Temu mangga (Curcuma mangga Val.) has been widely used to overcome health problems in Indonesia, one of them as the ingredient of Madurese herbal medicine. The active compounds contained in C. mangga extract have potential as a medicine to improve female fertility. This study aims to determine the content of phytochemicals and antifungal and antioxidant activity of C. mangga rhizome extract in ...

Background and objectives: Echinophora platyloba is used for flavoring foods, cheese and yoghurt. Despite several pharmacological studies on the plant, no attempt has been made to isolate the non-volatile secondary metabolites and assess the antimicrobial effects. So, phytochemical investigation seems to be useful for better use of this plant. Methods: </strong...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of soybean extracts obtained using different extraction methods on the skin of female rats. METHOD A total of 64 female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 8 equal groups. Various extracts were administered to the female rats by oral gavage for one month. The groups comprised carboxymethyl cellulose-free control, carboxymethyl ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the antimicrobial, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of Dendropanax morbifera Léveille extract for assessing whether Dendropanax morbifera Léveille can be used for the development of natural mouthwash and denture cleaning solution. MATERIALS AND METHODS The extract was obtained from branches of Dendropanax morbifera Léveille. The solvent fr...

Effect of Otostegia persica on naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal syndrome was studied in male mice. Dependence was induced using daily subcutaneous injections of morphine for three days. Morphine was injected to mice at doses of 30 and 45mg/kg on day 1 and 60 and 90mg/kg on day 2 (8:00 am and 6:00 pm). On day 3, morphine (90mg/kg) was injected 1h before oral administration and 1.5h before in...

Background: Marine seaweeds synthesize different types of compounds with various biological activities, including anti-tuberculosis and anticancer effects. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate anti tuberculosis of Padina australis and cytotoxicity of different fractions of this seaweed. Methods: Padina australis was collected from coasts of Persian Gulf, identified and e...

Effect of Otostegia persica on naloxone-induced morphine withdrawal syndrome was studied in male mice. Dependence was induced using daily subcutaneous injections of morphine for three days. Morphine was injected to mice at doses of 30 and 45mg/kg on day 1 and 60 and 90mg/kg on day 2 (8:00 am and 6:00 pm). On day 3, morphine (90mg/kg) was injected 1h before oral administration and 1.5h before in...

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is one of the medicinal plants which known to contain secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, saponins, steroids, and alkaloids. Alkaloids have therapeutic effects antimalarials cancer. Research in determining alkaloids coriander was carried out by separating from other substances using soxhlet method extraction with two solvents ethanol n-h...

aim of the study: the objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the hydro-alcoholic extract of the pods of astragalus hamosus (haah), a plant used in iranian traditional medicine, and antinociceptive effects of different fractions in animal models. material and methods: the anti-inflammatory effect was evaluated by the rat paw edema induced by for...

Leptadenia pyrotechnica was evaluated for its antifungal activity against some pathogenic fungi. Extracts in different organic solvents were used for disc diffusion assay. Hexane and ethyl acetate extracts have showed maximum inhibition zone against A. niger (15mm and 12.2 mm respectively). Methanol extract showed maximum activity against F. oxysporium (13.0mm) and A. flavus (15mm) while aqueou...