Medicinal plants are a good source of therapeutic drugs because they contain phytochemical compounds. Cat's whiskers (Orthosiphon stamineus) and miana (Coleus artropurpureus) that widely used as herbal medicines. However, there no studies related to toxicology ensure its safety. The aim this study was determine the toxicity 96% ethanol extract cat leaves shrimp (Artemia salina Leach) larvae. To...

Previous studies indicate that the hatching success of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) cysts is surprisingly sensitive to ambient metal concentrations. These studies estimated median effective concentrations (EC50s) of 7, 5, and 28 microg l-1 for Cd, Cu, and Zn, suggesting that the hatching end point for A. franciscana is the most sensitive tested to date for Cd and Zn in saline environments...

Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum and Canthium crassum Hiern extracts were evaluated for antimicrobial activity using 96-well-microtitre serial micro-dilution method against Vibrio cholera, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumonia, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. All extracts exhibited antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibition concentration range o...

The Olax subscorpioidea (Oliv) plant belongs to the Olacaceae family. It is a local remedy used in Nigeria treat wide range of conditions, including cancer. This study examined fractions and ethanol leaf extract for phytochemical content, antioxidant activity, cytotoxic activity. Using accepted methods, total tannin (TTC), flavonoid (TFC), phenolic (TPC) were assessed. activities determined thr...

In the human oral cavity, Streptococcus mutans is often observed and a major contributor to tooth decay. Increased S. levels may be linked progressively more severe forms of periodontal disease because root exposure in people with periodontitis increases caries rates. Hence, new potential antibacterial compound needs searched combat this pathogenic bacterium. The butterfly pea, or Clitoria tern...

Euphorbiaceae is a family of plant spread in all parts of the world except very cold regions. The genus Euphorbia consists of over eighty-two species grown wildly in Iran. Some of Euphorbia species are used in the treatment cancer and tumors in different countries. The genus Euphorbia has been the source of a large number of biological active compounds. In this study petroleum ether, ether, eth...

The current study evaluated the general toxicity, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activity of extracts obtained from the rhizomes of Eremostachys azerbaijanica (Labiatae) as well as analyzed the potent extracts using GC-MS. Extracts of E. azerbaijanica in n-hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol (MeOH) were prepared using a Soxhlet apparatus. The antioxidant activity of the extrac...