Hypercholesterolemia is the major risk factor that leads to atherosclerosis. Nowadays, alternative treatment using medicinal plants gained much attention since the usage of statins leads to adverse health effects, especially liver and muscle toxicity. This study was designed to investigate the hypocholesterolemic and antiatherosclerotic effects of Basella alba (B. alba) using hypercholesterolem...

The antimicrobial activities of aqueous, ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of the leaves of Basella rubra were evaluated in the present study by measuring the inhibition zones using Cup Plate Diffusion method. The inhibition zones were significantly different (P<0.001) in each plant extract. The ethanolic extract showed maximum activity with zone of inhibition (14.3±1.82 mm) against E.coli...

In this study, Leydig cells were purified from 70 day-old Sprague Dawley male rats and incubated with 10 and 100 μg/mL of methanol extract of Basella alba (MEBa) for 4 hours followed by the evaluation of cell viability, steroid (testosterone and estradiol) production, and the level of aromatase mRNA. Results showed that MEBa did not affect Leydig cell viability. At the concentration of 10 μg/mL...

Recent studies have shown fruits from less-known and unexplored plants as an excellent source of nutrients biologically active compounds for food non-food applications (Khan et al. 2011, 2015). Basella plant is extremely heat tolerant fast-growing perennial vine which wildly cultivated a cool-season vegetable. alba also known Malabar spinach, Indian Ceylon climber spinach spinach. In India, it ...

Basella alba L. (Malabar spinach) is a non-conventional food plant (PANC) with high nutritional value and economic potential. Light critical factor in growth, acting directly on the photosynthetic process. The photoselective meshes combine physical protection of plants selective filtering solar radiation to promote physiological responses. This work evaluates growth B. under different light env...

Cancer, autoimmune diseases, microbial infections and oxidative stress are becoming unavoidable threats in recent times. Despite advances conventional treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy chemotherapy, problems related to these therapies side effects, opportunistic the development of drug resistance remained unsolved. Therefore, need hour is develop novel treatment modalities using plant de...

Spinach (Basella alba) is a popular green leafy vegetable its seeds contain non-exudate gum which may have gelling and stabilizing properties important in food industry applications. Presently, most of the commercially available grade gums are imported, thus it necessity to look for locally inexpensive alternatives. Basella alba seed was scrutinized present study get better insight regarding th...

Basella alba L., often referred as Malabar spinach, is a nutritionally valuable leafy vegetable grown in Asian nations such India and Bangladesh. Apart from being an excellent source of vitamins minerals, the also contains significant amount polysaccharides, which have been proven to effective antidiabetic action experimental diabetes. As reason, current study was conducted determine exact mech...