<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammad Al-Hamwi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Salam Nasreddine</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anticancer Activity of Micromeria fruticosa and Teucrium polium Growing in Lebanon</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nil</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">103-109</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;The anticancer activities of two Lebanese plant extract&lt;em&gt; Micromeria fruticose &lt;/em&gt;(A) and &lt;em&gt;Teucrium polium &lt;/em&gt;(B) and their fractions were tested against MCF7 and A549 cancer cell lines using MTT assay. Separation was carried out through column chromatography and TLC analysis. Results showed that both plants possess a promising and dose dependent inhibitory activity with IC50of extract A 28.52 and 26.47 μg/ml on MCF7 and A549 cells respectively, and that of extract B was 41 and 27.9 μg/ml on MCF7 and A549 cell lines, respectively. More interestingly, combination treatment with either extracts A or B and cisplatin, significantly boosted the cytotoxic effect of cisplatin against the two cancer cell lines. Further studies are recommended to determine the active components in both plants responsible for these activities and explore their interactions at molecular level.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">103</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohammad Al-Hamwi&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, Maha Aboul-Ela&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Abdalla El-Lakany&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Salam Nasreddine&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, P.O. 11 5020, Beirut, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Group A nti-Cancer Therapeutic Approaches (ACTAC), Laboratory Rammal Rammal, Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dina Kanj</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karim Raafat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Safaa Baydoun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Compounds Of Cichorium intybus by Exploring its Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activities</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidiabetic effects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cichorium Intybus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Serum insulin</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">248-257</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- x-tinymce/html --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;: The current study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect of &lt;em&gt;Cichorium intybus&lt;/em&gt; n-hexane extract on &lt;em&gt;diabetes mellitus&lt;/em&gt; and its antioxidant effect &lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt; in alloxinated animals. Diabetic neuropathy improvement was also tested as well as insulin levels and histology of the pancreas were performed. &lt;strong&gt;Methods&lt;/strong&gt;: The chromatographic standardization of &lt;em&gt;C. intybus&lt;/em&gt; extract was performed using isocratic HPLC, which indicated the presence of numerous phyto-constituents. The hexane extract was studied for its effect on blood glucose levels and painful diabetic neuropathy (DN) in diabetic mice. Hyperalgesia and mechanical-allodynia were evaluated using thermal stimuli, pain response to radiant energy experiments and a mechanical sensitivity test respectively. Subsequently, after eight weeks of being alloxinated, BGL, body weight, antioxidant activity, insulin levels and glycated hemoglobin were recorded to evaluate antidiabetic potential and the DN. &lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: The administration of &lt;em&gt;Cichorium intybus&lt;/em&gt; extract (50, 75 and 100 mg/kg) and a combination of &lt;em&gt;Cichorium intybus&lt;/em&gt; extract and &lt;em&gt;Camellia sinensis&lt;/em&gt; (50 + 200 mg/kg, respectively) have revealed an acute hypoglycemic effect ranging from 14.15% and 42.4%. The sub-chronic anti-diabetic effect ranged from 23.41% and 44.8%. They diminished hyperalgesia and tangible allodynia significantly (p&amp;lt;0.05), (n=7 per group). The powerful neuroprotective properties might serve as potential lead-compounds for further analysis. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion&lt;/strong&gt;: The histological study and the potent antioxidant effect showed that they could assist in the management of diabetes mellitus and DN by amelioration of insulin levels and regeneration of pancreatic beta cells.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dina Kanj&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Karim Raafat&lt;sup&gt;1,&lt;/sup&gt;*, Abdalla El-Lakany&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Safaa Baydoun&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Maha Aboul-Ela&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut 115020, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Research Center for Environment and Development, Beirut Arab University, Taanayel, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rima Boukhary</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Review on Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Genus Anthemis</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anthemis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-inflammatory</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-oxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavonoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sesquiterpenes</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1155-1166</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Genus &lt;em&gt;Anthemis&lt;/em&gt; of Family Asteraceae contains mainly flavonoids, sesquiterpene lactones belonging to germacranolides, eudesmanolides, guaianolides, sterols and essential oils. The Plants of genus Anthemis have been known to have anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities due to their rich contents of important physiological and biological compounds. They are referred to as nature’s biological response modifier’s and are involved in energy transfer, photosensitization and morphogenesis. Several clinical studies have shown that people who take diets rich in flavonoids and sesquiterpenes have reduced risk of developing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. This article covers most of constituents of plants of genus Anthemis reported from 2002 up to 2018. Furthermore, the biological activities of plants of genus Anthemis will be presented.