PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA (LINN) KURZ ROOT

A Pharmacognostic and pharmacological overview on Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz

Woodfordia fruticosa is locally known as Dhawai, belonging to the Lythraceae family. Woodfordia fruticosa is an important medicinal plant of tropical and subtropical India. It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological application. It is commonly used in the treatment of various diseases like diarrhea, dysentery, fever, headache, hemorrhoids, herpes, internal hemorrhage, leucorrhoea, liver...

Extraction and application of natural dye preparations from the floral parts of Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz

India has a rich biodiversity and harbours a wealth of useful germplasm resources and there is no doubt that the plant kingdom is a treasure-house of diverse natural products. One such product from nature is the dye. Dyes are one of the most important uses of the plants. Recently, interest in the use of natural dyes has been growing rapidly due to the result of stringent environmental standards...

Physiochemical Evaluation, Phytochemical Screening and Chromato- Graphic Fingerprint Profile of Woodfordia Fruticosa (l.) Kurz Extracts

Antibacterial Activity Directed Fractionation of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. Leaves

Background: Woodfordia fruticosa is used traditionally as antidysenteric compound for fodder animals. Stem and flower extracts are previously flourished for their antibacterial activity. Leaves are also equally important, which are preliminary screened for their bioactive components in present study. Objective: Evaluation of antibacterial activity of leaves of W. fruticosa and detection of the...

Bronchoprotective, Bronchodilatory and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ethanolic Extract from Woodfordia fruticosa (Kurz.) Flowers

Woodfordia fruticosa dried flower (WF-EE). WF-EE exhibited significant and dose dependent bronchoprotective, bronchodilatory and antiinflammatory effect. WF-EE at 200 mg/kg prolonged the latent period and exhibited protection against experimental asthma induced by the combination of histamine and acetylcholine aerosol in guinea pigs. WF-EE (1 mg/ml) exhibited 100 % bronchodilation (complete bro...