The aim of the study was to investigate the thrombolytic activity of Punica granatum and Azadirachta indica over canine, bovine, caprine and avian blood clot using streptokinase and water as positive and negative control respectively. Using an in vitro thrombolytic model, the clot lysis activity of A. indica was observed as 48.06±0.59%, 50.01±1%, 47.6±0.69% and 28.03±0.35% and of P. granatum as...

Objectives: The present study was performed to investigate the effect of Punica granatum juice in plasma level of Total cholesterol, Triglycerides, High density lipoprotein cholesterol, Low density lipoprotein cholesterol of Hypercholesterolemic Albino Rats. Result: The results revealed a significant increase (P. Value < 0.05) in plasma level of (TC, TG, HDL-c and LDL-c) at day 7. The levels of...

background and aims: human adenoviruses can cause a diversity of clinical diseases, but there is no antiviral therapy formally approved by adenovirus infections. thus, antiviral agents derived from medicinal plants which are effective against adenoviruses infections are urgently required. therefore, this research was aimed to evaluate in vitro antiadenovirus activity of pomegranate (punica gran...

Ethanolic extract of pomegranate (Punica granatum L) peel: acute toxicity tests on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos and its prediction by in silicoIndra Wibowo, Kurnia Permadi, Rika Hartati, Sophi Damayanti

Over the past decade, pomegranate (Punica granatum) is entitled as a wonder fruit because of its voluminous pharmacological properties. In 1830, P. granatum fruit was first recognized in United States Pharmacopeia; the Philadelphia edition introduced the rind of the fruit, the New York edition the bark of the root and further 1890 edition the stem bark was introduced. There are significant effo...

Background & Aim: Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) is a widely used plant that has high nutritional value .This study evaluated prevention effect of hydro alcoholic extract of Punica granatum flower and leaves ethylene glycol-induced Nephrolithiasis in Wistar rats. Experimental: 20 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 equal groups. G...

With an objective to develop Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, the present study investigated the protective effects of methanolic extract of Punica granatum leaves (MPGL) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic nephropathy has become a leading cause of end stage renal failure worldwide. P. granatum, due to its anti-diabetic, anti...

Minghui Yu a,b,c,∗, H. Ohguchi a, A. Zambano a, I. Takeuchi a, J.P. Liu b, D. Josell d, L.A. Bendersky d a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, United States b Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States c Advanced Materials Research Institute, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 7...

The Third World Congress of HPB Surgery was held at Kensington Town Hall, London, from 3-8 June. There were about .850 participants from 60 different countries of the world. Proceedings were started by the Band of the Grenadier Guards at a Welcome Reception on the Sunday evening. There followed four and a half days of scientific programme, including some 200 free papers, 250 posters and 40 film...