be potential source of compounds that ameliorate several diseases including cognitive impairment. Here, we evaluated effect of aqueous extract of caper (Capparis spinosa) buds on lipopolysaccharide-induced cognitiv...

Pycnocycla spinosa Decne. ex Boiss. var. spinosa (Fam. Umbelliferae) is an essential oil-containing wild plant growing in central part of Iran. Hydroalcoholic extract of Pycnocycla spinosa has antispasmodic and antidiarrheal activity. The aim of this study was to further investigate antidiarrheal and small intestinal transit effect of P. spinosa extract for a comparison with loperamide and dicy...