شجرة الزيتون والمعروفة علميا بإسم Olea europaea موطنها حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط. وتعتبر منتجات شجرة الزيتون من العناصر المهمة في الغذاء الصحي ودلك لاحتوائها علي مركبات الفينول. العديد من الدراسات على أوراق وزيت الزيتون بينت إن لهذه المشتقات من شجرة الزيتون فعالية في إنقاص معدل حدوث أمراض القلب. كما بينت نتائج التجارب المعملية و التي تم فيها استخدام خلاصة أوراق الزيتون على الحيوانات العديد من التأثيرات: مثل التأثير المضاد للأكسدة، المضاد للجراثيم والفيروسات ،و خافض لضغط الدم ومنظم لخفقات القلب وخافض لمستوى السكر في الدم ومنع تكدس الصفائح الدموية. كما بينت الدراسات أن إتباع نظام غدائي تقليدي كما هو الحال في منطقة حوض البحر المتوسط يودي إلي نقص ملحوظ في عدد الوفيات الإجمالي. ومن خلال مراجعة مانشر من أبحاث عن منتجات شجرة الزيتون وجدنا أن أغلبها ركزت على زيت الزيتون وخاصة تأثيره على الجهاز الدوري وعلاقته بالدم وتجلطه ومن هنا رأينا إن نقوم بدراسة التأثير المضاد للجلطة الناتج عن إعطاء المستخلص الكحولي لأوراق الزيتون المحلية على الأرانب. تم تقسيم حيوانات التجارب ( الأرانب ) إلى أربع مجموعات كل مجموعة تحتوي علي ستة أرانب. وتم إعطاء الدواء و الدواء الكاذب عن طريق الفم . المجموعة الأولى والثانية أعطيت جرعات متكررة 100 و 200 مليجرام/كيلوجرام من المستخلص الكحولي لأوراق الزيتون عن طريق الفم المجموعة الثالثة أعطيت جرعة من الدواء الكاذب (الماء) أما المجموعة الرابعة فأعطيت عقار الوارفارين 1.5 مليجرام/كيلوجرام/اليوم . وتم إستحداث الجلطة الوريدية عن طريق عقار الترومبوبلاستين وربط الوريد الأجوف (الأبهر). تم قياس التأثير الدوائي بعد ثمانية أسابيع من إعطاء الجرعة اليومية. وتم قياس وزن الجلطة وزمن التجلط Prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time (PT and APTT). وأظهرت الدراسة إن المستخلص الكحولي لأورق الزيتون يزيد من الزمن اللازم لحدوث الجلطة (PT) و ليس له تأثير على وزن الجلطة ولكن له تأثير على شكلها ومكان تواجدها في داخل الوريد. Abstract Olive tree, botanically known as Olea europaea (native to Mediterranean regions). Its products have been recognized as important components of a healthy diet because of their phenolic content. Olive leaves and olive oils in the Mediterranean diet have been the focus of many epidemiological studies and have been shown to reduce the incidence of heart diseases and adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in total mortality. The aim of our study is to investigate (in vivo) the antithrombic effect of locally cultivated olive leaf ethanolic extract on the rabbits. The rabbits were divided into four groups, two groups were treated with repeated oral doses of OLE of 100 and 200 mg/kg for eight weeks, the third group was treated with distilled water and the fourth group was given warfarin (1.25 mg/kg/day).The effect of the treatment was evaluated on thrombus weight, and coagulation parameters Prothrombine time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Our results showed that OLE had no effect on thrombus weight compared with control group treated with distilled water. Prothrombin time was significantly prolonged in the OLE- treated rabbit. However, the APTT was not significantly affected by this treatment. The shape of thrombus was also affected in rabbits treated with OLE. In conclusion the effect of OLE may be attributed to an improvement in endothelial function.
عبدالله محمد الدب (2010)

The anti-ulcer activity of the oil and mucilage obtained from flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) was evaluated in a rat model of ethanol-induced gastric ulcer. Our results show that pretreatment of rats with flaxseed oil and flaxseed mucilage significantly reduced the number and length of gastric ulcers induced by ethanol. Flaxseed oil was more effective than flaxseed mucilage in reducing the number of ulcers. The reduction in ulcer severity (cumulative length in mm) provided by an oral dose of flaxseed oil (5 ml/kg) was more prominent than that obtained by ranitidine (50 mg/kg). This study indicates that both flaxseed oil and flaxseed mucilage can provide a cytoprotective effect against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. arabic 19 English 94
A Dugani, Aisha Mohamed Ali Dugali(1-2008)

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible protective effect of flaxseed oil and to compare this effect with fish oil in experimental ulcerative colitis (UC).Methods: Rats were equally divided into five groups of six animals each. Sham control group (corn oil, 1 ml), acetic acid group (normal saline, 1 ml), flaxseed oil group (FSO, 1 ml), fish oil group (FO, 1 ml) and mesalamine-treated group (3 ml ) as a positive control. All drugs were administered intrarectally (IR). One hour following treatment in the acetic acid group, FSO group, FO group and mesalamine group, 1 ml of 4% acetic acid was introduced as an enema. Rats were sacrificed after 24 hrs and histopathological scores of the all colonic specimens were assessed by microscope. Colonic weight/length ratio was also evaluated.Results: Microscopical improvement as manifested by the reduction in the inflammatory score and normalization of intestinal mucosal architecture was observed in fish oil pretreated rats compared to acetic acid group but there was no significant difference in flaxseed oil pretreated group. The decrease in weight/length ratio was statistically significant in fish oil-treated group compared with acetic acid group, but there was no significant difference between flaxseed oil-treated and acetic acid group.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that fish oil but not flaxseed oil could ameliorate the mucosal damage in experimentally induced ulcerative colitis in rats when given in the form of an enema. arabic 15 English 72
Aisha Mohamed Dugani(6-2012)