Results: The findings revealed that petroleum ether extracts possess excellent anti-lice activity .In 15 % concentration seed oil is able to kill 100% lice and 10 and 15 % concentration of seed oil makes nits unable to survive, results were well comparable with standard i.e benzoyl benzoate (25% w/v) as its 10% and 20% concentrations are able to kill 100% lice and deactivated nits. These result...

Objectives Sceptridium ternatum is an expectorant in traditional Chinese medicine and is prescribed for the treatment of asthma. The study aim was to screen Sceptridium ternatum for ingredients with antitussive and antiasthmatic effects and to study their associated mechanisms. Methods Cough in mice was induced using ammonia. Cough latency and the number of coughs within 3 minutes were determin...

The antibacterial activity of the leaves and bark of mangrove plants, Avicennia marina, A. officinalis, Bruguiera sexangula, Exoecaria agallocha, Lumnitzera racemosa, and Rhizophora apiculata was evaluated against antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus sp. Soxhlet extracts of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol and water were prepared and evaluated the a...

Ipomoea is the largest genus in the flowering plant family "Convolvulaceae” with over 500 species, most of these are called morning glories. Ipomoea hederacea considered as a valuable herb for indigenous medicine is renowned for its medicinal properties. Ipomoea hederacea is a favored drug for different diseases because of its oral effectiveness, good safety profile availability in India. The s...

The present study reports the attenuating effect of Sphaeranthus indicus extracts (SI) on prostatic hyperplasia induced by testosterone in albino rats. In vitro studies were conducted to assess the 5α-reductase inhibitory potential of the petroleum ether, ethanolic and aqueous extracts of SI. A biochemical marker, β-sitosterol, was isolated and extracts were characterized utilizing HPTLC. Testo...

Diabetes mellitus was induced in 32 out of 40 adult male albino rats using intravenous injection of 50 mg/kg BW of alloxan. Then, the diabetic rats were divided into four groups, three of which fed a diet containing 8 % BW ethanol (polar solvent), cyclohexane (nonpolar solvent) and ether (intermediate solvent) extracts of walnut leaf for 21 days. The fourth (positive control) group received a n...

The present study was carried out to screen and evaluate the antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts from Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Petroleum ether, Dichloromethane, Chloroform, Ethanol and Aqueous extract of the leaves were tested against selected Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Results depict that phytochemical extracts of A. marmelos exhibited significant anti-bacterial activity. H...

The present study was undertaken to investigate antichelmintic activity of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extract of the stem bark of Bridelia retusa S. on adult African night crawlers (Eudrilus euginae) earthworms due to its anatomical and physiological similarity with the intestinal roundworm parasites of human being. Antihelmintic activity was investigated at 50 mg/ml for a...

The aim of the study was to isolate and identify the major cytotoxic principle from plant leaves of Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) and evaluate its antiproliferative potential against human cancer cells. Plant leaves were extracted sequentially with a soxhlet apparatus, using petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol solvents. Petroleum ether and chloroform extracts exhibited antiproliferative...

In vitro antioxidant activity of extracts lotus rhizome with different solvent by gradient extraction was determined. The yield and total phenolic content were 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl hydrate (DPPH) radical scavenging assay β-carotene-linoleic acid conducted to assess the extracts. Results showed that butanol extract highest. order in as follows: water < petroleum ether chloroform ethyl a...