background and objectives: astragalus is one of the most abundant genera of flowering plants in iran. there are a few reports on phytochemical investigation of this valuable genus. saponins, flavonoids and polysaccharides have been reported as the most important metabolites in astragalus species. in the present research, we aimed to identify the foremost constituents of astragalus maximus. meth...

Achillea tenuifolia Lam. (Asteraceae) afforded a methanolic extract from which after fractionation in solvents with different polarities, two known flavones 3', 5- dihydroxy- 4', 6, 7- trimethoxy flavone (eupatorine, compound 3), 5- hydroxy- 3',4', 6, 7- tetramethoxyflavone (compound 4), besides stearic acid (compound 1), lupeol (compound 2), daucosterol (β- sitosterol 3-O- β- D- glucopyranosid...

Many traditionally used plants hold importance in modern days medical regimen as they have been proved scientifically to posses various activity which are desirable, one of such plant is Vitex negundo Linn which is distributed throughout India. It is large aromatic shrub belonging to the family Verbenaceae growing in moist or along the water courses. Phytochemical investigation shows the presen...

Background and objectives: Salvia suffruticosa is a perennial plant from Lamiaceae family. Many Salvia species have been employed as medicinal plants; despite the medicinal potentials of S. suffruticosa, there is limited studies regarding its phytochemical profile or biological properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the chemical c...

Scutellaria is widely used in traditional medicine as a medical plant, in Asian countries, especially in China. It has been applied in treatment because of its sedative, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiviral effects. Scutellaria condensata Rech. f. subsp. pycnotricha (Rech. f.) Rech. f. is a wild perennial plant which  grows in Iran. In this study, GC-FID and GC-MS were ...

Background and objectives: The knowledge of traditional uses of plant species used in the management of pediatric diseases in Kano State is still intact with the traditional healers; thus, the present study was aimed to collect, identify and document plant species used traditionally for the management of pediatric diseases in the study area. Methods: The ethnob...

Background: Teucrium stocksianum is locally used as home remedy in different parts of the world for treatment digestive problems well microbial infections. The present study was designed to screen phytochemical constituents and vitro antimicrobial radical scavenging activities leaves extracts from stocksianum.

Hydroalcoholic extract of Thunbergia fragrans was investigated for phytochemical as well Anti-microbial screening. Phytochemical evaluation the plant revealed presence Flavonoids, Phenols, Tannins, and other constituents. The prepared by maceration technique, solvent used in ratio 70:30 [ethanol: water]. obtained hydro alcoholic tested against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphyloc...

sea algae are widely consumed in the world. there are several seaweeds including brown algae which are authorized for human consumption. these plants contain important phytochemical constituents and have various potential biological activities. the present study investigated the presence of phytochemical constituents and total phenolic quantity of the seaweeds sargassum angustifolium , sargassu...

Achillea tenuifolia Lam (Asteraceae) afforded a methanolic extract from which after fractionation in solvents with different polarities two known flavones 3’, 5- dihydroxy- 4’, 6, 7- trimethoxy flavone (eupatorine, compound 3), 5- hydroxy- 3’, 4’, 6, 7- tetramethoxyflavone (compound 4), besides stearic acid (compound 1 ), lupeol (compound 2), daucosterol (β- sitosterol 3-O- β- D- glucopyranosid...