Objective: Osteoporosis or silent disease is a major bone disorder in elderly women in current century. Estrogen has an important role in osteogenesis and prevention of bone fractures. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is usually accompanied by such effects as breast and ovary cancers. Thus, there is an increasing demand for replacement with plant phytoestrogens. This study is focused on determ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) as an environmentally friendly approach compared conventional heat-reflux (CE) for isolation fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seed polyphenols and assess bioactivity obtained extracts. Water, ethanol (30%, v/v) acetone were used solvents, carried out varying temperature (40, 60 80 °C), irradiation time ...

The potential of different medicinal species as alternative crops for saline conditions needs to be explored. Comparative physiological responses germinating seeds and mature plants three genotypes anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.) salt were studied in a 2-year field experiment using 0 100 mcM, laboratory 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 mM N...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with life-threatening complications. Despite the enormous progress in conventional medicine and pharmaceutical industry, herbal-based medicines are still a common practice for the treatment of diabetes. This study evaluated ethanolic and aqueous extracts of selected Sudanese plants that are traditionally used to treat diabetes. METHO...

The study was conducted to document the plants used in the traditional veterinary practices in Jhang district of Pakistan. Rapid and participatory rural appraisal techniques were used for collection of information i.e. the interviews and focused group discussions were carried with 253 traditional veterinary healers for a period of one year. From the study area, 46 plant species representing 31 ...