Skimmia laureola Hook (Rutaceae) is found in Kashmir and in the mountains of Northern Pakistan and is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of various ailments [1 – 3]. The quinoline alkaloids of this plant have demonstrated antifungal and immunomodulating properties [4, 5]. The ethanolic extracts of the aerial parts of S. laureola are active against the animal pathogen Microsporium canis...

The genus Eleocharis R. Br. (Cyperaceae, Cyperoideae, Scirpeae) includes about 200 species, occurring in wet environments like swamps, lakes and rivers margins. Their aerial parts are formed by simple, not ramified stalks that end in a spiciform inflorescence formed by numerous very inconspicuous flowers. Their subterraneous parts are formed by roots and stem (called rhizome or stolon, dependin...

Phytochemical study of the hexane fruits peel extract Lansium domesticum contributed to discovery onoceranoid-type triterpene, onoceradienedione 1. The structure isolated compound was done by advance spectroscopic techniques, comprising IR, UV, 1D, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS spectra data. Moreover, 1 were examined for their cytotoxic activity against HeLa, T47D, A549 cells. results revealed significa...