Plumeria pudica Jacq. : TAMBAHAN UNTUK MARGA PLUMERIA (APOCYNACEAE) DI JAWA

Multipurpose Ornamental Plant Plumeria rubra Linn (Apocynaceae)

Plumeria rubra are commonly grown as ornamental plants in parks and home gardens because of their beautiful fragrant flowers of various color and size. Plumeria rubra is one of the plants which have been used in traditional medicine for many years. The plant is known to possess biological activities viz., antipyretic, antifungal, antiviral, analgesic, anticancer, antioxidative and hypolipidemic...

Phytochemical screening of leaves of Plumeria alba and Plumeria acuminata

Plumeriaalba and Plumeria acuminate is small laticiferous tree or shrub is a native of tropical America, commonly known as White Champa Leaf and stem were evaluated for its phytoconstituents, which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. P. accuminata, P. alba, P. rubra, P. lancifolea, P. drastic and P. phagidenica are some of the species with medicinal utility. This ...

Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity Studies of Plumeria alba Linn. (Apocynaceae) Hydroalcoholic Extract in Rat

Plumeria alba Linn (Apocynaceae) is used in Togolese traditional medicine to treat diabetes mellitus and wounds. The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the toxicity of hydroalcoholic extract of Plumeria alba roots in Sprague Dawley rats. The acute toxicity test was conducted by administering orally dose of 5 g/Kg. General behavior and mortality were examined for up to 14 days. Th...

Antiinflammatory evaluation of leaves of Plumeria acuminata

BACKGROUND [corrected] Plumeria acuminata belonging to the family Apocynaceae is commonly known as 'perungalli' in Tamil and is widely distributed throughout the Southern parts of India. In traditional medicinal system different parts of the plant have been mentioned to be useful in a variety of diseases. The plant material is widely used as a purgative, remedy for diarrhoea and cure for itch. ...

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