abstract   extract prepared from aerial part of pycnocycla spinosa is a relaxant of rat ileum contractions. the objective of this research was to study the spasmolytic activity of p. spinosa root extract for comparison with the aerial part extract. hydroalcoholic extracts were prepared by percolation method. a portion of rat ileum was removed and suspended under 1 g tension in tyrode’s solution...

this study was carried out to identify the efficacy of caparis spinosa root extract on promastigotes and amastigotes of leishmania major . caparis spinosa extracts were prepared. promastogotes of  l.major (1×10 6 parasites/ml)were incubated at 26 ºc for 24,48 and 72hours in fresh medium(nnn), in absence or presence of different concentrations (0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,0.9 mg/ml) of caparis spinosa metha...

Huaier aqueous extract, the main active constituent of Huaier proteoglycan, has antihepatocarcinoma activity in experimental and clinical settings. However, the potential and associated antihepatoma mechanisms of Huaier extract are not yet fully understood. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to elucidate the inhibitory proliferation effect of Huaier extract on apoptosis and cycle of HepG2 and B...

In the present study the antidiabetic potential of aqueous and ethanol extract of Cassia auriculata L. flowers was assessed in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The phytochemical screening and antioxidant activity were made in these extracts. Antidiabetic agents (Flavonoids and phenolic acids) and free radical scavenging activity in water-soluble fraction of the ethanol extract was higher compared...

The antifungal activity of the dealcoholized extract of the leaves of Clerodendrum infortunatum Retz. was determined on four different fungal organisms. The crude leaf extract significantly inhibited the growth of A. niger; P. frequentance; P. notataum and B. cinera when tested by turbidity and spore germination methods in concentration dependent fashion. The effects produced by the extract wer...

Pterospermum acerifolium, a well-known plant in Indian medicine possesses various therapeutic properties including healing properties and cytokine induction. Wound healing activity of ethanolic extract of P. acerifolium flower along with its effect on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was assessed using excision model of wound repair in Wistar albino rats. After application of the P. acerifolium ...