Hydro-alcoholic fruit extract of Cordia myxa was considerably effective on curing acute inflammation in mouse model. Previous studies suggested significant anti-inflammatory activities as well as potential anticancer agent of α-amyrins in seeds. Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-Lipooxygenase (5-LOX) is significant in cancer prevention and therapeutics although this inhibition with c...

1Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 2Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 3Department of Dermatology, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 4Department of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University o...

Traditional medicines by medicinal plants have always played a key role in world health including Iran buttheir safety profile is a major concern in this regard. In fact some factors such as the method of extraction,contamination with microorganisms, existence of heavy metals, and pesticides may reduce the safety ofherbal based pharmaceutical products. The objective of this research was to dete...