Background Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides have been reported to exert neuroprotective and antidepressant-like effects in the forced swim test in mice. However, the mechanisms that underlie the antidepressant-like effects of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides are unclear. Methods Chronic unpredictable stress and forced swim test were used to explore the antidepressant-like effects of M...

To evaluate the anticonvulsant activity of the aerial parts of Verbena officinalis used traditionally by local Iranians for the treatment of convulsion. The anticonvulsant activity of the extract was assessed in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and maximal electroshock (MES) induced seizures in mice. Diazepam was used as reference drug. In addition, for investigating the mechanism of V officinalis in P...

INTRODUCTION Melissa officinalis is a medical and aromatic plant that is used for its hypnotic, sedative, and spasmolytic effects. This report presents a case study of30-year-old patient who was admitted to an emergency department with restlessness, tremor, distractibility, and sweating following a discontinuation of Melissa officinalis consumption. CASE REPORT In this case, withdrawal sympto...

rosmarinus officinalis is one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants around the world. essential oil as a weapon against biotic and abiotic stresses plays an important role in essential oil bearing plants. in this study the essential oil content and constituent of plants containing bacterium-gall on the shoots and crown was compared with non-contaminated plants. essential oil perce...

abstract: essential oils are commonly used to treat minor health problems. in this study the chemical compositions of lavandula officinalis and thymus vulgaris were determined by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. gc/ms analysis of t. vulgaris resulted in thymol as the major oil component where as methyl sulfony exhibited as the most abundant constituent of l. officinalis. the antibacter...

The use of herbs in the food industry has recently increased significantly because of their antioxidant action on lipid degradation, besides their traditional role in food aroma. In particular, rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) extracts have proved to possess such useful antioxidant properties. The present research that reports on a study on the morphological and chemical characteristics, co...

Supercritical extraction was employed to produce rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) extracts with different composition and antioxidant activity. CO₂ was utilized as supercritical solvent and diverse extraction conditions (temperature, pressure, amount of cosolvent and fractionation scheme) were applied. The extracts with higher antioxidant content were selected to study their capability as n...

Objective To study the effect of the essential oils of Citrus sinensis L., Mentha piperita L., Syzygium aromaticum L., and Rosmarinus officinalis L. on physical exhaustion in rats. Methods Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group, a fatigue group, an essential oil mixture (EOM) group, and a peppermint essential oil (PEO) group. Loaded swimming to exhaustion was ...

Herbal formulations always have attracted considerable attention because of their good activity and comparatively lesser or nil side effects with synthetic drugs. The objective of present study involves preparation of herbal hair oil using amla, hibiscus, brahmi, methi and its evaluation for increase in hair growth activity. Each drug was tested for their hair growth activity in a concentration...