AIM The present study has been conducted to evaluate antigout activity of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Phyllanthus emblica fruits following its 28 days repeated oral administration on potassium oxonate-induced gout rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted on 42 male Sprague-Dawely rats dividing them in seven groups having six rats in each group. Groups I, II, and III serv...

The effect of the time of collection on the phenolic content of the flowers of Oenothera speciosa Nutt., cultivated in Egypt, was studied. Samples collected at the early (March) and late (July) flowering periods were analyzed. Flavonoids (expressed as aglycones) and phenol acids were determined by HPLC in the hydrolyzed extracts. Samples gathered in March showed a relatively high percentage of ...

Chemical fungicides are used worldwide for enhance crop yield and control plant diseases. When crops are treated with chemical fungicides over a long period then some fungi develop resistance to these chemicals beside this these chemicals are harmful to other non target microorganism and disturb microbial community of soil. In view of these facts, it is urgent need to discover eco friendly, ren...

The increasing resistance of head lice Pediculus humanus capitis to many drugs has highlighted the need for new alternatives control in adults. effect two types extracts (aqueous and alcoholic) Citrullus colocynthis fruit on adult was tested vitro. results showed that alcoholic extract with a concentration 20% similar efficacy killing Natroba 9% w/w, values ranging between 87% 98% within 18 min...

abstract the antineoplastic activities of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots, stems and leaves of isatis campylocarpa an endemic species of the brassicaceae family from iran, investigated on the growth of jurkat as an acute lymphocytic leukemia cell line, k562 as a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line and fen as a bladder cancer cell line using colorimetric assay. results showed that...

Introduction: Depression has multifactorial characters including brain-behavioral disorders, alteration in cognitive psychomotor and emotional process. Millions of people are worldwide suffering from this illness. This disease happens in all ages of men and women. This research tries to introduce a traditional medication in comparison with common chemical anti-depressant drugs. This experimen...

AIM An environment compatible technique to stain Platyhelminthes, Fasciola gigantica, Gastrothylax crumenifer, Taenia solium, and Moniezia expansa using aqueous and alcoholic extract of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), and red rose (Rosa hybrida) were described to minimized the deleterious effects of the synthetic dyes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Aqueous/ethanolic e...

Introduction: Considering the importance of uterine contractions in uterus retraction and reducing post-partum hemorrhage and the current findings on the effect of the alcoholic extract of pomegranate seed on the uterine contractility, only few studies were made on this issue. In the present study the cumulative effect of the aqueous extract of pomegranate seed on the uterine smooth muscle c...