Modern medicine does not have reliable liver protection drugs that prevent and treat injury caused by drugs. The leaves of sacred / holy basil (Ocimum sanctum) belong to the family lamiaceae, which is traditionally used for its protection. We aimed determine if Ocimum sanctum has hepatoprotective properties and, so, whether or they work synergistically with silymarin. Albino rats (150–200 g) we...

The H1N1 influenza virus is a serious threat to human population. Oseltamivir and Zanamivir are known antiviral drugs for swine flu with observed side effects. These drugs are viral neuraminidase and hemagglutinin inhibitor prevents early virus multiplication by blocking sialic acid cleavage on host cells. Therefore, it is of interest to identify naturally occurring novel compounds to control v...

BACKGROUND Dengue fever regardless of its serotypes has been the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral diseases among the world population. The development of a dengue vaccine is complicated by the antibody-dependent enhancement effect. Thus, the development of a plant-based antiviral preparation promises a more potential alternative in combating dengue disease. METHODS Present studies investi...

the use of natural products as medicinal agents presumably predates the earliest recorded history. ocimum sanctum l., is a plant which is used in several traditional medicine systems to cure various diseases. in this study aerial parts of ocimum sanctum were collected on august 2014 from shahr-e-rey in iran. fresh and dry partsof plants essential oils were extracted with hydro-distillation and ...

the genus ocimum l. belonging to family of lamiaceae is widely distributed in iran, ocimum sanctum l. is described in many medicinal properties and a wide therapeutic range. it is used specially in the management of cough, ashtma, fever and common cold. in this research, samples were collected from shahr-e-rey, on august 2013, then essential oils were extracted by  hydro-distillation and steam ...