conclusions considering the strong historical background about the therapeutic potential of the genus hypericum and the considerable cytotoxic and apoptosis induction ability of hypericum scabrum, this species is suggested for future biological studies. results di-chloromethane fraction demonstrated ic50 values of 25.72 μg/ml and 24.73 μg/ml against ht-29 and hepg-2 cell lines, respectively and...

Purpose: Trigonella foenum-Graceum Linn commonly known as fenugreek has a long history of traditional use in ayurveda and Chinese medicine and has been used for numerous indications, including labor induction, aiding digestion and to improve metabolism and diuresis. The present study was to evaluate the diuretic activity as traditionally claimed, from successive petroleum ether, benzene, ethano...

Extracts of Peltophorum pterocarpum we attempted to evaluate the cardiotonic activity. Petroleum ether extract produced significant positive inotropic and positive chronotropic actions similar to that of adrenaline on frog heart and it is indicated by an increase in the force of contraction and the heart rate. Ethanol extract produced significant positive inotropic and a slight negative chronot...

Green leafy vegetables consumption has been associated with decreased risk of persistent metabolic diseases. In this present work, the phytochemical constitution of Borreria stachydea and Cassia absus belonging to rubiacea and leguminosae families respectively were investigated. The two plants methanolic and petroleum ether extracts were analyzed for alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroids, terp...

The species Asteraceae Centaurea repens (Asteraceae), known as Acroptilon repens, andTalkhe in persian is used in folk medicine as an emetic, anti-epileptic, and anti-malaria herbin many parts of the world but its toxic effects have not determined yet. This study aimed toevaluate the acute and subchronic toxicity of this extract to find its possible adverse healtheffects through clinical, hemat...

The species Asteraceae Centaurea repens (Asteraceae), known as Acroptilon repens, andTalkhe in persian is used in folk medicine as an emetic, anti-epileptic, and anti-malaria herbin many parts of the world but its toxic effects have not determined yet. This study aimed toevaluate the acute and subchronic toxicity of this extract to find its possible adverse healtheffects through clinical, hemat...

Chenopodium album (L.), Bathua is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium. In the present work, we have attempted to study different characteristics of bathua in different solvents (petroleum ether, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, distilled water, and the mixture of all solvents in equal proportion), to understand its health benefits. Various studies were done to es...

Antimicrobial efficiency of Melia azedarach L. a medicinal plants (leaf extracts) were examined using Methanol, Ethanol, Petroleum ether and water, as solvents and tested against eight human pathogens like Bacteria: Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fungi: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxisporum, Rhizopus stolonifer using agar we...

With an L1210 tumor vaccine model, three biological and two chemical agents were tested for their ability to act as adjuvants. Adjuvant was administered with irradiated L1210 cells to immunize mice against this poorly immunogenic tumor. Two chemicals, pyran copolymer and glucan, and one biological, Brucella abortus strain 456 ether extract, were shown to be strong stimulators of antitumor immun...

A new naturally occurring compound based on the dammarane skeleton, i.e. cabralealactone 3-acetate-24-methyl ether, was isolated from the aqueous methanolic extract of Forsythia koreana fruits, along with eight known compounds: cabralealactone 3-acetate, ursolic acid, arctigenin, arctiin, phillyrin, rutin, caffeic acid, and rosmarinic acid. The identification of the isolated compounds was based...