Aflatoxins and especially aflatoxin B, are the devastating contaminant of food feed products with hazardous effects to mankind his domestic animals. These investigations were set evaluate effect various levels Commiphora myrrha resin (1.0, 1.25, 2.25, 3.25 g/100 ml) Prunus mahaleb seed extract (0.75, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 on growth secretion by two aflatoxigenic strains Aspergillus flavus A. parasiticu...

The hepatoprotective activity of an ethanolic extract of Commiphora opobalsamum ("Balessan") was investigated in rats by inducing hepatotoxicity with carbon tetrachloride:liquid paraffin (1:1). This extract has been shown to possess significant protective effect by lowering serum transaminase levels (serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase), alkaline ...

Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) manuscripts contain prescriptions that have long been used for healing of wounds. The present study evaluates the healing effect of a poly herbal paste (PHP), retrieved from ITM sources, containing Aloe vera, Commiphora myrrha and Boswellia carteri using rat excision wound model. Excision wounds were induced in six groups consisting of six rats each. Group 1 r...