Introduction: Diabetes drastically increases the risk of developing reproductive system disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Citrullus Colocynthis pulp on testosterone and LH levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar rats were divided into four groups as follows (n = 8 in each group): 1) normal, 2) pulp, 3) diabetic, and 4) ...

A qualitative and qwantitative study of the glycosidnl content of the different organs and parts of Citrullus colocynthis SCHRAD. were undertaken. Qualitative study revealed the presence af a-elateri~r 2-D-glucopyranoside and its aglycone in all organs; cucurbitacin B, I , and'L (both free and glycosidal forms) in stents, leaves, and fruits. A suggested procedure for the estimation of a-elateri...

Introduction: Depression has multifactorial characters including brain-behavioral disorders, alteration in cognitive psychomotor and emotional process. Millions of people are worldwide suffering from this illness. This disease happens in all ages of men and women. This research tries to introduce a traditional medication in comparison with common chemical anti-depressant drugs. This experimen...

In this study, the phytochemical screening of Citrullus colocynthis (C. colocynthis) crust, pulp, and seed extracts was studied to evaluate compare their antioxidant capacities total phenol contents. C. fruit, including seed, extracted using n-hexan, methanol, 1, 2 trichloroethane, respectively, a soxhlet. Phytochemical screening, capacity Ferric-Bipyridine Reducing Capacity antioxidants (FBRC)...

this study was aimed to evaluate the antioxidative and urease inhibitory properties of the extracts from citrullus colocynthis l. the extracts of the root and pulp of fruit were prepared by soxhlet apparatus in methanol as solvent. the antioxidative activities, including dpph radical scavenging activity, reducing power and total antioxidant activity were studied in vitro. the results showed tha...

The methanolic crude extract prepared from the fruits of Citrullus colocynthis (MCCF), its fractions and two isolated compounds namely Ursolic Acid, (compound1) and Cucurbitacin E 2-0-β-D-glucopyranoside (compound 2) were evaluated for their antibacterial activity. Broth microdilution and agar disc diffusion methods were used for the investigations. The antimicrobial assays showed that the crud...

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used as an abortifacient and to treat constipation, oedema, bacterial infections, cancer and diabetes. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the plant showed the presence of large amounts of phenolics and flavonoids. Subsequent quantification showed the presence of 0.74% (m/m) phenolics (calculated as gallic ...