objective(s): mindium laevigatum is an endemic plant of iran and turkey and is widely used as blood purifier, antiasthma and antidyspnea in traditional medicine. chemical composition of volatile materials of the plant and its antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities were reported in this study. materials and methods: simultaneous distillation-extraction (sde) and gc-mass-fid analysis...

Growth promoters play an important role in the animal agriculture industry as they facilitate to improve productivity mainly through reduction of pathogenic bacterial load in the gut. Ban and restrictions on the usage of Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGP) due to public health concerns has made it essential to search alternatives from the herbal sources. But at the same time it is tricky to choos...

Purpose: To carry out gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the phytochemical content root essential oil Saussurea lappa Clarke Asteraceae (Costus, SLEO), and to evaluate its physicochemical, antimicrobial cytoxic properties.
 Methods: The was extracted from plant’s roots by steam distillation using a Clevenger system. Various physicochemical parameters for including ref...

Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible analgesic, neuropharmacological, anti-diarrheal, and cytotoxic activities of the ethanol extract of leaves of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Family: Solanaceae). Materials and Methods: The analgesic activity was measured by acetic acid-induced writhing inhibition test. The neuropharmacological activities were evaluated using ho...

BACKGROUND Cancer is a leading cause of death world-wide, with approximately 17.5 million new cases and 8.7 million cancer related deaths in 2015. The problems of poor selectivity and severe side effects of the available anticancer drugs, have demanded the need for the development of safer and more effective chemotherapeutic agents. The present study was aimed at determining the cytotoxicities ...

Objective: The present study aimed to throw some light on phytochemical constituents of Matricaria (cammomile) flowers. Results: 95% ethanolic crude extract was subjected column chromatography and nine fractions were collected. Fractions 1-6 have the same Rf value, (using thin layer pre-coated silica gel (0.25cm). combined spectroscopic analysis; infrared spectra showed absorption at 1860, 1637...

Medicinal plants used for wound healing and skin diseases are the key to unlocking the doors to combating problematic skin diseases as resistance of pathogens to pharmaceuticals and allopathic management continues to increase. The study aimed at investigating the antimicrobial efficacies, phenolic content, and cytotoxicity effects of 11 medicinal plant extracts commonly used for treating skin c...