some crops have been observed to posses effects of allelopathic type. it would be interesting and useful as well to study these plants' allelopathic effects on other crop plants, particularly in rotation and intercropping. so, in this study, the allelopathic potential of cucumber organs' extract on seedling growth of cucumber, eggplant, pepper, and tomato was evaluated using a randomi...

Aims: In spite of the folkloric use of the root of Carpolobia lutea as a sexual stimulant in man, there has been limited scientific proof of its efficacy. This study compares the efficacy of methanol extract of C. lutea root (MECLR) and sildenafil on the sexual activity of male rabbits. Methods: 20 adult male rabbits were grouped into four of five rabbits each. Groups 1-4 were treated orally fo...

The inhibition efficiency (IE) of an aqueous extract of beet root (BR) in controlling corrosion of carbon steel in well water in the absence and presence of Zn 2+ has been evaluated by mass loss method. The formulation consisting of 4 mL of BR extract and 50 ppm Zn 2+ offers 98% inhibition efficiency to carbon steel immersed in well water. A synergistic effect exists between BR extract and Zn 2...

Objective: There are a number of medicinal plant products which has been used to treat various immunological diseases. Out of these medicinal plants, Calamus rotang has shown several medicinal properties including anti-viral, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory effects. Normally, the roots of C. rotang are used in various ailments to cure piles, burning sensation, cough, leprosy and bleeding disor...

Background and objectives: Pain is an unpleasant feeling which affects the quality of life and relieving from pain is an important goal in many treatment protocols. Apium graveolens L. (celery) has been considered as sedative, analgesic, carminative, antispasmodic and diuretic in Iranian traditional medicine. The aim of present study was to evaluate the anti-n...

in order to evaluate the allelopathic effects of white top (cardaria draba (l.) desv.) water extracts on corn and canola germination characteristics, an experiment was carried out based on crd design with three replications in agronomy research lab of yasouj university. treatments were included of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% water extract (50 gr dm/l) of root, leaf and stem, inflorescence and whole ...

An attempt has been made to search for xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors from the root extracts of Tephrosia purpurea Linn. which is traditionally used in folk medicine in India. Root extracts were screened for in vitro antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity. Antioxidant activity was measured using ABTS, DPPH, FRAP and ORAC methods. The enzyme inhibitory activity was tested on puri...

Background & Aims: Licorice (Glycyrrhia glabra L.) is an important herbal medicine that its root extract has long been used for the treatment of various diseases. The essential component of its root is glycyrrhizin. This study was performed to determine the percentage of the extract and glycyrrhizin content of the roots of Glycyrrhiz glabra grown in different areas of Kerman province and some s...

Tight control of blood glucose is the most important strategy for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Here, we investigated the beneficial effects of Welsh onion on fasting and postprandial hyperglycemia. Inhibitory activities of hot water extracts from the green stalk and white bulb, which are the edible portions of the Welsh onion, and the fibrous root extract against yeast α-glucosidase were...