The medicinal plant Barleria gibsoni Dalz, family Apocynaceae, is a well-known traditional used in various system of medicines. It spread all over India. present study provides antioxidant capacity aqueous and ethanolic root extracts 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), nitrous oxide hydrogen peroxide scavenger assays were used.

Based on phylogenetic studies and morphological evidence, we propose the synonymization of Morrenia and Schistogyne under Araujia and Oxypetalum respectively. As a result, eight new combinations are proposed in Araujia (A. brachystephana, A. hassleriana, A. herzogii, A. odorata, A. scalae, A. stuckertiana, A. stuckertiana subsp. grandiflora and A. variegata), and eight in Oxypetalum, including ...

The macroscopic and microscopic characters, physical constant values, extractive values, ash values the behaviour of the powerdered drug on treatment with different chemical reagents, microchemical ad histochemical analyses were conducted to characterize some pharmacognostical parameters of Hemidesmus indicus (Linn) R,Br. (Asclepiadaceae).

vinca major, minor and rosea are three species of vinca genus and apocynaceae family. the present work is to investigate antimicrobial effects of these plants against candida albicans, pseudomonas aeroginosa and staphylococus aureus. alkaloids from leaf extracts had a better effect on pseudomonas aeroginosa than alkoloids from stem and root. alkaloids from stem extracts were more effective than...

In the course of evolution, formation succulent variations in underground and surface parts plants different taxa could occur simultaneously under influence similar abiotic factors, particular as an adaptation to arid conditions, structural features even distant families are a manifestation convergent evolution. Along with this, development such adaptive structures ontogeny can ways taxa. Study...

Baruipur is one of the five subdivisions of district South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. The subdivision is again comprised of seven blocks. People residing in these blocks are severely affected by the incidence of snakebite. Hundreds of people die of snake venom each year in this district. A survey was conducted in the seven blocks of the subdivision in search of potential anti ophidian bot...