Management of stroke as described by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) in the Canon of Medicine

A Zargaran, MM Zarshenas, A Karimi… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is caused by a disturbance of the blood supply to
the brain and an accruing loss of brain function. The first recorded observations were in …

Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of Papaver libanoticum Extract in Mice: Involvement of Opioids Receptors

MA Hijazi, A El-Mallah, M Aboul-Ela… - Evidence‐Based …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Papaver libanoticum is an endemic plant to Lebanese region (family Papaveraceae) that
has not been investigated before. The present study aimed to explore the analgesic activity …

Prunella vulgaris L. active components and their hypoglycemic and antinociceptive effects in alloxan-induced diabetic mice

K Raafat, M Wurglics, M Schubert-Zsilavecz - Biomedicine & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Prunella vulgaris L.(Lamiaceae)(PV) is a herbaceous plant traditionally utilized in
management of diabetes and it has immunomodulatory activity. In this study, acute and …

Novel dual-function GC/MS aided ultrasound-assisted hydrodistillation for the valorization of Citrus sinensis by-products: phytochemical analysis and anti-bacterial …

R Abdel Samad, N El Darra, A Al Khatib, HA Chacra… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A huge-amount of citrus by-products is being wasted every-year. There is a high-need to
utilize these by-products with high-efficiency. This study focuses on the essential oil (EO) …

Cytotoxicity of the Aqueous Extract and Organic Fractions from Origanum majorana on Human Breast Cell Line MDA‐MB‐231 and Human Colon Cell Line HT‐29

H Makrane, M El Messaoudi, A Melhaoui… - Advances in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The toxicity of the aqueous extract of Origanum majorana was tested (5 and 10 g/kg) in
albino mice. No symptoms of toxicity or mortality were observed. The mice survived being …

Acute and subchronic in-vivo effects of Ferula hermonis L. and Sambucus nigra L. and their potential active isolates in a diabetic mouse model of neuropathic pain

K Raafat, A El-Lakany - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The prevalence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) is escalating rapidly
worldwide, and associated with micro-and macrovascular complications. Diabetic …

Alloxan-induced diabetic thermal hyperalgesia, prophylaxis and phytotherapeutic effects of Rheum ribes L. in mouse model

K Raafat, M Aboul-Ela, A El-Lakany - Archives of pharmacal research, 2021 - Springer
Rheum ribes L., known as Syrian rhubarb, is used in traditional Lebanese folk medicine for
the treatment of diabetes. The present study aims to investigate the activities of R. ribes …

Amelioration of Diabetes and Painful Diabetic Neuropathy by Punica granatum L. Extract and Its Spray Dried Biopolymeric Dispersions

K Raafat, W Samy - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims. To evaluate the effect of Punica granatum (Pg) rind extract and its spray dried
biopolymeric dispersions with casein (F1) or chitosan (F2) against Diabetes mellitus (DM) …

Neuroprotective effects of Moringa oleifera: Bio-guided GC-MS identification of active compounds in diabetic neuropathic pain model

K Raafat, F Hdaib - Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2017 - Springer
Objectives To explore the phytotherapeutic-activities of Moringa oleifera (MO) seeds on
painful diabetic neuropathy in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Methods The bio-guided …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis of Ficus carica L. active compounds possessing anticonvulsant activity

K Raafat, M Wurglics - Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The anticonvulsant potential of Ficus carica methanol-extract (Fc) has been studied. It was
found that Fc most active fraction is rich in oligosaccharides (OFG). 1 H, 13 C NMR and …