background: chemical toxins are among the leading causes of liver disorders, inflammation and necrosis in hepatocytes. the aim of this study was to evaluate of protective effect of hydroalcoholic extract from rhizome of zingiber officinale l. (hez) on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic injury in male rat. material and methods: in this experimental studymale wistar rats (n=35, body weight 230-...

background: arsenic is one of the most toxic metalloids. anemia and leukopenia are common results of poisoning with arsenic, which may happen due to a direct hemolytic or cytotoxic effect on blood cells. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of nasturtium officinale on blood cells and antioxidant enzymes in rats exposed to sodium (meta)arsenite. methods: 32 ...

Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo, a highly valued Chinese herbal medicine, is on the verge of extinction in wild, and not cultivated efficiently. In this study, we explored possibility that orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) might improve growth cultivation D. officinale. Serendipita sp., Tulasnella calospora asymmetrica isolated from three different orchids were co-cultured with sterile seedli...

Orchids highly depend on mycorrhizae for survival and growth. Traditionally, to obtain orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMFs) plant growth, have been isolated from the roots of mature wild plants; however, fungal partners engaged may change through ontogeny, those species that over-collected extirpation, it’s almost impossible take samples plants. In this study, we developed idea using in situ seedlin...

this study was conducted with different levels (0, 0.25, 0.5,1,2 g) of zingiber officinale powder per 100 g of common carp commercial diet. feed was offered for 8 weeks by the post pelleting liquid spraying method. results showed that there were significant differences in all growth parameters and body composition except in survival rate, gain weight percent (gw%) ,sgr and nfe between treatment...

Plants produce large amounts of secondary metabolites in their shoots and roots and store them in specialized secretory structures. Although secondary metabolites and their secretory structures are commonly assumed to have a defensive function, evidence that they benefit plant fitness under herbivore attack is scarce, especially below ground. Here, we tested whether latex secondary metabolites ...

Nowadays, phytochemicals and antioxidants in plants are raising interest in consumers for their roles in the maintenance of human health. Phenolics and flavonoids are known for their health-promoting properties due to protective effects against cardiovascular disease, cancers and other disease. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the traditional folk medicinal plants and it is widely used in...

BACKGROUND Microbial cells growing in biofilms, play a huge role in the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In this study, biofilm formation of Klebsiella strains belonging to 3 different Klebsiella species (K. ornithinolytica, K. oxytoca and K. terrigena), cooccurences' effect on biofilm formation amount and anti-biofilm effects of Citrus limon and Zingiber officinale essential oils on biofilm...

This research highlights the chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activities of essential oils from leaves of Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum americanum, Hyptis spicigera, Lippia multiflora, Ageratum conyzoides, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Zingiber officinale. Essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-flame ioniz...

A central question in ecology concerns how some exotic plants that occur at low densities in their native range are able to attain much higher densities where they are introduced. This question has remained unresolved in part due to a lack of experiments that assess factors that affect the population growth or abundance of plants in both ranges. We tested two hypotheses for exotic plant success...