The traditional medicine Dai-Ken-Chu-To (DK) is used to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The drug may have an anti-obesity effect through its gastrointestinal activities. In this study, we examined the effects of DK on obesity and glucose intolerance induced by long-term feeding on a HF diet. Male C57BL/6N mice (5 weeks old) consumed a HF diet, a HF diet plus 1% or 3% DK extract, or a HF diet p...

Citrullus colocynthis (Linn). Schred is an important medicinal plant of family Cucurbitaceae. The crude fruit extract were examined for antimicrobial potentialities against Gram positive, Gram negative bacteria and fungi. Fruit extract was evaluated on bacterial strains like Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella shigella and Candida albicans .The solvent used for t...

To evaluate the effectiveness of selected insecticides and a botanical extract in management of okra shoot and fruit borer, Earias vittella an experiment was conducted in the field Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during January to May 2011. Effectiveness of two synthetic insecticides (Kinalux 25 EC and Ecofuran 5 G) and a botanical (Neem leaf...

The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of alcoholic fruit extract of Momordica cochinchinensis on serum protein profile of albino rat. Alcoholic fruit extract of Momordica cochinchinensis (200 mg kgbody weight) has been given orally to albino rats for the period of 7,15,30,45 and 60 days respectively. Results showed a significant (p<0.01) increase in serum total protei...

The plant Spondias pinnata (Linn. f.) Kurz belonging to Anacardiaceae family, is used as a medicinal agent in Bangladesh. In the present investigation, attempt was undertaken to study the antibacterial potency and cytotoxic activity of 80% ethanol extract of its fruit. The antibacterial activity was performed by the disc diffusion method and cytotoxicity was observed by brine shrimp lethality b...

Barberry fruit is consumed in different forms including dried fruit, juice, jam and marmalade in Iran. This fruit is also used as a food additive (flavoring and colorant) in soup and rice dishes. In present study, antioxidant activities of acetone, ethanol and water (infusion and decoction) extracts of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) fruit were investigated using 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzo...

Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus Lam) is one of the fruits commonly consumed as diet by societies, especially in Papua, Indonesia. Preliminary research revealed that among three extracts of red fruit evaluated, ethyl acetate extract had the highest antiradical activities; therefore, this research was directed to fractionate ethyl acetate extract, evaluate antioxidant activities using in vitro meth...

Phyllanthus emblica Linn. is widely used in Thai traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases. The fruit of P. emblica is known as a rich source of vitamin C, and also contains a mixture of phenolic compounds. In this study, the standardized water extract of P. emblica fruit was prepared according to Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Total polyphenol contents of the extract were equivalent t...

In the present study, the clastogenic effect of Solanum lycopersicum fruit extract has been evaluated against cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced chromosomal aberrations in the bone marrow cells of the mice. Single i.p. administration of Solanum lycopersicum fruit extract at different test doses, namely 500, 1000 and 1000 mg/kg body weight have provided protection, when given 24 hr prior to the singl...

The phytochemical and pharmacological studies of leaf, bark and fruit extracts of Samadera indica were carried out on aqueous and methanolic extracts, obtained by soxhlet technique. The qualitative tests showed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, phenolics, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins and resins, whereas quantitative estimations of carbohydrate, protein, phenolics and tannins ...