Journal of Biological Sciences 

About: Journal of Biological Sciences is an academic journal published by Asian Network for Scientific Information. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Yield (engineering). It has an ISSN identifier of 1727-3048. Over the lifetime, 2898 publications have been published receiving 29431 citations.

Important Therapeutic Uses of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae): A Review

Abstract: Sea buckthorn is a deciduous species, widely distributed all over the world, including Pakistan. It contains different kinds of nutrients and bioactive substances such as vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, free amino acids and elemental components etc. These components vary substantially among populations, origins or subspecies, however their presence is more important for the health of individual. The clinical trials and scientific studies during the 20th century confirm medicinal and nutritional value of sea buckthorn. The present study describe some areas of research that have been important points, for example in cancer therapy, cardiovascular diseases, treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers, skin disorder and as a li ver protective agent. A lot of research work is still need to clarify the mechanism of curing these conditions in molecular and cellular levels. ancient Greeks used it in a diet for racehorses; hence it a clear concept over the medicinal importance of gets the botanical name Hippophae which means shiny Hippophae for the future research. horse. The clinical trials and scientific studies conducted during the 20th century in several countries confirm Chemistry and phytochemistry: The wide chemical and medicinal and nutritional value of sea buckthorn. The phytochemical composition of sea buckthorn has recently references to medicinal use of sea buckthorn were found reviewed by Zeb and Beverage and was found to in the ancient Greek texts attributed to Theophrastus and varies with the origin, climate and method of extraction . Dioskorid and in classic Tibetan medicinal texts, including Indian Summer juice gave an average pH of 3.13 and an "the RGyud Bzi" (The Four Books of Pharmacopoeia ) average titratable acidity of 1.97% calculated as mali c dated to the times of Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Herbal acid . In general H. rhamnoides contains vitamin C , remedies made of sea buckthorn are most frequently mineral elements , monosaccharid es sugars , used for the treatment of diseases of skin and digestive organic acids , free amino acids , large amount of system . Traditional use of sea buckthorn oil to promote carotenoids and vitamin E , volatile compounds (2) the recuperation of skin injuries and support the healing (Table 1) and different flavonoids (Table 2), quercetin, of skin diseases, well agrees with the data of moder n myricetin and kaempferol , fatty acids , triacylglrcerol, clinical studies. Sea buckthorn oil is widely used to glycerophospholipids , phytosterols , zeaxanthi n promote the recovery of various skin conditions, esters , alpha-tocopherol and phenolic compounds . including eczema, burns, bad healing wounds, skin The oil content of the whole fresh berries, including damaging effects of sun, therapeutic radiation treatment seeds, varied from 2 to 11% and of the seeds from 4 to and cosmetic laser surgery. The preparations from the 17%. On an average, only 10-20% of the oil is in the seeds, berries are also utilized to prevent gum bleeding, to help the proportion of which never exceeded that of the pulp recuperate mucous membranes of the stomach and other oil . A variety of other important nutrients are also organs . The health problems (cancer, digestive ulcers, present in the sea buckhorn products, which are beneficial (3,4) skin diseases, cardiovascular symptoms etc) are growing for human health. Further research is needed to explore countries and their therapy by synthetic medicine is very

Antibacterial and antifungal survey in plants used in indigenous herbal-medicine of south east regions of Iran

Abstract: Methanol plant-extracts of 221 species from 98 families which had documented uses in Iranian herbal-medicine were screened for antibacterial and antifungal activity against 11 standard bacterial strains and 3 fungal species at 20 mg mlG1. Eighty one samples in 39 families showed antibacterial and/or antifungal activity against at least on one of the tested microorganisms. Antimicrobial activities were evaluated by measuring the diameter of inhibition zones in agar well diffusion method. Dianthus coryophyllus was active against all tested G-ve and G+ve bacteria except Micrococcus luteus. Most susceptible G-ve bacteria were Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bordetella bronchiseptica and least susceptible was Escherichia coli. In G+ve bacteria, most and least susceptible were Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus, respectively. Plants with high antifungal activity included Alpinia officinarum, Chrozophora verbasafalia, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Dianthus coryophyllus, Helleborus nigra, Heracleum persicum, Myrtus communis, Terminalia chebula and Trachysermum copticum which were effective mostly against Candida albicans and C. utilis.