Natural hair recipe

Biological evaluation of natural preparations used for treatment of hair loss revealed that the saponifiable fraction was the active fraction. The main constituents of this fraction were palmitic, stearic saturated fatty acids and oleic and linoleic unsaturated fatty acids. Certain modifications were done to increase the activity by addition of Cantharidin or Pilocarpine to the most active subfraction of saponifiable matter. The superior effect on treating hair loss was shown with the formulation containing cantharidin than that which contain pilocarpine

comparative study on the toxic effect of four insecticides on the skin of female albino

The toxic effects of four insecticides; namely, Dinit, Pyrethroid, DC 701 and Empire on the normal skin of female albino rats were investigated in the present study. DC 701 was the most skin irritant and phototoxic in both high and low concentrations, the next in potency was Dinit which was skin irritant in high concentration only and phototoxic even in low concentrations. Pyrethroid and Empire insecticides were the least toxic compounds. They caused mild erythema only in high concentrations, but in low concentration they have only slight phototoxic effect on the skin of rats. The results of this study demonstrated that the four insecticides were phototoxic in high concentrations, while DC 701 was only skin irritant in both high and low concentrations and the other three compounds have on skin irritant effect, if applied in low concentrations

Some hepatotoxic and reproductive effects of vincristine sulphate and doxorubicin chloride in normal and liver damaged male rats

Vincristine sulphate [I] and doxorubicin hydrochloride [II] in large doses for short time increase significantly serum liver enzymes in both young and aged rats. Smaller doses from each and both in combination failed to affect liver enzymes of young rats, also smaller doses from all treatments for 21 days failed to affect liver enzymes of young and liver damaged rats. Smaller or larger doses for short or long periods significantly affected liver enzymes of aged rats. [I] in large or small doses did not affect the sperm quality or internal organs, while [II] significantly affected sperm quality when given alone or with [I] in all conditions

Effect of catharanthus roseus, Don, extracts on trichophyton mentagrophytes

The effects of the watery and alcoholic extracts of Catharanthus roseus leaves on Trichophyton mentagrophytes infection of cats and humans was investigated. The watery extract has no clearing therapeutic effect on the infection in both animals and patients. The alcoholic extract of the plant leaves at a concentration of 4% gave a notable effect. It caused complete healing of 83.3% of the affected cats and 77.8% of patients with Tinea pedis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes infection. The treatment was by local application for four weeks. No side effects were detected during the period of treatment

Effect of hibiscus sabdarifla on the blood picture, sperm quality and genital organs of rats

Oral administration of water extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa flowers [20 mg/100 gm body weight] daily for 8 weeks to male albino rats produces increase in total leucocytic count, haemoglobin percent and lymphocytes after 4-8 weeks, in the mean time the neutrophils decreases after 4 weeks. The increase in the percentage of motile sperms and the increase of abnormal sperms were observed after 4 to 8 weeks of experiment. The extract also causes decrease in body weight and epididymis. However, the reduction in weight starts from the 4[th] to the 8[th] week of treatment. All the effects obtained were found to be reversible after discontinuation of treatment