Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances1683-99191996-3289Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajava.2011.953.957MalekiradAli Akbar HosseiniNasser BayramiMansour HashemiTouraj RahzaniKobra AbdollahiMohammad 9201169Medicinal plants are considered as natural sources of antioxidant compounds which may protect organisms against oxidative stresses. The present study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant potential of lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora). This clinical investigation was performed on a group of 43 healthy subjects. They were invited to use 3 mg of lemon verbena leaves as infusion daily at the morning and evening for two weeks. At the beginning and the end of investigation, blood samples were taken to study their lipid peroxidation levels and antioxidant activities beside the total thiol groups. At the end of experiment, data were subjected to the paired t-test analysis. After treatment, the total antioxidants of serum (1.95±1.1 vs. 1.67±0.95 μmol mL-1) significantly increased while the lipid peroxidation reduced (12.23±9.35 vs. 15.66±12.15 nmol mL-1). The treatment had no significant effect on the total thiol groups. Lemon verbena is beneficial in improving body oxidant/antioxidant balance and thus its clinical efficacy remains to be tested in oxidative-stress-related diseases or conditions. Use of this herbal extract is recommended as a dietary supplement.]]>Abdollahi, M., A. Ranjbar, S. Shadnia, S. Nikfar and A. Rezaie,200410RA141RA147Angela, M. and A. Meireles,2008732543258Chevallier, A.,1996Pages: 227Pages: 227Funes, L., S. Fernandez-Arroyo, O. Laporta, A. Pons and E. Roche et al.,2009117589598Ghassemi-Dehkordi, N.,2002pp: 468-469pp: 468-469Ali, H.F.M., H.S. El-Beltagi and N.F. Nasr,200828492Hasani-Ranjbar, S., B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,20098210Hasani-Ranjbar, S., H. Vahidi, S. Taslimi, N. Karimi, B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,20106691695Hasani-Ranjbar, S., N. Nayebi, B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,2010Teucrium species; from anti-oxidant to anti-diabetic effects.]]>6315325Mehri, A., S. Hasani-Ranjbar, B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,2011Urtica dioica in the treatment of diabetes.]]>7161170Mohammadirad, A. and M. Abdollahi, 201171221Monfared, S.S.M.S., B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,20091511531161Mohseni-Salehi-Monfared, S.S., H. Vahidi, A.H. Abdolghaffari, S. Nikfar and M. Abdollahi,20091544814490Momtaz, S. and M. Abdollahi,2010Satureja species; From antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetes and anti-hyperlipidemic to reproductive stimulation.]]>6346353Ono, M., E. Oda, T. Tanaka, Y. Lida and T. Yamasaki et al.,2008Lippia triphylla.]]>62101106Pereira, C.G. and M.A.A. Meireles,2007Aloysia triphylla [L’Herit.] britton) and mango (Mangifera indica L.) leaves.]]>30150173Quirantes-Pine, R., L. Funes, V. Micol, A. Segura-Carretero and A. Fernandez-Gutierrez,2009121653915397Rahimi, R., S. Nikfar, B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,200559365373Rahimi, R., S. Nikfar, A. Rezaie and M. Abdollahi,200928417434Ranjbar, A., S. Ghaseminejhad, H. Takalu, A. Baiaty, F. Rahimi and M. Abdollahi,2007Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in operating room personnel; a before/after cross sectional clinical trial.]]>3482486Rastegarpanah, M., N. Omidzohour, H. Vahedi, R. Malekzadeh, F. Hashemian, T. Safarnavadeh and M. Abdollahi,2011TM: A randomized controlled trial.]]>7516521Rezaie, A., R.D. Parker and M. Abdollahi,20075220152021Sharif, P.S, M. Asalforoush, F. Ameri, B. Larijani and M. Abdollahi,201032179186Malekirad, A.A., A. Ranjbar, K. Rahzani, A.A. Pilehvarian, A. Rezaie, M.J. Zamani and M. Abdollahi,200520215218Abdollahi, M., B. Larijani, R. Rahimi and P. Salari,20052787796