The rhizomes of Acorus gramineus have frequently been used in traditional medicine mainly for sedation as well as enhancing brain function. In this study, the anti-allergic activity of A. gramineus was investigated. The 70% ethanol extract of the rhizomes of A. gramineus was found to inhibit the allergic response against 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX)-catalyzed leukotriene (LT) production from rat baso...

This study investigated the interaction of the macrophyte Acorus calamus and sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFC) during the degradation of high molecular weight-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs) in sediments. Over 367-days, the combination of macrophyte and SMFC led to an increase in pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene degradation rates by at least 70% compared to SMFC or macrophyte alone. Whi...

BACKGROUND The present study explores the fungal contamination of important herbal drug raw materials (HDRM), which are widely used in the preparation of many herbal drugs. Understanding of the microbial contamination status of HDRM is one of the important steps to ensure the safety and efficacy of herbal drugs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen samples of six herbal drug raw materials (HDRM) vi...

A characteristic feature of animals and particularly of humans is the ability to alter their behaviour on the basis of experience or learning. Learning is an acquisition and storage of information as a consequence of experience. Memory is a relatively permanent storage form of the learned information [1]. The hippocampus and amygdala are two important regions involved in learning and memory. In...

OBJECTIVE Acorus calamus (A. calamus) has been used as a medicinal plant in Asia for its effects on digestive system for the last 2000 years. To investigate the anti-cancer activity of rhizome of A. calamus, the ethanolic and methanolic extracts and essential oil of the rhizome were prepared and their effects were assessed on human gastric cancer cell line (AGS). MATERIALS AND METHODS The via...

Ekstrak daun jeringau telah diketahui mengandung flavonoid dan saponin serta berkhasiat antibakteri. Potensi tersebut dapat dikembangkan menjadi sediaan farmasi yang lebih praktis yaitu nanoemulsi mouthwash. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memformulasikan komponen uji aktivitas antibakteri pada formula baik. Nanoemulsi dibuat menggunakan variasi IPM:Tween 80:Propilenglikol dengan perbandingan F1 (...

The word neurodegeneration rightly refers to the degenerative changes in nerve cell structure and so its functions too. main characteristics of these neurodegenerative disorders are relentless progression decline cognition. Epilepsy is one that affects a major portion people around world common form focal epilepsy Temporal lobe (TLE). According researchers cause for degeneration excess producti...