acetylcholinesterase (ache) is the main enzyme for the breakdown of acetylcholine. nowadays, usage of the inhibitors of this enzyme is one of the most important types of treatment of mild to moderate neurodegenerative diseases such as alzheimer’s disease. herbal medicines can be a new source of inhibitors of this enzyme. in this study we examined around 100 different plants to evaluate their in...

objectives: trichomoniasis is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in humans and is caused by the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis. nowadays, increasing resistance to drugs such as metronidazole resulted in many problem, so new effective remedies are needed. in this study, we evaluate constituents of essential oil and anti-trichomonas activity of rheum ribes. materials and method...

A simple, rapid and economical procedure for estimation of Embelin by UV Spectrophotometer in Embelia ribes was developed and is described. The method is based on the identification of Embelin by TLC and on the ultra violet absorbance maxima in chloroform at 285 nm. A value of 4.80% w/w of Embelia was found in test simple.

The results of research on the quality seven varieties red currants (Ribes rubrum L.), five which are created by Department Horticulture named after prof. V.L. Symyrenko NULES Ukraine.

Certain analgesics are known to affect the metabolic status of the brain a~d other parts of the CNS, and in this respect most profound effects have been noticed in the intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates. A potassium salt of embelin (Ex: Embelia ribes) was reported to produce time dependent antinociception which begins-at 0-15 min, reaches maximum at 30m min and diminishes by 90 min (I). T...

pit of the stomach. Pier prescription was :?? Babarang 2 chittaks, Grur 2 chittaks, mix and divide into 3 boluses, one bolus daily for 3 days. Her diet on these three days had been ordinary " khichri " on the first day, and bhat prepared from roasted wheat on the next two days. The first day she passed a semi-solid motion, the nextday another motion of similar consistence, and with this was exp...

Extracts of fifteen medicinal plants were screened in vitro for their potency to inhibit metallopeptidases ACE, NEP and APN. Bucco folium, Callunae flos, Epilobii angustifolii herba, Orthosiphonis folium, Ribes nigri folium extracts showed more than 50% inhibition of the tested peptidases activity at 1000 μg/ml. The results demonstrate that pharmacological activities of some medicinal plants mi...