Vitex agnus-castus L. is a medicinal plant which is used in several dosage forms for women hormonal disorders and standardized according to the iridoids or flavonoids content. Aucubin, an iridoid glycoside, considered as a marker in some formulations. In this research, a thin layer chromatographic method with densitometric detection has been developed for quantitative determination of aucubin i...

In present study the effects of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive of vitex hydro-alcoholic extract were evaluated on male mice. In inflammatory test mice were divided into 7 groups: first group was control. The second group, positive control group, received dexamethasone (15 mg/kg) and the other five groups received different doses of hydroalcohol extract of Vitex fruit (265, 365, 465, 565,...

Introduction: PCOS is an important reproductive and endocrine disorder in women in the reproductive age. Present reports indicate that Vitex agnus-castus acts through hypothalamus-pituitary axis. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of Vitex fruit hydroalcoholic extract on the alteration of sex hormones in a PCOS animal model. Methods: Following 14 days of monitoring of estrous...

Botanical dietary supplements are increasingly popular for women's health, particularly for older women. The specific botanicals women take vary as a function of age. Younger women will use botanicals for urinary tract infections, especially Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry), where there is evidence for efficacy. Botanical dietary supplements for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are less commonly us...

GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, insan hayvanlar açısından önemli bazı patojenik bakteri mantarlara karşı, hidrodistillasyon yöntemi ile elde edilen GC-MS aile ayrıştırılan 18 çeşit uçucu yağın minimum inhibitör konsantrasyon değerlerini araştırmaktır. YÖNTEM GEREÇLER: Achillea gypsicola (Asteraceae), Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae), Satureja hortensis (Lamiaceae), Thymbra spicata biebersteini...

This study was conducted to determine the Protective effect of aqueous extracts Vitex agnus castus plant both doses, Normal active does(50mg/kg) and double (100mg/kg) in liver enzymes comported deferent it between male female’s Mice, that exposed oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide (0.5%) with drinking water for (30) days, there were distributed into 10 groups which are (control group...

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of Vitex agnus castus (VACS) extract in the alleviation of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The study was designed as a double-blind, placebo controlled trial in two parallels groups (15 patients each). Treatment phase lasted 3 consequent menstrual cycles (2*30 drops/day=1.8 ml of VACS) or placebo. For assessment of the efficacy visual ...

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of Vitex agnus castus (VACS) extract in the alleviation of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The study was designed as a double-blind, placebo controlled trial in two parallels groups (15 patients each). Treatment phase lasted 3 consequent menstrual cycles (2*30 drops/day=1.8 ml of VACS) or placebo. For assessment of the efficacy visual ...