Introduction: In this study, the effects of black tea extract of Iranian tea plant (Camellia sinensis var sinensis) and its polyphenolic pigment thearubigins were investigated on mice intestinal transit time. Method: Thearubigins were isolated by liquid-liquid fraction method. The effects of black tea extract and isolated thearubigins on intestinal propulsion were measured by charcoal propulsio...

The present research tries to show how race, class, and gender and intersectionality in general, have their decisive impact on the black- American women; and how Alice Walker as a womanist, in her selected short stories, tries to show that black women in the U.S. suffer two-fold acts of oppression and discrimination, i.e. male violence affects all women in social life, irrespective of age or so...

introduction cultivation of medicinal plants in agricultural ecosystems plays an important role in the diversification and sustainability of these systems (rezaei-chiyaneh & dabbagh mohammadi nassab, 2014). therefore, the application of ecological principles such as multi-ship system seems essential in the production of these plants. zarifpour et al. (2014) in intercropping arrangements of cumi...

Background: Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system that inhibits the ability of a couple to have a Baby. Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a powerful immunosuppressant drug most widely used in management of organ transplantation and autoimmune diseases. The drug has adverse side effects such, hirsutism, and gynecomastia. Hawthorn is one of the oldest herbal medicines that are widely used in ...

Introduzione Ad oltre 40 anni dalla sua introduzione [1] la levodopa (LD) rimane il farmaco più importante ed efficace nel trattamento della malattia di Parkinson (MP). La LD, infatti, ha rivoluzionato la terapia sintomatica della MP riducendo l’entità dei disturbi motori, migliorando l’autonomia e la qualità di vita dei pazienti ed incrementandone l’aspettativa di vita. Nessun altro trattament...

Factors that determine the digest1b11Hy of carbohydrates and mi nera 1 s 1 n cerea 1 s are examined . Most carbohydrates and minerals in cereals are structurally bound, either surrounded by or associated with cell wall components not easily digested by non-ruminant animals and humans. Treatments such as mechanical grinding and heat improve the digestibility of nutrient s . Further processing an...

a comparison of the photoefficiency of ni(ii) and nis incorporated into zeolite p towards photodecolorization of eriochrome black t dye solution was investigated in a photocatalytic reactor using uv lamp as a light source. the effect of various experimental variables on the decolorization performance of the process was evaluated by examining catalyst dosage, temperature, initial dye concentrati...

black saxaul (haloxylon aphyllum) is one of the best options for rehabilitating drought affected desert lands. the species is remarkably adapted to the central dry environment ofiran and a major source of raising pasture productivity of the areas. progenies of 25 randomly selected black saxaul trees from four populations of the species were studied in a randomized complete block design with thr...

nicr2o4 normal spinel nanostructures were prepared via hydrothermal treatment at 180 °c for 12 h in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (ctab), sodium dodecyl sulphate (sds) and poly vinylpyrrolidone-25000 (pvp-25000) as capping agents and subsequent calcination process at 500 °c for 3 h . in this method, [ni(en)2(h2o)2](no3)2 and [cr(en)3]cl3.3h2o used as precursors and not utilized...

black henbane (bh) or hyoscyamus niger, has been used as a medicine since last centuries and has been described in all traditional medicines. it applies as a herbal medicine, but may induce intoxication accidentally or intentionally. all part of bh including leaves, seeds and roots contain some alkaloids such as hyoscyamine, atropine, tropane and scopolamine. bh has pharmacological effects like...