The second industrial area located south of Riyadh City – Saudi Arabia was selected for detailed study as pollution of this area with heavy metals has accelerated dramatically during the last decades. The concentrations of eight metals (Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn) in soils and different plant organs of seven native plant species (Calotropis procera , Citrullus colocynthis , Rhazya strict...

INTRODUCTION The aerial parts of the plant Calotropis procera produce milky white latex that causes inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. Prostaglandins are one of the mediators released in an inflammatory response following induction of cyclooxygenase (COX). In the present study, we have evaluated the role of prostaglandins in inflammatory response elicited by the latex of C. procera....

O artigo consiste no estudo florístico das Apocynaceae s.l. restingas paraenses. São apresentadas descrições, ilustrações e chaves dicotômicas espécies, bem como informações sobre distribuição geográfica, comentários taxonômicos fenologia. As do estado Pará estão representadas por 12 distribuídas em 11 gêneros. gênero mais representativo foi Mandevilla Lindl., com duas espécies. Calotropis proc...

The stem barks of Calotropis gigantea Linn. (Asclepiadaceae) a widely growing plant has been reported to possess number of medicinal properties. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate scientifically the anti-convulsant effect of barks of the plant used traditionally in Indian system of medicine, using MES and PTZ induced seizure models. The effect of different extracts of stem barks o...