background: nowadays candida albicans has become resistant to the toxic and expensive commercial anti-candida drugs. therefore, investigation for new anti-fungal agents is necessary. objectives: the purpose of this survey was to investigate the in vitro anti-candida activity of the hydroalcoholic extracts of heracleum persicum fruit. materials and methods: the plant ingredients were extracted u...

Sinensetin is one of the polymethoxyflavones existed in citrus peels. The effective antioxidant, inhibitory effect inflammation, anti-diabetic and anti-cancer activity sinensetin has been revealed recently. However, amount isolated from nature source extremely low relating to needs for its vivo efficacy study. Herein we summarized alternative routes, i.e. organic synthesis associated derivative...

fruits of olea europaea l. have been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat many inflammatory diseases. in order to evaluate the anti-nociceptive activities of the methanolic and aqueous extracts of defatted fruits of o. europaea, formalin test was used and for evaluation of anti-inflammatory effects of the extract, the volume of paw edema was measured. the results revealed that both extr...

Yarrow (Achillea spp.) belonging to the family of Asteraceae with useful properties, such as anti-diaphoretic, anti-hemorrhagic, anti-inflammation, anti-biotic, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, Carminative and anti-oxidant effects. The present investigation assessed the morphological diversity of Achillea aucheri, which is indigenous plant from Damavand mountain of Iran. The samples were collected ...

objective(s): this study aimed to develop drugs from natural sources to overcome the side effects of many of synthetic drugs. methanol extracts of both pericarp and seeds of pleiogynium solandri were used to investigate antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and renal function protective, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects and to determine the chemical composition of the extract responsible for b...

Characterization of Children's Decision Making: Sensitivity to Punishment Frequency, Not Task Complexity Eveline A. Crone a d , Silvia A. Bunge a b , Heleen Latenstein c & Maurits W. van der Molen c a Center for Mind and Brain, University of California , Davis, USA b Department of Psychology , University of California , Davis, USA c Department of Psychology , University of Amsterdam , the Nethe...

The growth and growth hormone profiles in four children receiving three different regimens of treatment with human growth hormone (hGH) were compared. There was no significant difference in the rate of growth between the regimens; the rate of growth fell dramatically after treatment. Pulsatile administration of hGH was no better than conventional treatment.