Background and Aim: P. aeruginosa exotoxins are responsible for pathogenicity and antibiotic resistant. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the Ammi. visnaga (A. visnaga) extract on the P. aeruginosa exotoxin A and S genes expression. Materials and Methods: Antibacterial effects of the A. visnaga ethanolic extract were performed using the micro dilution technique in sequent...

The high incidence of unpleasant side effects following the use of crude preparations of khellin in the treatment of angina pectoris has limited its clinical use. It was felt that if this vasodilator drug were prepared free of resins, chromones and other plant impurities, it might then be used more extensively in the treatment of coronary insufficiency. Currently, a crystalline preparation of h...

Background: Alcohol abuse contributes to the pathology of gastric ulcers. The tissues contain antioxidants, but activity declines when exposed reactive oxygen species. Ammi visnaga extract has substantial scavenging effects and is rich in phenols flavonoids. We estimated gastro-protective antioxidative A. on rats’ mucosal lesions after exposure ethanol. Methods: Forty adult male albino rats wer...

The study was undertaken in the animal house belonging to the Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University. Twenty four adult male albino rats with an average live body weight of 130 gm were allocated to 4 equal groups (6 rats each): group 1 (G1) served as the control group and was orally given 1 ml of distilled water, group 2 (G2) was orally given 1 ml Cymbopogon p...