Desmodium molle DC

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Activities of Desmodium Triquetrum DC

The hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of ethanol extract of Desmodium triquetrum DC leaf were investigated against carbon tetrachloride (1 ml/kg i.p) induced hepatic damage in rats at a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight p.o. The test extract significantly (P<0.05) reduced the elevated levels of serum transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin and reversed the antioxidant enzyme and no...

Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Studies of Aqueous Extract of Desmodium adscendens (Sw) DC

Extracts of Desmodium adscendens (Sw) DC are used for the treatment of various diseases but limited toxicological evaluations have been done on the medicinal plant. This study investigates toxicity effects of the leave extract of D adscendens, and the possibility of drug-drug interaction of the plant extract when co-administered with other drugs. Oral administrations of leaf extract of D adscen...

Soyasaponins and Related Glycosides of Desmodium canadense and Desmodium illinoense

Seed extracts of Desmodium canadense (L.) DC., a native Canadian legume, were examined by HPLC and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/MS) for the presence of triterpenoid saponins of the oleanene type. An aqueous methanol extract, fractionated by use of a DiaionTM HP-20 macroporous resin, was found to possess soyasaponin III (soyasaponin Bb ́) and the 2,3-dihydro-2,5-dihydroxy-6-methy...

Phase response curve for the ultradian rhythm of the lateral leaflets of Desmodium gyrans using DC current pulses.

In the present study the leaf movement rhythm was perturbed by the application of DC current pulses (15 microA, 10 seconds, voltage applied: 10 V) to the upper part of the pulvinus, passing through the pulvinus and its stalk. The pulses were applied at four different positions of the leaflets: when the leaves were at the lowermost position, when moving up, at the uppermost position and when mov...

Trout’s Notes on the Genus Desmodium