peganum harmala is a plant that is traditionally used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-helmintic, and antimutagenic agent. moreover, it is used to treat a variety of human ailments, including depression. this study was conducted to investigate the antidiabetic activity of hydro alcoholic extract of this herb. a hydro alcoholic extract from seeds of this herb ...

The volatile compounds released by orthodox (desiccation-tolerant) seeds during ageing can be analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Comparison of three legume species (Pisum sativum, Lathyrus pratensis, and Cytisus scoparius) during artificial ageing at 60% relative humidity and 50 °C revealed variation in the seed volatile fingerprint between species, although in all spe...

Wine has been with us since the dawn of civilization and has fol­ lowed humans and agri culture along diverse migration paths (Fig 1). Serendipity presumably played a part in its genesis more than 7,000 years ago: dam­ aged grapes spontaneously fermented in harvesting vessels; curious farmers tasted the resultant alcoholic beverage; the curious farmers liked what they tasted and enjoyed its eff...

In traditional practice medicine, plants are used in many countries to control diabetes mellitus. The hypoglycaemic actions of these medicinal plants are beings studied. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) has been documented as a traditional treatment of diabetes. In the present study, oral administration of alcoholic fenugreek extract (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 g/kg body wt.) and glibenclamide (600 mg...

Flavan-3-ols consist of flavan-3-ol monomers and polymers with different degrees of polymerization (DP). In this study, flavan-3-ol extracts from grape seeds were well separated into three fractions including monomers, oligomers (2 < DP < 10) and polymers (DP > 10), by means of normal-phase HPLC-MS. The different patterns of these three fractions were analyzed in three Vitis vinifera cultivars ...

A wide variety of phytochemicals, mostly flavonoids or polyphenolics, have been shown to possess anticarcinogenic activities. Among these are the grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs), which are the active ingredients of grape seed extract (GSE). Substantial in vitro and preclinical in vivo studies have shown the chemopreventive efficacy of GSPs against various forms of cancers in different tumor...

In traditional practice medicine, plants are used in many countries to control diabetes mellitus. The hypoglycaemic actions of these medicinal plants are beings studied. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) has been documented as a traditional treatment of diabetes. In the present study, oral administration of alcoholic fenugreek extract (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 g/kg body wt.) and glibenclamide (600 mg...

The effects of proanthocyanidin-rich extract in rats subjected to renal ischemia-reperfusion were examined. Proanthocyanidin-rich extract, which is prepared from grape seeds (Vitis vinifera L.), was given orally at doses of 5 and 10 mg/kg body weight/d for 20 consecutive days prior to ischemia-reperfusion. Administration of proanthocyanidin-rich extract attenuated renal dysfunction, as indicate...