This study was carried out to determine the effects of crude terpenoid compound extracts Melia azedarach L. leaves and fruits on some biological aspects whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) under laboratory conditions 25 ± 2°C relative humidity 65-70%. The results indicated a significant effect eggs immature stages when treated with 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 mg/ml fruits. mortality rate increased concentration...

Pistacia lentiscus fruits are ingredients of traditional Cypriot sausages. The objective of this study is to evaluate P. lentiscus extracts as natural additives to the sausages. First, the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of fruit and leaf extracts were determined. Results revealed that leaves are richer source of polyphenolic antioxidants than fruits, with methanol being the better ex...

BACKGROUND The extracts of different parts of plants were found very effective against various pests. The aim of this research was to determine the insecticidal activity of fruit methanol extracts obtained from Melia azedarach (Meliaceae), Phoenix theophrasti (Arecaceae), Styphnolobium japonicum (Fabaceae) and Pyracantha coccinea (Rosaceae) against the larvae of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicida...

Crataegus monogyna, commonly known as hawthorn, is notorious for having different ethnopharmacological applications. The antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from its flowers and fruits in several stages of development was formerly reported by us. Therefore it is believable that the extracts of its botanical parts might have great potential to be incorporated in innovative pharmaceutical...

Context: Date palms, along with their fruits' dietary consumption, possess enormous medicinal and pharmacological activities manifested in their usage in a variety of ailments in the various traditional systems of medicine. In recent years, the identification of progenitor cells in the adult organ systems has opened an altogether new approach to therapeutics, due to the ability of these cells t...

Rosa canina L. is a member of Rosaceae family, which is well-known for its high phenolic contents. These compounds are known to possess antioxidant and antiradical effects. In order to compare the antioxidant and antiradical activity of wild Rosa phenolic extracts, two wild Rosa species (Rosa canina L. and Rosa pimpinellifolia L.) were selected from Takab, Oshnavieh and Qasemloo Valley of Urmia...

The decrease of strawberry (Fragariaxananassa Duch.) fruit firmness observed during ripening is partly attributed to pectolytic enzymes: polygalacturonases, pectate lyases and pectin methylesterases (PMEs). In this study, PME activity and pectin content and esterification degree were measured in cell walls from ripening fruits. Small green, large green, white, turning, red and over-ripe fruits ...

The aqueous and ethanolic extract of Myrsine africana fruits was evaluated for their anthelmintic activity against tape, hook, nodular and earthworms. The ethanolic extract was found to possess considerable lethal action against tape worms but it was not significant against the other helminths, Similarly ethereal, alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the fruits were tested for their purgative acti...

A study was conducted in albino wistar rats to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of a herbal drug, Trichosanthes dioica in Dexamethasone induced hypertension. Duration of the experiment was 5 days. During the study, aqueous, ethanol, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of fruits of Trichosanthes dioica were given by orally. The parameter observed was blood pressure. Bloodpressure was mea...

A study was conducted in albino wistar rats to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of a herbal drug, Lagenaria siceraria in Dexamethasone induced hypertension. Duration of the experiment was 5 days. During the study, aqueous, ethanol, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of fruits of Lagenaria siceraria were given by orally. The parameter observed was blood pressure. Bloodpressure was measu...