Salacia oblonga Wall containing vital phytoconstituents viz. mangiferin, salacinol, kotanolol etc has been in used since long in the treatment of diabetes, inflammation and burn wounds. The antimicrobial activity of S. oblonga aerial and root parts has been tested against drug resistant pathogens staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Ethyl acetate extracts of ...

Background: The current survey aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of therapeutic plants treat various respiratory disorders by healers. local communities District North Waziristan are reliant on plant species for their primary health care needs. Methods: Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A sum 130 informants (107 male 23 female) selected rando...

Objective: Rosa canina L., Malus domestica Prunus persica L Siebold & Zucc., Cydonia oblonga Mill., Armenica vulgaris Lam., and Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem. are important fruits of the Rosaceae family, used in a wide variety industries such as food, perfume, cosmetics, paint, beverage, for economic medical purposes. Although medicinal plants act with their natural components against dise...

BACKGROUND In various studies, Cydonia oblonga Miller (quince) has been reported to have many properties such as antioxidant and anti-ulcerative effects. This study has aimed to investigate the protective effects of quince aqueous extract (QAE) and quince hydroalcoholic extract (QHE) on gastric ulcer caused by indomethacin and the relevant macroscopic, histopathology, and biochemical factors in...

Quince is a deciduous tree known to the countries around the Mediterranean since antiquity. Nowadays, quince is used as an ornamental plant, and as a rootstock for pear trees, with its fruit being appreciated mainly for production of jam and sweets rather than for raw consumption. Quince leaves contain compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancerous properties that have been th...

Cydonia oblonga miller (quince) plant serves as a potential folk medicine for treating hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in China. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has been conducted on polyphenolic profile anti-adipogenic effect quince fruit grown In current study, we aimed investigate extract’s major phenolic compounds, evaluate their antioxidant activity, examine adipog...

among pome fruit trees, quince is the most susceptible tree to fire blight. following selection of several promising quince cultivars, this research aimed at optimization of in vitro propagation protocol of the selected materials. therefore, several experiments were carried out for determination of the best culture medium and plant growth regulators for establishment, proliferation and root ind...