Levels of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Mo, Co, Ni, Se, Sn and Al were determined in 14 medicinal plants from Serbia, which are widely used in phytopharmacy as herbal teas. The following plants were investigated: yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.), basil (Ocimum hasilicum L.), St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.), peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.), field horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.), stinging nettle (...

This work was aimed at correlating the chemotype of three Mentha species cultivated in Romania with an in vivo study of the anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects of essential oils. The selected species were Mentha piperita L. var. pallescens (white peppermint), Mentha spicata L. subsp. crispata (spearmint), and Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (pineapple mint). Qualitative and quantitative analy...

A reliable method to eliminate tobacco rattle virus (TRV) from viruliferous Paratrichodorus allius populations was developed. This virus is vectored by P. allius in the Pacific Northwest and causes corky ringspot disease (CRS) of potato. The viruliferous nematodes that were reared on 'Vernema' alfalfa or '770' scotch spearmint for at least 3 months did not transmit TRV to 'Samsun NN' tobacco, a...

The primary objective of all software engineering courses is to help students learn how to develop successful software systems with good software engineering practices. Various tools and guidelines are used to assist students to gain the knowledge as much as possible. USC’s Center for Systems and Software Engineering (CSSE) has found that the keystone course in learning software engineering is ...

Respiratory tract reflex responses are an important defense mechanism against noxious airborne materials. This study was aimed at defining the effects of adenosine on sensory irritation responsiveness and its role in odorant-irritant interactions. These experiments were aimed at testing the hypothesis that adenosine, through the A2 receptor, enhances trigeminal nerve responses to multiple irrit...

garlic and onions as dietary constituents and medicines have been used for many disorders which dates back to the early civilization. it has been shown that different species of allium have immunomodulating effects. in this study, we sought to determine if methanolic and chloroformic extracts of allim fistulosum l. (leek) have any effect on cell-mediated immune response in mice. methanolic and ...

results the present study revealed that the sobt and sop extracts showed in vitro bactericidal activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. furthermore, administration of sobt and sop increased the rats’ survival rates by 66.7% and 83.33%, respectively, as compared to the untreated clp-septic rats. treatment of the clp-septic rats with sobt and sop significantly alleviated alterat...

the genus teucrium (germander) belongs to the family lamiaceae, within the subfamily ajugoideae .teucrium polium l. (labiatae) has long been recognized in folk medicine in the treatment of many pathophysiological implications, such as gastrointestinal disorders, inflammations, diabetes and rheumatism. in this study antimicrobial activity of two crude extracts obtained from teucrium polium l. wa...

sporadic alzheimer’s disease (sad) is a multi-factorial disease caused by genetic, epigenetic, environmental and metabolic factors. current understandings of the possible mechanisms of ad such as inflammation and oxidative stresses in the brain have led us to investigation of potential ad therapeutics. currently herbal medicines with fewer side effects comparing to other chemical medicine are i...

background and aims. promoting remineralization is the ultimate goal of clinical prevention of caries lesion. the present in vitro study aimed to investigate the effect of grape seed extract (gse) on artificial enamel caries in primary human teeth. materials and methods. seventeen human sound primary incisors were sectioned mesiodistally. the tooth slices were placed in a demineralizing solutio...