Azadirachta indica (neem) is the only source of azadirachtin, which is known for its insecticide activity. Melia azedarach is a related species of A. indica, widely distributed in the south of China. In this study, the leaf transcriptomes of these two Meliaceae plants were sequenced. More than 40 million clean reads were generated from each library. About 80 % of A. indica reads were mapped to ...

BACKGROUND Azadirachta indica has been reported to correct altered glycaemia in diabetes. OBJECTIVE The aqueous extract of A. indica leaf and bark has been evaluated for its effect on antioxidant status of alloxan diabetic rats and compared with insulin treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS The oral effective dose of A. indica leaf (500 mg/kg body weight) and A. indica bark (100 mg/kg body weigh...

Rhizobium radiobacter (syn. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, syn. "Agrobacterium fabrum") is an endofungal bacterium of the fungal mutualist Piriformospora (syn. Serendipita) indica (Basidiomycota), which together form a tripartite Sebacinalean symbiosis with a broad range of plants. R. radiobacter strain F4 (RrF4), isolated from P. indica DSM 11827, induces growth promotion and systemic resistance i...

The present study was taken up to evaluate the efficacy of Trigonella foenum graecum and Coccinia indica individualy and in combination in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats for a period of 90 days. The various groups in this study included normal control (Group-I), diabetic control (Group-II), diabetic rats treated with Trigonella foenum graecum (Group-III), diabetic rats treated with Coccin...

This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant activity (total antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities) of Saraca indica and Pterospermum acerifolium leaves and roots commercially available in the Uttarakhand. The extracts were prepared with ethanol only. The 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays were used to determine antioxidant properties of Saraca indica and Pterospermum acer...

Tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) is found to be a severe threat agriculture and natural vegetation. The present study was conducted investigate the structural functional changes in an intact seminatural grassland community when exposed elevated O (EO ; ambient + 20 parts per billion) compared (AO for years using open-top chambers. Parameters such as species richness (SR), evenness ( E ), Shannon index...

SNPs from nrDNA and cp trnC-trnD were analyzed from J. indica, J. recurva and Rushforth's juniper from Bhutan and compared with previous terpene and RAPD data. These data, taken together, show that Rushforth's juniper is allied, but distinct from J. indica and a new variety is named: J. indica var. rushforthiana R. P. Adams from Bhutan.

Siddha system specifies medicinal plants containing various metal constituents for curing ailments. The plants reported as copper containing were subjected to atomic absorption spectrophotometic analysis. Among these mangifera indica and coccinia indica were found to contain comparatively higher content of copper while manganese was move in coccinia indica aloe perfoliata, cassia auriculata and...

Owing to its exceptional ability to efficiently promote plant growth, protection and stress tolerance, a mycorrhiza like endophytic Agaricomycetes fungus Piriformospora indica has received a great attention over the last few decades. P. indica is an axenically cultiviable fungus which exhibits its versatility for colonizing/hosting a broad range of plant species through directly manipulating pl...

The radio protective effectiveness of methanol extract of Garcinia indica against whole body gamma radiation was premeditated in Swiss albino mice. The oral administration of Garcinia indica extract at 800 mg / kg body weight / day for 15 consecutive days before whole body exposure to radiation was found to be effective with the LD50/30 values of 7.21 and 8.83 Gy for irradiation alone and Garci...