Administration of ethanol extract of Polygala chinensis whole plant (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg body weight) to alloxan induced diabetic rats for 14 days reduced the elevated level of lipid peroxidation (LPO). The treatment also resulted in significant increase in reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in serum, liver and kidney. The ...

Securidaca longepedunculata is a plant which various parts are widely used in traditional medicine. Its roots to treat snakebite. Beyond its efficacy for snakebite treatment, S. longepedunculata the treatment of other diseases including dysentery, stomach ache and mental disorders. The interest present study was investigate anxiolytic properties S. decoction. material our consi...

A parsimony analysis was conducted on 319 rbcL sequences, comprising 242 from 194 genera of Leguminosae and 77 from other families. Results support earlier conclusions from rbcL and other molecular data that a monophyletic Leguminosae is part of a Fabales that includes Polygalaceae, Surianaceae, and the anomalous rosid genus Quillaja. Within legumes, results of previous analyses were also suppo...

The majority of flowering plants relies on animal pollinators for sexual reproduction and many rely floral resources. However, interests are often not the same, resulting in an asymmetric relationship that ranges from mutualistic to parasitic interactions. Our understanding processes underlie this asymmetry remains fragmentary. In Review, we bring together evidence evolutionary biology, plant c...