Background: Cassia italica or Senna is a wild plant distributed in south of Iran. It increased water consumption and has a laxative effect. In traditional medicine this plant has been used for the dysmenorrheal. Objective: In this study we investigated the effect of aqueous extract of Cassia italica on uterus contraction. Materials and Methods: Virgin Wistar rats 200-300g were purchased. After ...

background: cassia italica or senna is a wild plant distributed in south of iran. it increased water consumption and has a laxative effect. in traditional medicine this plant has been used for the dysmenorrheal. objective: in this study we investigated the effect of aqueous extract of cassia italica on uterus contraction. materials and methods: virgin wistar rats 200-300g were purchased. after ...

The response of three species of senna, namely Cassia occidentalis, Cassia senna and Cassia italica, to gamma (γ) irradiation treatment (0, 20, 40, 60, 80 krad) and to gibberellic acid (GA 3 ) post-treatment (20 ppm) was investigated with respect to nucleic acid metabolism. Gamma irradiation induced a significant decrease in the level of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) accompanied by a correspondin...

The plants Cassia italica (Mill.) F.W. Anders, Limeum pterocarpum (L.), Strychnos innocua Del, Ipomoea asarifolia (DESR.) Roem. & Schult, Blepharis linariifolia Pers, Boscia senegalensis (Pers) Lam. Ex Poir, Neocarya macrophylla (Sabine) Prance, Phyllanthus pentandrus Schum Tonn and Ximenia americanum L belong to different families are used for the treatment of several pathologies. aim this rev...