Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) is an important medicinal herb found as a weed throughout India. Though almost all of its parts are used in traditional systems of medicines, seeds, roots and shoots are the most important parts which are used medicinally. The present article gives an account of updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological properties. The review reveals that wi...

Aims and Objectives: The effectiveness of crude methanolic extracts of Bridelia ferruguinea, Tridax procumbens, Ocimum gratissimum and Lawsonia inermis against clastogenicity induced by sodium arsenite (SA) was evaluated using an in-vivo rat bone marrow cell micronuclei test and the DPPH radical scavenging assay. Methods: 50 mg/kg body weight of the extracts were given by gavaging to the rats i...

Plants produce a wide variety of phytochemical constituents, which are secondary metabolites and are used either directly or indirectly in the pharmaceutical industry. 'For centuries, man has effectively used various components of plants or their extracts for the treatment of many diseases, including bacterial infections. In the present study methanol, chloroform and aqueous extracts of Cassia ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to screen the phytochemical constituents of the seeds of the medicinal plant Hygrophilaauriculata and to obtain preliminary in vitro data about its anti-diabetic effects. Methods: First extracts in four solvents i.e. water, methanol, ethanol and chloroform were prepared by optimized maceration procedures. Determination of the phytochemical constituents...

This study was carried out as a prerequisite to evaluate the therapeutic potential of Camellia varieties. The crude extracts of six different plants of green tea Camellia assamica and Camellia sinensis were tested against three Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria using agar disk diffusion method at 50 mg/ml concentration. 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) and dip...

To determine the significance of germination on phytochemical constituents and non-enzymatic antioxidant activities of Ceiba pentandra seed extracts. Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of raw and germinating seeds of Ceiba pentandra were estimated by different methods. The levels of phytochemical constituents were influenced by germination and increased except alkaloids and tannins, whic...

bermudagrass [cynodon dactylon (l.) pers.] is a perennial grass and has been long used as a medicinal herb in iranian traditional medicine to treat varied ailments. different parts of bermudagrass such as leaves, stolons, rhizomes and culms are rich sources of metabolites such as proteins, carbohydrates, mineral constituents, β-sitosterol, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides and triterpenoides. g...

The aim of this research is to study the synergistic effect on nitric oxide scavenging activity mangosteen pericarp and stingless bee (Tetragonula laviceps) propolis extracts their phytochemical constituents. were extracted by reflux method with ethanol. TPC TFC extract 123.73±2.80 mg GAE/g 70.65±11.21 QE/g extract, respectively, was 387.93±15.10 87.00±5.06 respectively. ESI-LC-MS data displaye...

Aim: To rationalize the macroscopial, microscopical and physico-chemical studies on leaves of plant Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. Methods: The pharmacognostic characters were determined in terms macroscopy, microscopy powder leaves. crude ethanolic extract was using parameters, preliminary phytochemical investigation (TLC). Results: microscopic study shows general characteristic Phytochemical ...

Aqueous extract of Diospyros mespiliformis leaves and stem bark in Nangere Local Government area Yobe State were analyzed for its elemental photochemical constituents. The Elemental analysis which was carried out with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) showed that the plant contains calcium [Ca], manganese [Mn], magnesium [Mg], lead [Pb], copper [Cu] Zinc [Zn] moderate quantity while cad...