There is a world wide interest in searching for the safe and effective novel antibacterial compounds of plant origin for the control of plant pathogenic bacteria which is responsible for the great impact on the growth and productivity of agriculture crops. In this study an attempt was made to determine the in vitro antibacterial activity of sequentially extracted different solvent (dichlorometh...

Aims: To evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of Vitex negundo Linn. and Moringa oleifera Lam. In paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Materials and Methods: Liver damage was induced in 42 albino rats by paracetamol (1 g/kg P.O.) once daily for a period of 7 days. Silymarin was taken as the standard drug in a dose of 25 mg/kg P.O. Albino Wistar rats (150-200 g) were divided into groups...

Use of repellents seems to be most reliable method of personal protection against annoyance and infections associated with haematophagous insects. We have investigated the biting activity of Simulium and tested the repellency of five essential oils extracted from Homalomena aromatica Schott (Alismatales: Araceae), Pogostemon heyneanus Bentham (Lamiales: Lamiaceae), Citrus aurantifolia Swingle (...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Disease burden due to lymphatic filariasis is disproportionately high despite mass drug administration with conventional drugs. Usage of herbal drugs in traditional medicine is quite well known but largely empirical. Hence the present study was designed to screen the in vitro antifilarial effect of four herbal plants on Brugia malayi. METHODS Motility of microfilariae o...

The antifungal activity of eight different medicinal plants namely Aloe vera, Ocimum sanctum, Cenetella asiatica, Piper betle, Calotropis gigantea, Vitex negundo, Ocimum basilicum and Azadirachta indica were tested against plant pathogenic fungus (red rot disease causing agent) Colletotrichum falcatum by agar well –diffusion method. The plants leaves were extracted with various solvents like ch...

RASADAH, M. A., FAREDIAH, A., WONG, C. L. & ONG, B. K. 2005. Antiinflammatory activity of extracts and compounds from Vitex negundo. The antiinflammatory activity of the leaf extract of Vitex negundo was investigated on topical administration using the TPA (tetradecanoylphorbol acetate)-induced mouse ear inflammation model. The crude methanolic extract of V. negundo showed moderate inhibition (...

Objective: Vitex negundo, commonly known as “nirgundi” is widely used in traditional as well as in folk medicines to cure many ailments such as fever, rheumatism, gum and skin diseases and liver disorders, etc. The present study evaluated the antioxidant potency of hydroethanolic extract of Vitex negundo leaves (VNE) in Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA) induced arthritis. Methods: Acute oral tox...