Background and objectives: Gingivitis is the inflammation of gingiva which, unless treated, will lead to periodontitis in susceptible patients. Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (aloe) from the family Asphodelaceae (Liliaceae) is a perennial plant which originates from South Africa. Potentially active compounds of the leaves include vitamins, simple/complex polysaccharides, mine...

As aboriginal sources of medications, medicinal plants are used from the ancient times. Andrographis paniculata is one of the highly used potential medicinal plants in the world. This plant is traditionally used for the treatment of common cold, diarrhoea, fever due to several infective cause, jaundice, as a health tonic for the liver and cardiovascular health, and as an antioxidant. It is also...

Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a priority. Sheering for new antimalarial activities, four plants of the traditional medicine of Burkina Faso: Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and Sida acuta, were tested in vitro on fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. The screening showed that Sida acuta has a s...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the antihyperglycaemic activity of hydroalcohol extract of Nymphaea nouchali seeds (NN) in streptozotocin (STZ) – induced diabetic rats. Methods: Acute oral toxicity study was carried out in normal female rats. Male sprague dawley rats were rendered diabetic by STZ (50 mg/kg b.wt. i.p.). At a dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg of body weight, NN...

Article history: Received on: 12/07/2016 Accepted on: 13/12/2016 Available online: 27/02/2017 The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimycobaterial activity of Aloe vera leaf, extracted in different solvents in increasing order of polarity and tested against Mycobacterium smegmatis (MTCC 994). Antimycobacterial activity was determined by agar well-diffusion method. Hot methanol extr...

Andrographis paniculata is the most predominantly used plant in the Indian traditional systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and in other Asian traditional systems. The aerial part of the plant is used in the form of infusion, raw juice, powder and decoction either alone or in combination with other medicinal plants. Andrographis paniculata is given in the form of tablets in Indian system of medic...

The imbalance between pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants leads to generation of oxygen/nitrogen free radicals which are implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases. Fagonia arabica is an ethno-pharmacologically important Ayurvedic herb known to have many medicinal properties like anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effects. However, its antioxidant potential has not been investigated ...