Volume 2, Issue 4

Sellal A, Belattar R, Senator A

pp. 3–10 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.2 · 2012

In the present study, the activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from ginger rhizome were evaluated in vivo using acetic acid induced vascular permeability and xylene induced ear edema by topical application in mic…

Mahmoud Khourang, Talaei Ghasem Hossein, Rezaei Mehdi, Parisa Brumand

pp. 11–15 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.3 · 2012

A fi eld experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Trbiat Modares University, during spring season of 2009-2010, to study the effect of some chemical and biological fertilizers conta…

Belattar R, Boudour L, Sellal A

pp. 16–22 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.4 · 2012

A collection of 215 genotypes belonging to two varieties of Algeria durum wheat ( Triticum durum) were examined in this study. The fi eld work was done at the experimental farm Technical Institute for Field Crops (TIFC/I…

John De Britto A.

pp. 23–28 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.5 · 2012

Background: Leaf spot is a common disease in agriculture which results in severe yield loss. This harmful disease is caused by a phyto-pathogenic bacteria namely Xanthomonas campestris which is a multi-antibiotic resista…

Hazim. J. Al – Daraji

pp. 29–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.6 · 2012

Background:This study was conducted to examine the physiological mechanisms involved in alleviating the detrimental effects of heat stress on broiler chickens by supplementing drinking water with licorice extract (LE).Me…

Isabel Maria Madaleno

pp. 34–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.7 · 2012

The struggle to maintain good health is twice as diffi cult among the less wealthy, underemployed and unemployed citizens. This contribution examines the organic cultivation of medicinal species in front and backyards an…

Bochra Laribi, Karima Kouki, Taoufik Bettaieb, Abdelaziz Mougou, Brahim Marzouk

pp. 52–57 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.8 · 2012

Background:Caraway ( Carum carvi L.) seeds have been used numerously throughout history as a condiment and for its medicinal properties. Objective: The present study aims to compare the Tunisian and German caraway ecotyp…

Hironori Tsuchiya, Maki Mizogami

pp. 58–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.9 · 2012

In light of a novel mode of action on lipid membranes, we studied pharmacological activities of representative medicinal plant components, flavonoids, and verified their possible interactions with membrane-acting drugs. …

Brahmi Fatiha, Madani Khodir, Dahmoune Farid, Rahmani Tiziri, Bousbaa Karima, Sonia Oukmanou, Chibane Mohamed

pp. 72–86 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.10 · 2012

Introduction:The mints are herbs rich in phenolic compounds that appear to be capable of preventing many diseases. This study allowed for quantifation of the levels of total phenolics and flavonoids from Mentha spicata L…

I.E. Cock

pp. 89–91 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.12 · 2012

Traditional medicines have remained popular in many parts of the world and have in fact recently been regaining ground on allopathic medicine as they are perceived as being ‘natural’. Many volumes have been written on pl…