TY - SER AU - Hussein,Manal Sh AU - Abd El-Rahman,Azza H. AU - Ahmed,Walaa M.S. TI - The role of enchinacea purpurea against immuno - Supressive effect of dimethoate on male albino rat KW - Rats KW - Effect of pesticides on KW - Pesticides KW - Physiological effect KW - Dimethoate N1 - Includes references N2 - Dimethoate, an organophosphate pesticide, is used in controlling the pests of a variety of crops. Herbal medicine is the most widely used form of medicine in the world today where the medicinal plants contain many curative bioactive ingredients. The present work was planned to evaluate the potential protective effect of Enchinacea purpurea (EP) against the immunotoxic effect induced by dimethoate in adult male albino rats. Rats were classified into four groups (10 in each). Rats in the 1st group received no treatment and served as control. Rats in the 2nd group were orally UR - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2010/VMJ/5810/3/259.pdf ER -