Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease that affects 387 million people around the world. Episodes of hyperglycemia in hospitalized diabetic patients are associated with poor clinical outcomes and ...
Kabbara, Wissam K.; Ramadan, Wijdan H.; Meski, Mohamad M.; Maaliki, Dina S.; Salameh, Pascale
Objective. The purpose of this study is to evaluate antibiotic-prescribing practices and adherence to IDSA guidelines for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Lebanon. Methods. This observational ...
Background: Pain is common in older adults and clinicians are often faced by many challenges when selecting appropriate treatment due to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, increased comorbidities, ...
Daher, CF; Mroueh, M; Ramia, E; Ziadeh, E; Saade, S
Lycopus uniflorus, commonly known as bugleweed, is usually found near freshwater wetland and has a wide abundance in Lebanon. The plant has some folk use for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and reduction of ...
Nasturtium officinalis is a widely used edible plant in the Mediterranean region and well known for its medicinal value in folk medicine. The present study explores the effects of the water extract of N. officinalis upon ...
Daher, C; Mroueh, M; Baroody, K; Nasser, S; Baroody, G; Nawfal, T
The Cucurbita pepo L. (pumpkin) seeds are considered a snack food in most social gatherings in Lebanon and the Middle East. Many herbal combinations containing pumpkin seeds are used to treat symptoms of benign prostatic ...
Daher, C; Mroueh, M; El-Sibai, M; Chababi, W; Taleb, RI
Phytotherapy has been widely used throughout the years for the treatment of a variety of diseases such as colon and colorectal cancers. Recent studies in our laboratories have shown that Daucus carota (Linnaeus) ssp. carota ...
Daher, CF; El-Sibai, M; Mroueh, MA; El Asmar, M; Mansour, A; Smith, K; Shehaby, W
Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (Apiacea) is used in traditional medicine in Lebanon and in different regions throughout the world. Previous studies from our laboratory demonstrated the in vitro anticancer activities of Daucus ...
Daher, C; El-Sibai, M; Mroueh, M; Bodman-Smith, K; Taleb, R; Shebaby, W
The liver plays a major role in detoxifying and clearing xenobiotics that may lead to liver damage and hepatic dysfunction. The present study was carried out to evaluate the hepatoprotective activities of the chloroform-based ...
Daher, CF; Mroueh, M; El-Sibai, M; Geha, M; Shebaby, W; Taleb, RI
Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (wild carrot) oil extract (DCOE) and fractions (F1, F2, F3 and F4) were recently shown to exhibit in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity [1,2]. The aim of this study is to examine the in vivo ...
Daher, CF; Mroueh, M; El Sibai, M; Daaboul, H; Taleb, R; Daher, G; Shebaby, W; SAS; SOP; 199190130; 199590020; 200703859; 200901968; Natural Sciences; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb; robin.taleb@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (wild carrot) was recently shown to exhibit in vitro and in vivo anticancer activities [1, 2]. DCOE was chromatographed to yield F1 (pentane; 100%), F2 (pentane-diethyl ether; 50:50), F3 (diethyl ...
Daher, CF; El Sibai, M; Mroueh, M; Daher, J; Taleb, RI; SAS; SOP; 199190130; 200703859; 199590020; 200901968; Natural Sciences; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mirvat.elsibai@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb; robin.taleb@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Wild carrot has been used in traditional medicine in Lebanon to treat several diseases. Recently, Daucus carota oil extract and its fractions, F1 (pentane; 100%), F2 (pentane-diethyl ether; 50:50), F3 (diethyl ether; 100%) ...
Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (Apiaceae), also known as wild carrot, is a commonly used medicinal plant in folk medicine worldwide for the treatment of several ailments including cancer [1]. Earlier studies in our labs ...
Daher, CF; Iskandar, RJ; Dib El Jalbout, NO; Dwairi, VF; Zgheib, MC; Ibrahim, MC; Saad, JMC; Chelala, NF; Daou, CP; Sawma Awad, LJ; Hakim, J; Taleb, R; EL Sibai, M; Mroueh, M
Cedrus libani ssp. libani (Pinaceae) is a plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. 2-Himachalene-7-ol, previously isolated from the plant, possesses in vitro anticancer activity [1]. The ...
Herbal medicine, an aspect of folk medicine, is nowadays practiced extensively in the community and most often without control when it comes to third world countries. Sage (Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae), widely used ...
Daher, C; Mroueh, M; Elias, A; El Hakim, J; Taleb, R; SAS; 199190130; 199590020; 200901968; Natural Sciences; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb; robin.taleb@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Cedrus libani is among the oldest Cedrus species in the Mediterranean region. Its essential oil has been utilized in folk medicine in Lebanon and was recently shown to possess antileukemic activity [1]. The current study ...
Daher, C; Mroueh, M; El Ghaziri, F; SAS; 199190130; 199590020; SOP; SOP; Natural Sciences; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Daucus carota L. ssp. carota is a part of the folk medicine in Lebanon where it is used to enhance immunity and protect against many ailments among which are inflammation, gastric ulcer, and diabetes. Earlier we reported ...
Daher, CF; Abou Zeinab, RM; Mroueh, M; SAS; 199190130; 199590020; SOP; SOP; Natural Sciences; cdaher@lau.edu.lb; mmroueh@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
Daucus carota, commonly known as wild carrot, is an annual or biannual herb confined to temperate regions of Europe, Asia and South Africa. In view of biochemical and pharmacological actions, it was shown that the plant ...
Daher, CF; Hariri, EH; El Asmar, M; Demirdjian, SA; Mroueh, MA
Tragopogon porrifolius L. (Asteraceae) is an edible plant widely used in the Lebanese folk medicine. The present study investigates the acute anti-inflammatory effect of the methanolic, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts ...