<?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%">Murad Abualhasan,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nidal Jaradat,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nael Abu-Hasan,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Motasem Almasri,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adham Abu Taha,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ahmad Rabbaa,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Noor Natsheh,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sajed Shalalfeh,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Majdi Najib.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioactivity of Viscum album extracts from Olive and Almond host plants in Palestine</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%">Antimicrobial</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prothrombin time</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Viscum album</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18th Feb,2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">117-123</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;Viscum album&lt;/em&gt; is a semi-parasitic medicinal plant which has been used for many years as a remedy in traditional medicine. The plant is widely used in folk medicine in Palestine; mainly in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Since no previous reports on bio activity of this plant in association with host plant specificity in Palestine, the current study aimed at evaluating bio activity of almond and olive variants of this plant. &lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; Methanolic extract of&lt;em&gt;viscum album&lt;/em&gt; cultivated from almond and olive host plants were tested for antioxidant, antimicrobial . Prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) were also used to assess anticoagulant activities of plant extracts. &lt;strong&gt;Result:&lt;/strong&gt; The result demonstrated that &lt;em&gt;Viscum album&lt;/em&gt; have an IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; of 25.34&amp;plusmn;3.8&amp;mu;g/ml when hosted by olive while the IC&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; was 15.37&amp;plusmn;2.2&amp;mu;g/ml when hosted by almond. Crude extracts of both &lt;em&gt;Viscum album&lt;/em&gt; plants showed strong inhibition effects on the growth of the studied Staphylococcus aureus strains (ATCC 25923 and MRSA) with a pronounced effect when extracts of almond host was used. However, the effects of both host extracts were very limited or absent when tested against Gram-negative reference and clinical strains. Plant extracts of both host showed prolonged PT and PTT compared to phosphate buffered saline control solution. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; In conclusion, variations in the bioactivity of &lt;em&gt;Viscum album&lt;/em&gt; is clearly influenced by host type and further studies required to illustrate such variations using other host plants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Viscum album&lt;/em&gt;, Antioxidant, Prothrombin time, Antimicrobial.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">117</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Murad Abualhasan&lt;sup&gt;*,a&lt;/sup&gt;, Nidal Jaradat&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt;, Nael Abu-Hasan&lt;sup&gt;b&lt;/sup&gt;, Motasem Almasri&lt;sup&gt;b&lt;/sup&gt;, Adham Abu Taha&lt;sup&gt;c&lt;/sup&gt;, Ahmad Rabbaa&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt;, Noor Natsheh&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt;, Sajed Shalalfeh&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt; and Majdi Najib&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;a&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;b&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;c&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, An-Najah National University, Nablus-Palestine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt;Pharmacy Directorate, MoH-Palestine.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>