FOLIAR MICRO-MORPHOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STATUS OF LEEA GUINEENSIS G. DON LEAVES

Developmental analysis of Leea guineensis (Leeaceae)

Isolation of Endophytic Actinomycetes from Catharanthes roseus (L.) G. Don Leaves and Their Antimicrobial Activity

Endophytic actinomycetes were isolated from surface sterilized leaves of Catharanthes roseus (L.) G. Don offamily Apocynaceae. A total of 38 endophytic actinomycetes were recovered on Starch Casein Agar.Among the 38 isolates 20 morphologically different isolates were screened for antibacterial activity againstBacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pr...

Botanical and phytochemical studies on roots of Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G. Don

Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G. Don (Family—Berberidaceae) commonly known as Himalayan Barberry is an important medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic System of Medicine for treating eye disorders, fever, jaundice, skin diseases, etc. The present study provides macroand microscopical characters, physico-chemical details such as total ash, acid-insoluble ash, hexane, alcohol and water soluble extracti...

Therapeutic Potentials of Ethanolic Extract of Leaves of Holarrhena Floribunda (g. Don) Dur. and Schinz (apocynaceae)

BACKGROUND Holarrhena floribunda is a plant of wide usage in the Togolese folk medicine. A previous ethnobotanical survey on the latex plants of the Maritime region of the country revealed that this plant was included in several recipes curing malaria and microbial infections. Therefore, this study aimed to seek for the effectiveness of the ethanolic extract of the plant in the treatment of the...

Identification of chemical compounds from the leaves of Leea indica.

Twenty-three known chemical compounds were identified in the leaves of Leea indica (Burm. f.) Merr. (Leeaceae) by GC-MS analysis, spectroscopic techniques and co-TLC with authentic samples. The identified compounds include eleven hydrocarbons, phthalic acid, palmitic acid, 1-eicosanol, solanesol, farnesol, three phthalic acid esters, gallic acid, lupeol, beta-sitosterol and ursolic acid. Gallic...