Many hepatoprotective herbal preparations have been recommended in alternative systems of medicine for the treatment of hepatic disorders. No systematic study has been done on protective efficacy of Capparis spinosa (Capparidaceae) to treat hepatic diseases. Protective action of C. spinosa ethanolic root bark extract was evaluated in this study in an animal model of hepatotoxicity, which was in...

The 'ethnodrug' Capparis spinosa L. has several pharmacological activities. First, it was found in previous experiments that an ethyl acetate extract of Capparis spinosa L. (CSE) exhibited antioxidant activity. In order to further research this finding, the present study investigate the blood biochemical indices, injury, energy metabolism, oxidative damage and mitochondrial membrane potential (...

This study was designed to investigate in-vivo and in-vitro hepatoprotective activity of kaempferol isolated from Capparis spinosa L. in CCl4 intoxicated rat. Kaempferol is a bioflavonoid reported with antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antiapototic effects which can prevent CCl4 induced hepatic lipid peroxidative damage mediated by oxidative free radical. Kaempferol was isolated from C. spinosa...

The C(4) photosynthetic pathway enriches carbon dioxide in the vicinity of Rubisco, thereby enabling plants to assimilate carbon more efficiently. Three canonical subtypes of C(4) exist, named after their main decarboxylating enzymes: NAD-dependent malic enzyme type, NADP-dependent malic enzyme type and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase type. Cleome gynandra is known to perform NAD-ME type C(...

natural antioxidants have an important role against damage by ros. this research had been carried out about ecological characters, phytochemical and antioxidant activity of capparis spinosa l. in semnan and golestan province. so in much field observation, different parts of c.spinosa were collected from two natural habitats in golestan (200 m) and semnan province (2100 m) during august to septe...

Strychnos spinosa Lam. of the Loganiaceae family is associated with versatility, poverty eradication, and rural economic development. However, morphological diversity S. not well documented. This limits efforts toward its improvement commercial exploitation. study aimed to characterize variability, vegetative reproductive traits, heritability morphotypes at Bonamanzi Game Reserve. The majority ...

This study aimed to evaluate the sleep modulating properties of Strychnos spinosa and innocua fruits in Swiss albino mice. The depressant effect extracts on central nervous system was studied using a diazepam-induced model mice were divided into four groups six each. test received at doses 250, 500, 1000 mg/kg body weight intraperitoneally. In contrast, control group distilled water 10 ml/kg. D...

63 strains of Aspergillus section Fumigati were isolated from 17 samples of arable soil in a central province of Korea. Based on the results of genotypic and phenotypic analyses, they were identified as Aspergillus fumigatus, A. lentulus, Neosartorya coreana, N. fennelliae, N. fischeri, N. glabra, N. hiratsukae, N. laciniosa, N. pseudofischeri, N. quadricincta, N. spinosa and N. udagawae. Among...