BACKGROUND Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the metacestode (larvae) stage of dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus and recognized as a major economic and public health concern in the world. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro scolicidal effect of methanolic extract of Berberis vulgaris L. roots and its main compound, berberine against protoscoleces o...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an anti-hypercholesterolemic agent containing Berberis aristata, Silybum marianum and monacolin K and KA in a sample of Caucasian patients at low cardiovascular risk according to Framingham score. The primary outcome was to evaluate the effects of this nutraceutical combination on lipid profile; the secondary outcome was to evalua...

herbal medicine has an old history with a broad application all over the world. many researches have focused on the curative as well as antinociceptive effects of herbal extract. the aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic effects of berberis vulgaris hydroethanolic extract (bve) in male mice. 30 male mice were divided into 5 groups: control, treated by morphine, treated by bve (150 ...

BACKGROUND Medications from Anthroposophical Medicine (AM) are clinically used for the treatment of infections within a whole medical system but have not yet been evaluated regarding antibacterial effects. The aims of this study was to investigate antibacterial activity of AM medications in cell culture. METHODS Screening of AM drug registers for preparations used to treat any kind of infecti...

The present research study was undertaken at poultry research unit of Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan in June-July, 2010 to investigate the effect of different timings of supplementing medicinal plants (Berberis lycium, Allium stivum, Solanum nigrum and Terminalia arjuna) infusion on the liver function and lipid profile of broiler at day-42. 240 day-old boiler chickens were randomly...

This study was to compare the relative level of antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of root bark of Berberis lycium Royle., in different test systems of antioxidant determination i.e ABTS (2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation assay, Phosphomolybdenum assay and reducing power assay. In all these assays the antioxidant activity of extract was compared to t...

Use of medicinal plants for attenuation of hyperglycemia and restoration of lipids disorder to normal level is clinically very important. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effects of Berberis integerrima Bge. fruit aqueous extract (BIFAE) on blood glucose and lipid profile in streptozotocin (STZ) - induced diabetic rats. The STZ-induced diabetic rats were treated by fruit aqueous ext...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the phytochemical, antidiabetic, and cytoprotective properties of Berberis aristata DC. (Berberidaceae) root extracts. After phytochemical evaluation of various extracts of B. aristata roots, the ethanol extract was found to be rich in phytochemicals with the presence of alkaloid determined by the thin layer chromatography; hence ethanol extract was selec...