Phytochemical screening, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of aqueous and methanolic crude extracts of Commiphora kerstingii leaves were investigated. The antioxidant and antibacterial properties of different solvent extracts of Commiphora kerstingii plant were scrutinized. The phytochemical screening of the various extracts was carried out using standard methods and the results revealed...

BACKGROUND Results of an exploratory trial suggested activity trends of Zingiber officinale-Tinopsora cordifolia (platform combination)-based formulations in the treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) Knees. These formulations were "platform combination+Withania somnifera+Tribulus terrestris" (formulation B) and "platform combination+Emblica officinale" (formulation C). This paper reports safety of t...

Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH; Alicja Cieslak, MD, MSc; Philip Barber, MD; Jerry Chen, MD; Yu-Wei Chen, MD, PhD; Ida Donnini, MD; Jodi D. Edwards, PhD; Richard Frayne, PhD; Thalia S. Field, MD; Janka Hegedus, MD, PhD; Victoria Hanganu, MD; Zahinoor Ismail, MD; Jamila Kanji, BSc; Makoto Nakajima, MD; Raza Noor, MD; Stefano Peca, PhD; Demetrios Sahlas, MD; Mukul Sharma, MD, MSc; Luciano A. Sposato, MD, ...

The petroleum ether extract of the oleo-gum-resin of Boswellia carteri Bird., the chloroformic successive extract of the oleo-gum-resin of Commiphora myrrha Engl. as well as the prepared volatile contents from both resins showed significant anti-inflammatory activity in carragennan-induced edema in rats. Phytochemical investigation of the volatile fractions was carried out using GC/MS and revea...

By bioguided fractionation of the hexane extract of Commiphora erythraea resin we isolated four furanosesquiterpenoids that were tested for their protective activity against oxidative stress. Furanodienone and 1,10(15)-furanogermacra-dien-6-ones showed to be potent inhibitors of lipid peroxidation (IC(50) of -0.087 μM), being more active than the methoxylated analogues. Furthermore, using BV2 m...