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...

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...

melissa officinalis l. is a well-known medicinal plant from the family of lamiaceae. the plant is high in flavonoid. flavonoids of lemon balm such as rosmarinic acid and anthocyanin have an antiviral and antioxidant effect. micronutrients are the element that is necessary for the plant in low concentration. in this experiment the effect of micronutrient (fe and zn) was examined on the anthocyan...

Title: Ethnic Differences in Patients' Perceptions towards Isolated Orthopaedic Injuries: a Pilot Study Authors: Boris Zelle ([email protected]) Gurpreet Singh ([email protected]) Deanna Kitchen ([email protected]) Roberto Fajardo ([email protected]) Mohit Bhandari ([email protected]) Melissa Valerio ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 22 Jun 2017 Author’s resp...

Melissa officinalis (L.) (Lamiaceae), a plant known as the lemon balm, is native to the east Mediterranean region and west Asia. Also found in tropical countries, such as Brazil, where it is popularly known as "erva-cidreira" or "melissa", it is widely used in aqueous- or alcoholic-extract form in the treatment of various disorders. The aim was to investigate in vivo its antigenotoxicity and an...

repellet effect of extracts and essential oils of citrus limon (l.) burm.f., (lemon) and melissa officinalis, (balm) were evaluated against anopheles stephensi in laboratory on animal and human and compared with synthetic repellent, n,ndiethyl- 3-methylbenzamide (deet) as a standard. results of statistical analysis revealed significant differences between oils and extracts (p< 0.05) against the...