With respect to the high incidence of hot flash in postmenopausal women and the controversies regarding its treatment, this double-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine the effects of Pimpinella anisum on hot flashes in these women referring to rural and urban health centers of Qazvin Province in 2009. Seventy-two women with hot flashes were randomly selected according to the predeter...

trichomoniasis is one of the most common urinary-genital tract disease. the causal agent of trichomoniasis is flagellate protozoan called trichomonas vaginalis. metronidazole and tinidazole are the drug of choice for treatment. carcinogenic and embryo-teratogenic effects of the mentioned drugs and resistance to metronidazole has been reported. according to cytotoxic effects of medicinal herbs i...

Trichomoniasis is one of the most common urinary-genital tract disease. The causal agent of trichomoniasis is flagellate protozoan called Trichomonas vaginalis. Metronidazole and tinidazole are the drug of choice for treatment. Carcinogenic and embryo-teratogenic effects of the mentioned drugs and resistance to metronidazole has been reported. According to cytotoxic effects of medicinal herbs i...

OBJECTIVE Pimpinella anisum (P. anisum ) has different pharmacological properties such as anticonvulsant, analgesic, tranquilizer, antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects. In this study the antidepressant-like effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of P. anisum fruit in mice was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were used to determ...

Today, essential oils are considered safe substances and can be used as antibacterial additives. Pimpinella anisum L. (Aniseed) Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. dulce (fennel) species of great economic importance. It is among the medicinal aromatic plants cultivated in wide areas our country. In this study, it was aimed to determine antimicrobial properties obtained from L plants. The were by usin...

The anticoccidial effect of Artemisia annua and Pimpinella anisum on Eimeria tenella infection (1500 oocysts/chicken) has been studied. The products were used as oil administered 7.5% in water and as powder 1.5% in food. The effects of A. annua and P. anisum on E. tenella infection were assessed by clinical signs, mortality, fecal oocyst shedding, lesional score, body weight gain and feed conve...