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Background Satureja caerulea is an endemic aromatic plant of the Satureja genus, Lamiaceae family, related with species of Thymus and Rosemary, used in ethnopharmacological practice for its curative effects. This study aims to assess the antioxidant properties of hydroalcoholic total plant extract (40%) of Satureja caerulea herba by assessing the tisular level of malonildialdehyde measured in the skin graft of Wistar rats. Material and methods The plant material was harvested from Dobrogea area in August 2013. Eig...

Background This paper aims to assess the activity of salivary cotinine in a study group before and after the use of an aqueous solution obtained from Prunus spinosa, and also the evaluation of a possible correlation between its action and levels of salivary cotinine. Methods The study group was made of 50 volunteers: 25 volunteers that used for a week aqueous solution made from dried fruit pulp of the species Prunus spinosa and 25 volunteers who used a blank solution at the same time, evaluating the comparative re...