Review of Pharmacological Effects of Glycyrrhiza sp. and its Bioactive Compounds
- Marjan Nassiri-Asl, H. Hosseinzadeh
- Chemistry, BiologyPhytotherapy Research
- 29 April 2008
This review summarizes the phytochemical, pharmacological and pharmacokinetics data, together with the clinical and adverse effects of licorice and its bioactive components.
Pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Berberis vulgaris and its active constituent, berberine
- Mohsen Imanshahidi, H. Hosseinzadeh
- ChemistryPhytotherapy Research
- 1 August 2008
The traditional uses and pharmacological effects of total extract and the most active ingredient of B. vulgaris (berberine), one of the most studied among the naturally occurring protoberberine alkaloids, are reviewed.
Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Crocus sativus L. stigma and petal extracts in mice
- H. Hosseinzadeh, H. Younesi
- Biology, MedicineBMC Pharmacology
- 15 March 2002
It is concluded that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of saffron stigma and petal have an antinociceptive effect, as well as acute and/or chronic anti-inflammatory activity.
The pharmacological effects of Salvia species on the central nervous system
- Mohsen Imanshahidi, H. Hosseinzadeh
- MedicinePhytotherapy Research
- 1 June 2006
The pharmacological effects of Salvia species on the central nervous system will be reviewed, which include sedative and hypnotic, hallucinogenic, skeletal muscle relaxant, analgesic, memory enhancing, anticonvulsant, neuroprotective and antiparkinsonian activity.
Safety evaluation of saffron (Crocus sativus) tablets in healthy volunteers.
- M. Modaghegh, M. Shahabian, H. Esmaeili, Omid Rajbai, H. Hosseinzadeh
- MedicinePhytomedicine
- 1 December 2008
Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and acute toxicity effects of Zataria multiflora Boiss extracts in mice and rats.
- H. Hosseinzadeh, M. Ramezani, G. Salmani
- BiologyJournal of Ethnopharmacology
- 1 December 2000
Black cumin (Nigella sativa) and its constituent (thymoquinone): a review on antimicrobial effects
- F. Forouzanfar, B. Bazzaz, H. Hosseinzadeh
- MedicineIranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- 1 December 2014
The present review paper tries to describe all antimicrobial activities that have been carried out by various researchers on Nigella sativa seeds and TQ.
Anticonvulsant effects of thymoquinone, the major constituent of Nigella sativa seeds, in mice.
- H. Hosseinzadeh, S. Parvardeh
- Biology, MedicinePhytomedicine
- 2004
The results indicate that thymoquinone may have anticonvulsant activity in the petit mal epilepsy probably through an opioid receptor-mediated increase in GABAergic tone.
Recent thymic emigrants in the rat express a unique antigenic phenotype and undergo post-thymic maturation in peripheral lymphoid tissues.
- H. Hosseinzadeh, I. Goldschneider
- BiologyJournal of Immunology
- 1 March 1993
It is demonstrated that most RTE in normal rats are phenotypically (and presumably developmentally) immature at the time of release from the thymus, and progressively acquire the phenotypic attributes of more mature T cells post-thymically.
Protective effect of aqueous saffron extract (Crocus sativus L.) and crocin, its active constituent, on renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced oxidative damage in rats.
- H. Hosseinzadeh, H. Sadeghnia, T. Ziaee, A. Danaee
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 22 August 2005
Aqueous saffron extract and its active constituent, crocin, may be useful agents for the prevention of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR)-induced oxidative injury in rats, suggesting that the use of antioxidants appears rational in the improvement of kidney diseases therapy.
...
...