ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Several medicinal plants are traditionally used in Mozambique to treat tuberculosis and related symptoms. AIMS OF THE STUDY It was aimed to assess the in vitro antimycobacterial activity of crude extracts from fifteen medicinal plants and to reveal main classes of compounds which may account for the activity of extracts. METHODS AND MATERIALS The plant materia...

OBJECTIVE Boerhaavia elegans L. (Nyctaginaceae) is a medicinal plant used for the treatment of kidney disorders, urinary tract disorders and blood purification in Baluch tribe. The aim of present study is to evaluate the antioxidant property of B. elegans species for the first time. MATERIALS AND METHODS Different parts (leaf, stem and fruit) of the plant were extracted by using various solve...

UNLABELLED Maytenus ilicifolia is a native plant from South America, with several medicinal properties including antioxidant effects. AIM using an original cisplatin induced ototoxicity model, we evaluated a possible otoprotection caused by Maytenus ilicifolia extract. MATERIALS AND METHODS clinical and experimental study design with female albino guinea pigs divided in groups as follows: 9...

Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm (Lauraceae) is an important traditional medicinal plant being used for treatment of asthma and rheumatism. Systematic pharmacognostical evaluation of bark of the plant has been carried out with respect to macroscopy, microscopy, physicochemical parameters and estimation of different standards. TLC profiles were developed for petroleum ether and chloroform extract...

Pain is a general symptom of many diseases. The medicinal plant Viola odarata (V.O.) has a particular position as an analgesic in traditional medicine. In this study, the analgesic effect of aqueous extract of this plant was studied. The extract was prepared using suxhlet method. The extract was than concentrated. Then, the extract was dissolved in normal saline to produce the desired concentra...

This study investigated the possible antidiabetic role and therapeutic crucial action of the saponin fractions of the ethanolic extract of areal parts of the medicinal plant Anabasis articulata compared to currently available antidiabetic drug gliclazide (diamicron) against diabetic complications induced tissue injury in rats. Fractionation of hydro alcoholic extract from the aerial parts of An...

background: barberry (berberris vulgaris) is a well known medicinal plant in iran and has also been used as food. objective: this study was conducted to evaluate antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity of methanolic extract of barberry fruit. methods: methanolic extract was prepared and pharmacologically studied on isolated guinea- pig ileum, dose- response curves of histamine and acetylcho...

Phyllanthus niruri is a medicinal plant (commonly known as stone breaker) found in the tropics and other parts of the world. It is known for its capacity to block the formation of calcium oxalate crystals and kidney stone formation in urolithiasis. This plant has been used to treat hyperglycemia, hypertension, pain, and mild cases of malaria. We examined the geno-, cyto- and overall toxic...

Pain is a general symptom of many diseases. The medicinal plant Viola odarata (V.O.) has a particular position as an analgesic in traditional medicine. In this study, the analgesic effect of aqueous extract of this plant was studied. The extract was prepared using suxhlet method. The extract was than concentrated. Then, the extract was dissolved in normal saline to produce the desired concentra...

Plectranthus barbatus is a medicinal plant used to treat a wide range of disorders including seizure. However, the anticonvulsant activity of this plant has not been studied in depth. We therefore sought to evaluate the anticonvulsant activity of a hydroalcoholic extract of P. barbatus leaves on seizures induced by strychnine sulphate (2.0 mg/kg) and pilocarpine (600 mg/kg) in mice. The extract...