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Review Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1155</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rima Boukhary*, Maha Aboul- ElA, Abdalla El-Lakany&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, 115020 Beirut, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rima Boukhary</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Othman Al-Hanbali</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chemical Constituents from Salvia fruticosa libanotica</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-oxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidiabetic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dehydroabietic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rutin; Carnosol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Salvia fruticosa libanotica</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/364</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">45-48</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; Plants of genus Salvia are used in traditional folk medicine for their antidiabetic, anti-oxidant effects and for gastric disorders. The oil has an antiseptic property and it is used as a fragrance in soaps and perfumes. An infusion of the leaves is widely used as a mouthwash or gargle and for the treatment of inflammation of the mouth and throat. It is used as carminative, antiinflammatory, astringent, cytotoxic and antispasmodic. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Air-dried powdered aerial parts and roots of &lt;em&gt;Salvia fruticosa libanotica&lt;/em&gt; were extracted separately with ethanol and acetone then their residues were separately extracted with different solvents on silica gel columns. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; From &lt;em&gt;Salvia fruticosa libanotica&lt;/em&gt;, eight phenolic compounds were isolated from methylene chloride, ethyl acetate and butanol extracts of the chosen plant. The chemical structures of the isolated compounds were determined by NMR, MS, IR and UV spectroscopic methods. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Among these compounds three Flavonoids named apigenin, luteolin and rutin were identified in addition to three phenolic acids which are ferulic acid, gallic acid and rosemarinic acid from aerial parts. Moreover, carnosol and dehydro-abietic acid were also isolated from &lt;em&gt;Salvia fruticosa&amp;nbsp;libanotica &lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;root extract. All the isolated compounds were obtained for the first time from &lt;em&gt;Salvia fruticosa libanotica &lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">45</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rima Boukhary&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;*, Maha Aboul-Ela&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Othman Al-Hanbali&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and Abdalla El-Lakany&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, 115020, Beirut, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University, 11733, Amman, JORDAN.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sara Al Ayoubi, Karim Raafat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Investigation of Psoralea bituminosa L. and its Anti-Diabetic Potentials</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antidiabetic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diabetic neuropathy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Essential oil</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Psoralea bituminosa</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">August 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">841-853</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Psoralea bituminosa&lt;/em&gt; L. (Fabaceae), is a very important medicinal plant, used in traditional medicine in Europe, Asia, and America, and in Africa for, its antiseptic, antihyperglycemic and anti-oxidative potentials. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of &lt;em&gt;Psoralea bituminosa&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Pbt&lt;/em&gt;.) in the management of diabetes and diabetic &amp;ndash; induced thermal hyperalgesia. Moreover, this study aimed also to investigate the volatile oil constituents of Pbt. growing in Lebanon utilizing GC-MS method. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Blood glucose level (BGL) was measured using gluco-meter while diabetic-induced thermal hyperplasia of Pbt. growing in Lebanon was measured using tail flick and hot plate methods. Antioxidant was measured using DPPH free radicals method. Volatile oil of fresh and dried aerial parts of &lt;em&gt;Pbt&lt;/em&gt;. was analyzed using GC-MS.&lt;strong&gt; Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The result of study conducted on Lebanese &lt;em&gt;Pbt&lt;/em&gt;. revealed that acute anti-diabetic activity of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; in the 3 extracts subjected a decrease in BGL ranging between 34% to 38.5%. In subchronic anti-diabetic activity of Pbt. BGL dropped in range 19% to 44%. Moreover, Pbt. extract showed 1.7% to 13.6%increase in body weight at all doses with respect to 8&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; day. On the other hand, alloxan diabetic induced mice reported melioration by 63.8% to 86.3% on the 8th week alloxan after injection in diabetic &amp;ndash; induced thermal hyperalgesia hotplate latency method. Nevertheless, a marked improvement in tail flick latency on the 8&lt;em&gt;th&lt;/em&gt; week after alloxan injection by 22.7 % to 48.6 %. &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; extract revealed DPPH radical decreases at 82.6% at concentration of 100 mg/mL, respectively. Total flavonoid content measured of Pbt. was 135.83 mg/g while total phenolic content showed 217.48 mg/g. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Psoralea &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;bituminosa&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt; showed a significant effect in the management of diabetes and neuropathic pain conditions and limiting expected side-effects, which might be used as a future antidiabetic therapy.