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The effect of banana leaf package on the shelf life of rainbow trout fillet in comparison with plastic bag s

Biosci. j. (Online); 35 (2), 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of banana leaf extract on the quality and shelf life of rainbow trout compared to plastic bags at freezing temperature for 40 days. For evaluating this propose, the antioxidant activity of banana leaf extract was assessed. In addition, the...

In-vitro evaluation of Nigella sativa and Punica granatum effect on protoscolices of hydatid cysts

Abstract Cystic echinococcosis (CE) are commonly found in the liver and lungs of affected hosts. The treatment approach is usually surgical, or giving drugs in conjunction before surgery to kill protoscolices, to avoid anaphylactic shock from leakage of hydatid fluid into the peritoneum and to decrease o...

Comparison of the phytochemical profiles of five native plant species in two different forest formations

Braz. j. biol; 79 (2), 2019
Abstract The expression of chemical compounds by individual plants of the same species in different locations may be affected by abiotic factors resulting in differences in the production of allelopathic compounds. The objective of this study was to compare the phytochemical profiles of plant species fr...

Método fluorométrico para identificar agentes naturales citotóxicos y su aplicación en la evaluación de agentes antiparasitarios selectivos

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 7 (1), 2019
El ministerio de salud tiene como una de las prioridades en investigación a las enfermedades infecciosas, entre las que incluye a las leishmaniasis y la tripanosomiasis americana. En la Facultad Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Bioquímicas se estudian especies vegetales medicinales utilizadas por la cultura T...

Avaliação de atividade biológica in vitro em plantas da Caatinga
Evaluation of in vitro biological activity in Caatinga plants

Nursing (Ed. bras., Impr.); 22 (250), 2019
Objetiva-se avaliar a atividade biológica in vitro dos extratos de Bauhinia cheilantha e Lippia gracilis, quanto à ação antimicrobiana e antioxidante. Pesquisa experimental in vitro, utilizando amostras de B. cheilantha e L. gracilis coletadas na caatinga alagoana. Foram utilizadas seis cepas bacteri...

Distribución bioclimática de plantas medicinales y sus principios activos en el Departamento de Cajamarca (Perú)

This work presents a distribution of medicinal plants and active substances from Cajamarca Department (Peru) under a bioclimatic criterion. The results show that 108 medicinal plants are spread among five bioclimatic belts: infratropical, thermotropical, mesotropical, supratropical and orotropical. As a ...

Uso en medicina tradicional de Verbesina sphaerocephala A. Gray (Asteraceae) en la comunidad de San Martin de las Flores, Jalisco, México

The community of San Martin de las Flores, Jalisco, México has a varied flora, part of which is used by its residents to treat their diseases. One of these wild species that grows in this community is Verbesina sphaerocephala A.Gray (Asteraceae). The objective of this research was to provide an overvie...

Evaluation of smooth muscle relaxant potential of Bismarckia nobilis (Hildebr. & Wendl.) in diarrhea, hypertension and asthma by ex-vivo and in-vivo method

To explore the mechanistic basis behind smooth muscle relaxant prospective of Bismarckia nobilis in gastrointestinal, respiratory and cardiovascular ailments. The methanolic extract of B. nobilis and sub-fractions have been evaluated in vitro rabbit isolated tissues, in vivo castor oil-induced diarrhea i...

An immunohistochemistry and histopathological study of ankaferd blood stopper in a rat model of cervical inflammation

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) is a medicinal plant extract used topically as a hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant agent. Its cytoprotective effect mainly depends on its pleiotropic properties by modulating inflammatory mediators such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Th...

Protective effect of extract of the Camellia japonica L. on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: We investigated the protective effect of the extract of the Camellia japonica L. flower on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Methods: The rat ischemia-reperfusion injury was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 90 minutes and reperfusion for 48 hours. The anim...