Inhibitory effects of root endophytic actinomycete A-12 from Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Indian lilac, neem) against α-amylase and α-glucosidase were studied. The antioxidant capability was assessed through 2,2-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxy radical scavenging and reducing power assays. In vitro antidiabetic activity of ethyl acetate extract revealed good inhibition exhibiting IC50 val...

Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss. is belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is one of the three species of Iranian Ducrosia Boiss. species growing wild in several areas of the country. In this research, we extracted the essential oil and it analyzed by GC/MS. The analysis of essential oil from leaves of D. anethifolia about 19 constituents was identifed and percentage composition was determined (94...

BACKGROUND Rhododendron anthopogonoides Maxim, a kind of traditional Tibetan medicine, has been used to remove body heat, body detoxification, cough, asthma, stomachic and swelling, eliminate abundant phlegm and inflammatory for a long time. In the present study, the total phenols and total flavonoid contents as well as antioxidative properties of the crude extract and solvent fractions of R. a...

Bulbine natalensis Baker has been acclaimed to be used as an antimicrobial agent in the folklore medicine of South Africa without scientific evidence to substantiate or refute this claim. In view of this, the in vitro antimicrobial activity of solvent fractions (ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water) from Bulbine natalensis Tuber against 4 Gram positive and 12 Gram negative bacteria as we...

objective: dracocephalum kotschyi (lamiaceae family) has been usedin traditional medicine for stomach and liver disorders, headache and congestion. in the present study, we have investigated phytochemical properties and antioxidant activities of dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of d.kotschyi. material and methods: antioxidant activities of extracts were evaluated using the i...

Eucalyptus tereticornis is a plant used in traditional medicine to control diabetes, but this effect has not been proved scientifically. Here, we demonstrated through in vitro assays that E. tereticornis extracts increase glucose uptake and inhibit their production in insulin-resistant C2C12 and HepG2 cells, respectively. Furthermore, in a nutritional model using diabetic mice, the administrati...

this study was conducted to evaluate the cytoprotection of various extracts and bioactive compounds found in pistacia vera againts cytotoxicity, ros formation, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation , mitochondrial and lysosomal membrane damages in cell toxicity models of diabetes related carbonyl (glyoxal) and oxidative stress (hydroperoxide). methanol, water and ethyl acetate were used to ...

Salvia genus is one of the largest genera of the Lamiaceae family. Its species have been used for a wide variety of disorders in the local traditional medicine systems. Therefore, the genus has been the subject of several phytochemical and biological studies. The aim of the study was to identify the major antioxidant compound(s) from the methanol extract of Salvia verticillata using activity-gu...

objective: boerhaavia elegans l. (nyctaginaceae) is a medicinal plant used for the treatment of kidney disorders, urinary tract disorders and blood purification in baluch tribe. the aim of present study is to evaluate the antioxidant propertyof b. elegans species for the first time. materials and methods: different parts (leaf, stem and fruit) of the plant were extracted by using various solven...

background: achillea talagonica (asteraceae) is an endemic herbaceous plant in iran with small yellow flowers and several times pinnately divided leaves in worm shape. the plant was found to be cytotoxic in our previous studies.   materials and methods: a. talagonica was collected in may 2005 from talegan in north of iran during the full flowering stage. dried aerial parts of the plant were red...