candida species are the most common cause of opportunistic fungal infection worldwide. due to increasing resistance of fungi against conventional drugs, as well as their side effects, alternative natural products have become a renewed interest. in the current study, the anti-candida activities of scrophularia striata extract were examined. in this experimental study, microdilution assay and wel...

Pharmacognosy Research,2022,14,4,461-467.DOI:10.5530/pres.14.4.67Published:October 2022Type:Original ArticleAuthors:Afnan Bahha, Aeshah Habib, Awsaf Alluqmani, Afnan Alqurashi, Ahlam Alotaibi, Yosra Al-Hindi, and Arwa Fairaq Author(s) affiliations:Afnan Bahha1, Habib1, Alluqmani1, Alqurashi1, Alotaibi1, Al-Hindi2 Fairaq3 1Pharm D Candidate, Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, S...

The quality of a phytomedicine is defined by the quality of the herbal drug, the manufacturing of the drug preparations and the properties of the finished product, taking into account the special requirements of the individual herbal species in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards [2003. Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use. Eudralex, vol. 4 (2003/94/EC)]. The ...

Man is the only mammal that consumes large amounts of salt. It is also the only species in which hypertension occurs. Obviously there is a relation between these two facts. Indeed, the internist Professor Borst from Amsterdam put forward experimental proof for this notion. By expelling salt with (imperfect) diuretics, patients with even severe hypertension were cured. Later, in an exemplary exp...

Man has been using mulathi (licorice) from the dawn of the historic era. This plant is distributed in the subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world, chiefly in the Mediterranean countries. The action of Liquorice is demulcent, moderately pectoral and emollient. It is a popular and well-known remedy for coughs, consumption and chest complaints generally most notably bronchitis and is a...

when ultrasound and CT scanning of the adrenals failed to demonstrate any abnormality. Moreover, blood pressure was clearly volume-sensitive and plasma Introduction aldosterone concentration and plasma renin activity were found to be low (recumbent aldosterone 58, NR Hypertension is a common problem which is usually 100–500 pmol/l; ambulatory aldosterone 170, NR straightforward to manage. Occas...