effect of adding hibiscus sabdariffa (hs) in diet on performance and immune response of broilers was examined during aflatoxicosis using a total of 192 day-old ross 308 male chicks in a completely randomized design with four treatments, four replicates and 12 chicks per each replicate. treatments were include: 1. negative control (without additives), 2. positive control (2.5 mg aflatoxin b1/kg)...

Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is a plant of the Malvaceae family, commonly known as roselle. H. sabdariffa is known to contain antioxidant, cholesterol-lowering, antiobesity, insulin resistance reduction, antihypertensive, and skin cancer chemopreventive properties. This study evaluated the effects of H. sabdariffa aqueous extract against cyclophosphamide (CPA, 25 mg/Kg) induced damage to DNA in male ...

In this study, it was aimed to examine and compare the effects of Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) poppy (Papaver rhoeas extracts on some chemical, physical, microbiological sensory properties bread dough bread. The pH, L, b, chroma, hue values decreased by usage hibiscus extract, while a value increasing. It determined as lowest pH 4.13; L 39.23; b 5.08; chroma 6.55, angle 54.65 highest 7.20....

Wound healing agents support the natural healing process, reduce trauma and likelihood of secondary infections and hasten wound closure. The wound healing activities of water in oil cream of the methanol extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae) was evaluated in rats with superficial skin excision wounds. Antibacterial activities against Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Ech...

Hibiscus protocatechuic acid (PCA), a phenolic compound isolated from the dried flower of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae), demonstrated antioxidant and antitumor promotion effects in our previous study. In the present study, Hibiscus PCA was found to inhibit the survival of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The study revealed that HL-60 c...

background & aim:extracts of roselle calyx,   possess compounds which could be considered as a great source of natural antioxidants.   in this project, antioxidant activities, phenolic compounds content and their   correlation analysis on calices of roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa) was investigated.  experimental: total polyphenolic compound, flavonoids and anthocyanins were determined spectrophot...

CONFLICT OF INTEREST none declared. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa (HS) calices on controlling dyslipidemia in obese adolescents. METHODOLOGY In this triple blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial which was registered in the Iranian registry for clinical trials (IRCT201109122306N2), 90 obese adolescents aged 12-18 years with documented dyslipide...