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">841</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sara Al Ayoubi, Karim Raafat&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;,&amp;nbsp;Abdalla El- Lakany,&amp;nbsp;Maha Aboul-Ela &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sara Al Ayoubi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karim Raafat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Investigation of Psoralea bituminosa L. and its Anti-Diabetic Potentials</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">July/2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">73-85</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psoralea bituminosa&lt;/em&gt;L. (Fabaceae), is a very important medicinal plant, used in traditional medicine in Europe, Asia, and America, and in Africa for, its antiseptic, antihyperglycemic and anti-oxidative potentials. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of&lt;em&gt; Psoralea&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;bituminosa (Pbt&lt;/em&gt;.) in the management of diabetes and diabetic &amp;ndash; induced thermal hyperalgesia. Moreover, this study aimed also to investigate the volatile oil constituents of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; growing in Lebanon utilizing GC-MS method. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt;Blood glucose level (BGL) was measured using gluco-meter while diabetic-induced thermal hyperplasia of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; growing in Lebanon was measured using tail flick and hot plate methods. Antioxidant was measured using DPPH free radicals method. Volatile oil of fresh and dried aerial parts of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; was analyzed using GC-MS. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The result of study conducted on Lebanese &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; revealed that acute anti-diabetic activity of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; in the 3 extracts subjected a decrease in BGL ranging between 34% to 38.5%. In subchronic anti-diabetic activity of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; BGL dropped in range 19% to 44%. Moreover, &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; extract showed 1.7% to 13.6%increase in body weight at all doses with respect to 8th day. On the other hand, alloxan diabetic induced mice reported melioration by 63.8% to 86.3% on the 8th week alloxan after injection in diabetic &amp;ndash; induced thermal hyperalgesia hotplate latency method. Nevertheless, a marked improvement in tail flick latency on the 8th week after alloxan injection by 22.7 % to 48.6 %. &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; extract revealed DPPH radical decreases at 82.6% at concentration of 100 mg/mL, respectively. Total flavonoid content measured of &lt;em&gt;Pbt.&lt;/em&gt; was 135.83 mg/g while total phenolic content showed 217.48 mg/g. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psoralea bituminosa&lt;/em&gt; showed a significant effect in the management of diabetes and neuropathic pain conditions and limiting expected side-effects, which might be used as a future antidiabetic therapy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keywords:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Psoralea bituminosa&lt;/em&gt;,Antidiabetic,Antioxidant,Essential oil,Diabetic neuropathy.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">73</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sara Al Ayoubi, Karim Raafat*,Abdalla El- Lakany,Maha Aboul-Ela &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LEBANON.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mariam Koleilat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karim Raafat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdalla El-Lakany</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maha Aboul-Ela</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Designing monographs for Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Lavandula angustifolia L.: Two Lebanese species with significant medicinal potentials</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Glandular trichome</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Optical rotation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prismatic crystals of Calcium oxalate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Refractive index</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rosmarinic acid</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">May 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">/files/PJ-9-4/10.5530pj.2017.4.75</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">452-474</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; The world health organization recommends validating medicinal plants to ensure safety and efficacy. Lavandula is valued for the production of essential oil used in aromatherapy. &lt;em&gt;Rosmarinus &lt;/em&gt;is known for its folk use as anti-oxidant and antidiabetic. This study aims to design monographs for &lt;em&gt;Rosmarinus officinalis&lt;/em&gt; (Linn.) and &lt;em&gt;Lavandula angustifolia&lt;/em&gt; (Linn.) cultivated, in conditions similar to their natural habitat, at Beirut Arab University botanical garden. Also screening the antioxidant activity of both plants, and assessing the antidiabetic effect of &lt;em&gt;R. officinalis&lt;/em&gt; (Linn.). &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; macroscopic and microscopic examination, hydrodistillation to obtain essential oils (EOs), thin layer chromatography, Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry, and physiochemical properties of the EOs were determined. The antioxidant effect of the EOs is determined by DPPH assay. The antidiabetic effect of Rosemary EO is investigated using alloxan-induced diabetic mice. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; the qualities of studied species are in agreement with the standards described in WHO monographs and in the British pharmacopeia. Composition of the EO produced from either Rosemary (REO) or Lavender (LEO) collected at different months showed differences. The EO of both showed significant antioxidant effects in DPPH assay (p&amp;lt;0.05). &lt;em&gt;In vivo&lt;/em&gt; investigation of the antidiabetic effect of REO showed a significant antidiabetic effect in diabetic mouse model (p&amp;lt;0.05). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; both plant species and their EOs fulfilled most of standards specified by the British Pharmacopeia 2013. Rosemary collected in April (Spring) showed the best antioxidant activity. Lavender collected in September (Early Fall) showed the best antioxidant activity. REO revealed significant lowering in blood glucose level at the dose of 110 mg/kg.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">452</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mariam Koleilat, Karim Raafat*, Abdalla El-Lakany, Maha Aboul- Ela &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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