Black seed (Nigella sativa) is an annual flowering plant from Ranunculaceae family, native
to southwest Asia. This plant has many food and medicinal uses. The use of its seeds and oil …

Oxidative stress is an important factor for development of male infertility because of very high
rate of cell division and mitochondrial oxygen consumption in testicular tissue as well as …

Melissa officinalis is a plant cultivated in some parts of Iran. The leaves of lemon balm,
Melissa officinalis L (Lamiaceae), are used in Iranian folk medicine for their digestive …

Being naturally enriched in key nutrients and in various health-promoting compounds,
seaweeds represent promising candidates for the design of functional foods. Soluble dietary …

Objectives The myoblast cell line, C2C12, has been utilised extensively in vitro as an
examination model in understanding metabolic disease progression. Although it is …

Free radicals, principally reactive oxygen species (ROS), contribute to oxidative stress in
human beings. Free radicals have different mechanisms of action and affect lipids, proteins …

Obesity is an important disorders due to which 25 million deaths occur annually worldwide.
Synthetic drugs for weight loss have low efficacy and high side effects. Apart from synthetic …

Background Several studies reported that curcumin supplementation could improve non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of …

Background: Obesity and physical inactivity are currently on the rise due to industrialization
of the communities, which has recently led to increased incidence of different diseases such …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cistus ladaniferus L.(C. ladaniferus)(Cistaceae) is an
aromatic shrub native to the Mediterranean region. The leaves are widely used in traditional …