Tribulus terrestris is a prostrate spreading herb, the fruit of which contains sharp, rigid spines and for this reason it is known as puncture vine. It is native to many geographical zones, including the Mediterranean regions, India, China, Africa and Australia. In the 1990s attention focused on the Bulgarian research of a standardised extract of Tribulus leaf (TLSE, standardised to not less th...

medical plants are adapted to different kinds of dormancy to survive in the worst situations. regarding to ecological viewpoint, this kind of adaptation is very important in respect to restriction of genetic draft and decrease of genetic resource of medicinal plants. this leads to plant survival even after prolonged drought. since some of them are endangered species and in the other hand increa...

We evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of ethanol extract of Tribulus terrestris L. (TT) leaves on Wistar rats. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of the ethanol extract of the TT leaves at doses of 50, 100 & 200 mg/kg was evaluated against the standard drug indomethacin at a dose of 20 mg/kg, p.o. Adult Wistar rats of either sex of six numbers in each group was undert...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver induces many complications to the liver tissue and also serum related parameters. Medicinal plants are the safe therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diseases. In this regards, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Tribulus terrestris (T. terrestris) extract on non-alcoholic fatty liver in rats. In this experimental study, thirty male Wistar rat...

background and objectives: ferula assa-foetida (asafoetida) is a native iranian species which grows in different regions and climates in iran. the plant is well known in iranian traditional medicine as well as folk medicine for treatment of diseases. several studies have been carried out on the essential oil of this species collected from different areas of iran. this study is the first report ...