The analgesic activity of ethanolic extract of Justicia beddome leaves (Family: Acanthaceae) was evaluated in albino rats using Eddy's hot plate method. The extract at 50 and 100 mg/ kg, (i.p), showed significant analgesic activity at 90 minutes of administration. The analgesic effect of the extract was comparable to that of morphine sulphate.

In recent years, a no. of plants has been investigated and reported possessing medicinal values. Large body of evidence has accumulated to demonstrate promising potential of plants used in various traditional, complementary and alternative systems. The present review aimed to compile data on phytochemicals and promising ethnomedicinal valuse of Barleria prionitis L. (Acanthaceae) which have bee...

Justicia adhatoda L. which belongs to the family of Acanthaceae contains alkaloids like vasicine, vasicinone and deoxyvasicine. These alkaloids give the plant its expectorant activity, antispasmodic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties. Hence, in the present investigation attempts were made to isolate and characterise alkaloids from callus and suspension cultures of J. adhatoda. Alkaloids w...

A new species of Acanthaceae, Strobilanthes namkadingensis Soulad. & Tagane from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by long spicate inflorescences consisting of 6-32 flowers, yellow corolla, the absence of long white hairs on the bracts and 4-6 seeds per capsule. Three DNA barcode regions of the partial genes...

antimicrobial activity of the roots of eranthemum roseum (vahl) r.br. (dasmuli), were tested against different bacteria (including escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis, shigella sonnei, klebsiella pneumoniae, salmonella typhi, proteus vulgaris, pseudomonas aeruginosa) and fungi (such as candida albicans and aspergillus niger) by cup plate diffusion method. minimal inhibito...

Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Acanthaceae, is a source of the ayurvedic drug, ‘Kokilaaksha’ and the Unani drug, Talimakhana. The seeds are acrid, bitter, aphrodisiac, tonic, sedative, used for diseases of the blood. The plant is known to possess antitumor, hypoglycemic, aphrodisiac, antibacterial, free radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation, hepatoprotective and haematopoietic activity....

Andrographis paniculata nees (Acanthaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used for the treatment of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiparasitic, antispasmodic, antidiabatic, anti carcinogenic, antipyretic, antidiarrhoeal, hepatoprotective, nematocidal, antiHIV and several infectious diseases ranging from malaria to dysentery. The plant is widely used in ayurvedic and homeop...