Introduction and objective: The uses of traditional medicinal plants for primary health care have steadily increased worldwide in recent years. Triphala has been used in the traditional medicine for the treatment of variety of diseases and therefore it becomes immense to study the phytochemical compounds and antibacterial activities. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of both Triphala and its indiv...

Hamelia patens Jacq. (Rubiaceae) is an ornamental plant grown almost worldwide in warm, moist areas. Firebush is used in herbal medicine to treat athlete’s foot, skin lesions and insect bites, nervous shock, inflammation, rheumatism, headache, asthma, and dysentery. Also, the plants are used in folk medicine against a range of ailments. Present study deals with to establish pharmacognostic, phy...

Ficus dalhousiae Miq.(Family:Moraceae) known as Somalvalkam in Sanskrit is an endemic to peninsular India and very rare plant of Andhra Pradesh. It is found growing in rock crevices of dry deciduous forest. It is used in traditional system of Indian medicine in the treatment of liver disorders and cardiac problems Ficus species are rich source of flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds that are r...

The present study deals with the pharmacognostical studies on Morinda tinctoria.(Roxb). The leaves of M.tinctoria were shade dried and mechanically powdered after keeping them in an oven at 35oC for 24 hours. These powdered materials were used for further physiochemical, phytochemical and fluorescent analysis. The leaves contains total ash value is 31%, acid insoluble ash and acid soluble ash v...

The World Health Organization encourages the use of medicinal plants especially in countries where conventional treatment of major diseases seems to be insufficient. India has good biodiversity and Indian medicinal plants are used in successful management of various diseases. Sesbania grandiflora (SG), family – Leguminosae, is a well known Indian medicinal plant used in traditional system for v...

Total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity of five different extracts (petroleum ether (40-60), dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and ethanol-water (1:1 v/v)) of Artemisia turanica (A. turanica) aerial parts were determined and phytochemical study on the most promising extract was carried out. Folin–Ciocalteu method, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging test...

Total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity of five different extracts (petroleum ether (40-60), dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and ethanol-water (1:1 v/v)) of Artemisia turanica (A. turanica) aerial parts were determined and phytochemical study on the most promising extract was carried out. Folin–Ciocalteu method, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging test...