The present study was aimed to evaluate anthelmintic activity of aqueous and methanolic extract of Trapa natans L.var. bispinosa Roxb fruit peels and root. The plant commonly known as “Water Chestnut” in India and is an annual aquatic floating herb occurring throughout the Indian subcontinent and used traditionally for several medicinal purposes. The effect of this plant was evaluated for anthe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate methanolic, ethanolic, acetone and aqueous extracts from different parts of Eurycoma longifolia (E. longifolia) (leave, stem, and root) for antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and to utilize the leaves and stem parts rather than the root, which is already used for male sexual enhancement in Malaysia. METHODS The study took place in the...

objective: the aim of the present study was to elucidate the possible biochemical improving effect in lipid metabolic that may result from continuous treatment with green tea extract in normal albino rats and those rendered hyperlipidemic by long term supplementation of fat-enriched diet. materials and methods: fifty male albino rats aged six weeks with 200±10 g weight were randomly divided int...

Helminthes infections are the most common health problems in India, in developing countries they pose a large treat to public. These infections can affect most population in endemic areas with major economic and social consequences. The miswak is a natural toothbrush made from the twigs of the Salvadora persica (Salvadoraceae). Miswak prevents tooth decay, eliminating toothaches and halt furthe...

Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl., the Fagaceae family) is a medicinal plant which seed flour is used to treat inflammatory and gastric ulcers by the tribes in southwestern Iran. The current study was done to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. brantii seed flour for treatment of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol in Wistar rats. The hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. brantii was t...

Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl., the Fagaceae family) is a medicinal plant which seed flour is used to treat inflammatory and gastric ulcers by the tribes in southwestern Iran. The current study was done to evaluate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. brantii seed flour for treatment of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol in Wistar rats. The hydro-alcoholic extract of Q. brantii was t...

abstract there is a world-wide effort to reduce the amount of chemicals used in crop production by introducing modern biological and ecological methods. one possible alternative is allelopathy. a laboratory trial was carried out to investigate of alleopathic potential of angelica . in this study the effect of different concentrations of aqueous extract of angelica herb was investigated on seed ...