Introduction: Ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) is a plant used by Indonesian people as traditional medicine. Drug sanitization needs to be carried out guarantee the use and availability of scientifically safe medicines. This study aims provide information enrich knowledge about safety consuming ciplukan roots stems. Methods: 8 male mice test animals, divided randomly into 4 treatment groups, nam...

Withanolides are known as the main components of Physalis genus with broad biological activities. Using combination of various chromatographic methods, three withanolides were isolated including physagulin J (1), physagulin K (2), and physagulin N (3). Their chemical structures were determined by analysis of NMR spectra, and as well as comparison with reported literature. Compound 1 showed sign...

The study examine the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of the ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of ten selected Indian medicinal plants namely, Psidium guajava, Mangifera indica, Polyalthia longifolia, Allium cepa, Phyllanthus amarus, Thespesia populnea, Ricinus communis, Physalis angulata, Ixora coccinea, and Vinca rosea using 2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay, to...

As Plantas Alimentícias Não Convencionais (PANC) são nativas ou exóticas, espontâneas cultivadas, cujas folhas, raízes, flores caules comestíveis, mas que estão à margem da cadeia produtiva (Sartori et al., 2020).

a better understanding of the factors influencing the germination of weed seeds could facilitate the development of more effective cultural weed management practices. the aim of this research was to determine the effects of environmental factors on seed germination of cutleaf groundcherry (physalis angulata l.). results showed that application of gibberellic acid (ga3) was effective treatment f...

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by various species of the protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus and transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. The protozoa multiply in phagocytic cells, mainly macrophages, which play an important role defending the organism from pathogens. The most effective treatment for leishmaniasis is the chemotherapy and besides the high cost, th...