results the results of repeated measures test revealed a significant reduction (p < 0.001) in pms symptoms. overall, the mean score of pms intensity in the intervention group was 42.56 + 15.73 before the intervention and changed to 32.72 ± 13.24, 30.02 ± 12.08, and 13.90 ± 10.22 at the three consecutive months after the intervention, respectively (p = 0.001). conclusions m. officinalis capsules...

in recent decades, enormous use of chromium in different industries as well as water and soil pollution by those industries caused serious concern. toxic impact of chromium on the growth of plants includes changes in the process of germination and root, stem and leaves’ growth. chromium also has harmful impact on the plants’ physiological processes such as photosynthesis. on the other hand, iro...

introduction: diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system leading to increased blood glucose concentration in the patients. as a basic treatment for managing the blood glucose level, insulin or hypoglycemic medications are used but herbal medicines are more favored. the design of this research project was to study the therapeutic effect of hydroalcoholic extract of melissa...

The end of monkey research?” ask Melissa Suran and Howard Wolinsky (2009) against a background of growing concern over the use of primates in research. Indeed, the one factor that might have the biggest impact on primate research in Europe is the revision of Directive 86/609, which will greatly affect the work of many scientists. It is therefore in the interest of all researchers to get an unbi...

background: hyperlipidemia is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by an excess of lipids in the bloodstream objective: given previous studies on barberry and melissa officinalis extracts, this study aims at comparing hypolipidemic activities of melissa officinalis extract and berberis vulgaris. methods: for the purpose of this study, 64 wistar rats were selected and divided into 8 ...

Background: Hyperlipidemia is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by an excess of lipids in the bloodstream Objective: Given previous studies on barberry and Melissa officinalis extracts, this study aims at comparing hypolipidemic activities of Melissa officinalis extract and Berberis vulgaris. Methods: For the purpose of this study, 64 Wistar rats were selected and divided into...

Melissa officinalis is a plant of Lamiaceae family with medicinal properties which is important for its aromatic, synthetic, and secondary metabolites. The aim of this research was to study the effect of selenium on secondary metabolites and antioxidant properties of Melissa officinalis. For this purpose, an experiment was done in a completely randomized design with four repli...

treatment strategies for ad will have to include a variety of interventions directed at multiple targets. so far, the outcomes with available approved medications for ad are often unsatisfactory, and there is a place for alternative medicine, in particular herbal medicine. herbal medicines are being used by about 80% of the world population primarily in the developing countries for primary heal...

abstract background and objective: according to the importance of learning and memory in the human life and also unavoidable neural degeneration due to aging, finding new compounds (drugs) against this process is valuable. however, there are many recommendations for herbal medicine and constituents which encouraged us to examine a candidate plant zingiber officinalis for the mentioned purpose. ...

objectives: liver is one of the most sensitive tissues to oxidant damage. hence, the present study was conducted to compare the effects of melissa officinalis (mo) extract and atorvastatin on the activity of liver enzymes in rats. materials and methods: in this experimental study, 60 male wistar rats were selected and allocated to six groups (n=10). the control group received a normal diet, sha...