Polyphenols of Sorbus quercifolia

Drynaria Quercifolia – an Antifertility Agent

Which belongs to the family polypodiaceae is used as an antifertility agent among Kadars of Anamalai Hills Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu.

Cytology of the Ferox-Quercifolia-Stramonium Triangle in Datura.

Antioedematous and Analgesic Properties of Fertile Fronds of Drynaria quercifolia

Inflammation is a complex biological response of tissue cells to harmful stimuli including trauma, tissue necrosis, and infections which plays a key role in the pathophysiology of many deadly diseases. In ethnomedicine Drynaria quercifolia fronds are used to treat inflammation as poultice on swellings and as antibacterial, hepatoprotective, and antipyretic agent. Herein, we have evaluated the a...

Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Drynaria quercifolia Rhizome

The investigation was carried out to determine qualitatively the phytoconstituents from the methanol and petroleum ether extracts of Drynaria quercifolia Linn. rhizome. Among the phytochemical screening of these extract, methanolic extract showed high number of constituents like alcohol, carbohydrates, phytosterols, phenols, tannins, flavonoids, proteins and aminoacids, steroids, saponins, chol...

Neuropharmacological Effect of the Rhizome of Drynaria quercifolia in Mice

The neuropharmacological effect of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of ethanol extract of the rhizome of Drynaria quercifolia J. Smith were studied in mice by intraperitoneal administration. The tests used were determination of effect on duration of diazepam-induced sleep, determination of effect on nikethamide-induced toxicity, light-dark test and force swimming test. The du...