In the present study various extracts of Cyperus esculentus L. such as acetone, 50% ethanol, chloroform and petroleum ether were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against several human pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella sp, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter freundii, by using disc diffusion method. The act...

Melilotus indicus (Linn.) All. is a small herb distributed throughout Pakistan and has a number of ethnomedicinal uses. It is also consumed as a vegetable. In the present work, we are reporting the alpha-amylase and urease inhibitory activities of methanolic extract of M. indicus and its sub-fractions in different solvents. Both the methanolic extract and its fractions in chloroform, ethyl acet...

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate in vivo anti-tumor activity of Balanites aegyptiaca fruits extracts in addition to its role in cell cycle and apoptosis. Materials and Methods: Antitumor activities of ethylacetae extract (EAE), ethanol extract (EE) and chloroform extract (CE) were tested against different cell line Hep-2, MCF-7, HL-60 and HCV29T. Calculation of the IC50 ...

The in vitro antimicrobial activity of serial petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol extracts from leaves of Aegle mawmelos were investigated against bacterial and fungal species. All the extracts exhibited broad spectrum antimicrobial activity with zones of inhibition ranging from 10 to 22 mm against bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, beta Streptococcus haemolyticus group A, Proteus mimrabilis...

background and objectives: datura innoxiamilleris one of the two species of datura (solanaceae) which grow in iran. there are many reports of the biological activities of datura and in the present study the ability of datura innoxia for inhibiting angiogenesis was evaluated. methods: the methanol extract and petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol fractions of datura innoxia flowers were obtai...

BACKGROUND The issue of resistance in malarial infection makes development of novel drugs a necessity. An alternative source for discovering such drugs is natural products. Croton macrostachyus H. (Euphorbiaceae) is used in Ethiopian folklore medicine for the treatment of malaria and found to possess antimalarial activity in vitro. However, no further scientific investigations have been carried...

The methanol and chloroform extracts of Boerhaavia diffusa were prepared and investigated for TLC. It was concluded that the chloroform extract showed the better results for TLC in solvent system toluene : acetone : acetic acid. The major spots and their RF values were calculated.

The ever-increasing threat from infectious diseases and the development of insecticide resistance in mosquito populations drive the global search for new natural insecticides. The aims of this study were to evaluate the mosquitocidal activity of the extracts of seaweed Bryopsis pennata against dengue vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, and determine the seaweed's toxic effect on brine s...

Hyptidendron canum (Pohl ex Benth.) Harley is a native tree of the Brazilian Savannah. The fish Oreochromis niloticus L. was used as an experimental model to determine the bioactivity of the crude ethanol extract as well as ethyl acetate, hexanic and chloroform fractions obtained from its leaves. The plant ethanol extract and fractions were administered to the fish orally with their feed. Twent...

In spite of the potential usefulness of herbal drugs, numerous reports of adverse effects Aguand fatalities have highlighted that traditional herbal medicines also need to be evaluated regarding their safety. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of Iraqi plant, Loranthus europaeus L. (Mistletoe) ethylacetate and chloroform extracts on the growth of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) and Ra...