A novel constituent, shamimicin, 1"', 1"""'-bis-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-3,7-dihydroxy-5-O-xylopyranosyloxy-2H-1-benzopyran along with lupeol, which possesses potent hypotensive activity, has been isolated from Bombax ceiba stem bark. BCBMM--one of the most active hypotensive fractions has revealed its adverse effects on heart, liver and kidneys of mice at the dose of 1000 mg/kg/d.

Sebastián Martinuzzi a,b,∗, William A. Gould a, Olga M. Ramos González a a USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF), Jardı́n Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, Rı́o Piedras, PR 00926-1119, United States b Laboratorio de Investigación de Sistemas Ecológicos y Ambientales (LISEA), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Diag. 113 No. 469 CC 31, Fac. Cs. Agrarias y Forestales, ...

BACKGROUND Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn, commonly called silk-cotton tree, has been extensively used by traditional medicine practitioners in Northern and Eastern Nigeria in the control and management of diabetes. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hypoglycaemic and anti-hyperglycaemic effect of ethanolic extract of Ceiba pentandra bark in normal and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. METHOD Scree...

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, U.P., India. 2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Invertis Institute of Pharmacy, Invertis University, NH 24 Lucknow Bareilly Highway, Bareilly, UP, India. 3 Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,...

From the 80% EtOH extract of the bark of Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertner, a new isoflavone glycoside was isolated along with known isoflavones, vavain and vavain glucoside. The structure was elucidated by spectroscopic analysis as 5-hydroxy-7,4',5'-trimethoxyisoflavone 3'-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside.

The micro and macronutrient content of Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated on different woody substrates viz; Pycnanthus ongoleubis, Ceiba pentandra and Cananium sp. was investigated. Mineral analysis revealed that phosphorus had the highest value in all the minerals sampled and it value ranges between 51.97 mg/100 g to 56.77 mg/100 g while Magnesium recorded the least value of 1.69 mg/100g to 3.57 ...

In vitro experiments were conducted to evaluate the suitability of several mixtures of high tanniniferous non legumes with low tanniniferous legumes on in vitro gas production (IVGP), dry matter degradation, Ammonia-N, methane production and microbial population. Eight treatments were examined in a randomized complete block design using four non-legumes and two legumes (Carallia integerrima×Leu...

Changes in biochemical components and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and ascorbate oxidase (AO) in germinating and non-germinating seeds of Ceiba pentandra were evaluated in the present study. Results show that the levels of proteins and total soluble sugars are high and reducing sugars and free amino acids are low in...

BACKGROUND Ethnic medication systems have been used extensively by humans since their origin. Now a day, in the developing countries these systems are being used due to their effectiveness and affordability. Especially inhabitants of rural areas still rely on these systems as first line of treatment against diseased conditions. Till now, majority of medicines is derived from the natural origin ...