diabetes mellitus is associated with complications in several different systems of the body, and the incidence of diabetes is rapidly increasing worldwide. the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of cydonia oblonga mill. fruit on lipid profile and some biochemical parameters in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. the extract showed anti hyper lipidemic...

the aim of this paper was to investigate the antibacterial potential of kelussia odoratissima mozff extract against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. karafs-ekoohi with the scientific name of kelussia odoratissima is an iranian endemic edible plant in the middle region of iran with enormous use as food, spice and medicinal herb . the antibacterial effect of the extracts was investigated...

walnut is a medicinal plant that its different parts such as leaf, seed, root and green husk was shown to reduce blood glucose. in iranian traditional medicine, septum of walnut shell (sws) was recommended to reduce blood glucose. but this effect should be determined with scientific researches. therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the aqueous extract of sws on blood glu...

Recently there is a great interest in using high energy techniques (HET) which involve microwave or ultrasound-assisted extraction (MAE and UAE) for isolation of natural bioactive compounds from plant foods. Such bioactive compounds are phenolics which were determined from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) kernels and hulls (defatted) utilising two different high energy extraction techniques, ul...

In the present study the antidiabetic potential of aqueous and ethanol extract of Cassia auriculata L. flowers was assessed in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity were made in these extracts. Antidiabetic agents (Flavonoids and phenolic acids) and free radical scavenging activity in water-soluble fraction of the ethanol extract was higher compared...

The aqueous and ethanolic extract of Myrsine africana fruits was evaluated for their anthelmintic activity against tape, hook, nodular and earthworms. The ethanolic extract was found to possess considerable lethal action against tape worms but it was not significant against the other helminths, Similarly ethereal, alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the fruits were tested for their purgative acti...

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (common name: Et-demata, Family: Verbenaceae) has been used traditionally in Sri Lanka as a remedy against diabetes mellitus. The objective of the present study was to evaluate antidiabetic mechanisms of the aqueous bark extract of G. arborea in streptozotocin induced (STZ) diabetic male Wistar rats. Aqueous bark extract of G. arborea (1.00 g/kg) and glibenclamide as the s...

In present study possible ameliorative efficacy of aqueous extract of bark of Alstonia scholaris (ASE) in cultured human lymphocytes against Bleomycin-induced cytogenetic alterations has been reported. Cultures were treated either alone with Alstonia scholaris aqueous bark extract (50μg/ml) or in combination with radiomimetic drug Bleomycin (15μg/ml). Positive implications about radioprotective...

Chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the leaves of Abutilon indicum were investigated for antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. Among the various extracts, maximum antibacterial activity was exhibited by ethanol extract (14, 25, 14, 25, 17, 18 mm) followed by chlorofor...

background:   objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts of lettuce seed on testosterone level and spermatogenesis.   materials and methods: in this experimental study 24 adult male nmri mice weighing 20-25gr were purchased. animals were randomly divided into 4 groups: controls, hydro-alcoholic (200 mg/kg) and aqueous extracts (50, 10...