UNLABELLED A growing body of evidence indicates that specific phytochemicals can increase an efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. AIM To evaluate promoting effect of the methanolic extract of Teucrium Polium (Me-TP) on cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of anticancer drugs of vinblastine, vincristine and doxorubicin in vitro. METHODS Skmel-3, Saos-2, SW480, MCF-7, KB, EJ and A431 cell lines were ...

The effects of a polyherbal mixture containing Allium sativum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Citrullus colocynthis, Juglans regia, Nigella sativa, Olea europaea, Punica granatum, Salvia officinalis, Teucrium polium, Trigonella foenum, Urtica dioica, and Vaccinium arctostaphylos were tested on biochemical parameters in diabetic rats. The animals were randomized into three groups: (1) normal control, (2...

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the stem, leaf and flower of Phlomis aucheri Boiss., which is endemic to Iran, stem, leaf and root of Teucrium polium L. and solvent free microwave extraction oil from leaf of Ajuga chamaecistus Ging. subsp. chamaecistus were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Germacrene D (11.1%, 28.3% and 21.1%) was the main constituent in the stem, leaf and flower...

background antibiotic resistance is a major therapeutic problem in patients infected with helicobacter pylori. h. pylori clarithromycin resistant mutants have been evolved during antibiotic therapy, this is mainly due to 23s rrna point mutations. objectives in the present study, we investigated anti-mutational features of four traditionally iranian medicinal plants on three local isolated h. py...