The crude ethanol extracts (stem and fruits), their fractions and two triterpenes, β-Amyrin and 12-Oleanene 3β, 21β-diol, isolated as a mixture from the chloroform soluble fraction of an ethanolic extract of Duranta repens stem, were evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal activities by the disc diffusion method and cytotoxicity by brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The structures of the two comp...

Cacing tambelo merupakan moluska yang menetap pada batang Rhizophora sp sudah mati. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menentukan tingkat toksisitas dari ekstrak cacing dengan metode brine shrimp letahlity test (BSLT). diambil hutan mangrove di Desa Moolo, Kecamatan Batukara, Kabupaten Muna, Sulawesi Tenggara. Ekstrak dipreparasi memakai larutan metanol. Uji BSLT penelitian terdiri atas dua tahap, uji p...

OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible analgesic, neuropharmacological, anti-diarrheal, and cytotoxic activities of the ethanol extract of leaves of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Family: Solanaceae). MATERIALS AND METHODS The analgesic activity was measured by acetic acid-induced writhing inhibition test. The neuropharmacological activities were evaluated using ho...

BACKGROUND The role of plants for discovery of therapeutic potential accentuates the need to know their biological attributes. The present study aims to comprehend the biological attributes of Rhus punjabensis, an unexplored traditional medicinal plant. METHODS Leaf and stem extracts of R. punjabensis prepared in 11 different organic solvents are evaluated for multimode antioxidant potential,...