High fat diet fed rats showed significant increased levels of plasma and tissue total cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, phospholipids, plasma LDL cholesterol and decreased level of plasma HDL cholesterol. Methanolic extract of D. biflorus administration to high fat diet fed rats showed near to normal levels of the above lipids in plasma and tissues. Higher dose of the extract (400 m...

The methanolic extract of the leaves of Buchanania Lanzan was investigated for its anti inflammatory activity in animal models. The extract at different doses used showed good anti inflammatory activity which has been done significantly, by the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan. These results were also comparable to aspirin, the reference drugs used in this study. The results from pres...

background: cystic echinococcosis (ce), a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the metacestode (larvae) stage of dog tapeworm echinococcus granulosus and recognized as a major economic and public health concern in the world. this study aimed to investigate the in vitro scolicidal effect of methanolic extract of berberis vulgaris l. roots and its main compound, berberine against protoscoleces ...

this study was designed to examine bioactive compounds of the thyme-enriched corn oil and to determine the antioxidant activity of its methanolic extract. volatile compounds composition was investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms), whereas phenolic compounds analysis was performed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (rp-hplc). antioxidant activities of t...

Background: The most widely prescribed medications for anxiety disorders are the Benzodiazepines; however, they have prominent side effects. Thus, interest in alternative medicine that affects the mind is growing. In Morocco folk medicine, the use of Mercurialis annua is commonly recommended for relief of anxiety, although no scientific information supporting this use is available and therefore...

The aim of the present study is to quantify the amount of aspartic acid in Coccinia indica crude drug, lab extract and commercial extract by HPTLC method. The stationary phase was precoated aluminium silica gel G F 254 Plates. The mobile phase for aspartic acid was n-Butanol: Glacial acetic Acid: Water (50: 10: 40). The methanolic solution of standard aspartic acid (1 mg/ ml concentration) 5 μl...

conclusions due to phenolic content, methanolic extract of m. piperita has moderate antibacterial and antifungal properties against the aforementioned gram positive and gram negative bacteria and fungi strains. materials and methods the methanolic extract was prepared by standard procedure, and total phenol, total flavonoid, and total anthocyanin content were determined using a spectrophotomete...

Methanolic extracts of Vitex negundo (Nochi), Coleus amboinicus (Karpuravalli), Hylocereus polyrhyzus (Dragon fruit) and Andrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) were evaluated in an effort to identify antibacterial compounds against clinical isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Coleus amboinicus crude methanolic (CACM) leaves extract inhibited MRSA growth completely at...

This paper describes the isolation of four phytoconstituents from the leaves of Bauhinia microstachya, a Brazilian medicinal plant used in folk medicine for the treatment of several ailments. Based on spectroscopic evidence, these compounds were identified as methyl gallate (1), kaempferol 3-O-rhamnosyl (2), quercitrin (3) and myricitrin (4). The crude methanolic extract and two compounds (3 an...

Objective: To investigate the effect of the methanolic extract of Hibiscus rosa sinensis roots (H. sinensis) on the central nervous system in mice and rats. Materials and methods: The methanolic extract of H. sinensis was studied on pentobarbital-induced sleeping time, elevated plus maze, hole board test, foot shock-induced aggression, haloperidol-induced catalepsy, lithium-induced head twitche...