OBJECTIVES Aristolochia indica has been widely used in the traditional medicine for the treatment of a variety of diseases. In the present study different extracts of roots of A. indica were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and mast cell stabilizing activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anti-inflammatory activity was performed by compound 48/80 induced rat paw edema model and ant...

The effect o f soil temperature on parasitism and development of Rotylenchulus reniformis on resistant ('Peking' and 'Custer') and susceptible ('Hood' and 'Lee') soybean (Glycine max) cultivars was studied. Soil temperatures of 15, 21.5, 25, 29.5 and 36 C +/- 1 C were maintained in temperature tanks in a greenhouse. R. reniformis developed best at 25 and 29.5 C. The female life cycle can be com...

Biotransformation processes have been successfully utilized to obtain products of pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and agricultural interest, which are difficult to obtain by classic chemical methods. The compound with antituberculous activity, 9-methoxy-tariacuripyrone (1), isolated from Aristolochia brevipes, was submitted to biotransformation with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae under cult...

W e know from written and archeological records that humans have been using herbs for millennia to both prevent and treat disease. Today, herbal medicines remain widely popular, fueled by cultural factors, centuries-old tradition, and a burgeoning industry that claims that herbs (i) are gentle, safe, effective, and natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals; (ii) possess unique properties that are...

The Aristolochia bracteata is well known for its antiarthritis properties in Indian system of medicine and folk medicine. The objective of the present study was to evaluate its folk claim in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and propose a probable mechanism of action. Anti arthritic activity was evaluated using Freund’s complete adjuvant in rats, the course of treatment was followed for over and 4 week...