BACKGROUND In Shaanxi province, China, the aqueous extract of Rubia cordifolia's aerial part (AERCAP) is traditionally used to manage diarrhea. However, there is no scientific evidence to verify the safety and efficacy of its use. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-diarrheal and anti-inflammatory effects of AERCAP by using a rodent model. METHODS The anti-diarrheal effects were...

Research regarding the enormous potential of medicinal plants for development new drugs and efficient treatment diabetes mellitus is increasing due to harmful effects that synthetic may bring such as severe hypoglycemia, abdominal discomfort, lactic acidosis, more. Cinnamomum sp. (cinnamon) extracts have shown significant anti-diabetic on type 2 in experimental rodent animals a dose-dependent m...

background: the aim of this study was to determine intestinal and liver helminth infections in rattus rodents in tehran iran. methods: overall, 306 traps were put in 39 different regions in tehran from 2009 to 2010. rodents, including r. rattus and r. norvegicus were caught by live-traps.they become unconscious and the spinal cords were cut, afterwards the body was dissected and the stomach, sm...

a general rodent control program was carried out in bandar abbas in the persian gulf (15 sep-22 oct 1984). researches on the variety of the rodents and their parasites were done and zincphosphide and comatetralil baits were used for in-doors and out-doors. results obtained showed that these campaigns were successful.

background : this study was aimed to collect wild rodents for endoparasites determination in some parts of sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran nearby pakistan and afghanistan countries. methods : a total of 100 wild rodents were captured alive with cage traps. various samples were collected from blood and feces, also impression smear prepared from different organs. the samples we...

ectoparasites are considered as the main vectors of zoonotic diseases. they play an important role for transmission of wide variety of diseases such as cchf, leishmaniosis and plague to human and vertebrates. mammals, especially rodents, are the most important reservoirs of zoonotic diseases. the aim of this study was to identify the ectoparasites of rodents captured in korram-abad, lurestan pr...

Backgrounds. Wild rodents are reservoirs of various zoonotic diseases, such as toxoplasmosis, babesiosis, and leishmaniasis. The current study aimed to assess the protozoan infection of rodents in Boyer-Ahmad district, southwestern Iran. Materials and Methods. A total of 52 rodents were collected from different parts of Boyer-Ahmad district, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, using Sherman...