The present study was undertaken to investigate antichelmintic activity of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extract of the stem bark of Bridelia retusa S. on adult African night crawlers (Eudrilus euginae) earthworms due to its anatomical and physiological similarity with the intestinal roundworm parasites of human being. Antihelmintic activity was investigated at 50 mg/ml for a...

Sida renrsa viz Sida rhonthifolia is a plant belonging to the Malvaceae family native to the tropical and subtropical plains grossing abundantly in Kerala. An infusion made from the roots of this plant is held in great repute by the local ayurvedic physicians in the treatment of rheumatism and a variety of neurological complaints including epilepsy. It is used in calculus troubles as a diuretic...

Dalbergia sissoo and Azadirachta indica are commonly known trees of India. They belong to family leguminoseae (fabaceae) and meliaceae respectively. They are broadly used in folk medicine for several diseases. The present study is carried out on biochemical parameters i.e. on content of protein and glycogen with standardized method in liver and kidney of Sprague-dawley rats. Due to combined ext...

The genus Dalbergia contains many valuable timber species threatened by illegal logging and deforestation, but knowledge on distributions and threats is often limited and accurate species identification difficult. The aim of this study was to apply DNA barcoding methods to support conservation efforts of Dalbergia species in Indochina. We used the recommended rbcL, matK and ITS barcoding marker...

CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) mediate many plant responses to abiotic stress. However, their functions are poorly understood in halophytes. In this study, we isolated a CIPK gene, NtCIPK2, from the halophyte Nitraria tangutorum. By sequence alignment and the construction of a phylogenetic tree, we found that NtCIPK2 is similar to CIPK2 proteins from other plants, and contains conserve...

The main characteristic of an antioxidant is its ability to trap free radicals & also reduce the risk of chronic diseases including cancer, central nervous system injury, arthritis, heart diseases and age related problems etc. recently there has been an upsurge of interest in therapeutically potential of medicinal plants as antioxidants in reducing such as free radical-induced tissue injury. Th...