Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis have been recognized as pus-forming bacteria triggering an inflammation in acne. The present study was conducted to evaluate antimicrobial activities of Thai medicinal plants against these etiologic agents of acne vulgaris. Crude extracts were tested for antimicrobial activities by disc diffusion and broth dilution methods. The results from...

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The present study was designed to evaluate antiosteoporotic activity of the fresh juice mixtures obtained from Actinidia deliciosa and Garcinia mangostana as well as the pericarp extract of Garcinia mangostana on postmenopausal osteoporosis. 3-month-old female Wistar rats were ovariectiomized and the treatment began 14 days after ovariectomy and continued for 40 days. Statistically significant ...

Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. is an important and endemic medicinal plant of Assam which has been used by various ethnic communities of Northeast India to treat various disorders like dysentery, dyspepsia, and biliousness. The plant is considered to be containing much medicinal value and is also eaten raw or made into pickles by the local people. Our present study has been focused on the evaluatio...

The protective effects of Garcinia kola against a dose of Carbon-Tetrachloride (CC14)induced liver damage in experimental rats were investigated. The CC14 induction (administered intraperitoneally, 0.5m1/kg body weight in olive oil-0.5ml/kg body weight) led to significant increases in the levels of serum aspartate and alanine amino transferases, alkaline phosphatase and lipid peroxides in CC14 ...

The title compound, C(32)H(49)NO(4), has been isolated from the dichloro-methane extract of the stem bark of Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anders. Rings A and B, B and C, and C and D are trans-fused, whereas rings D and E are cis-fused. Rings A, B, C and E have slightly distorted chair conformations, while ring D is most heavily distorted towards a half-chair conformation owing to the strai...

Objectives: There is a huge demand for medicinal bark in developing countries and this demand is growing fast due to it high market values. To assess the effects of bark functions and tree capacities to recover from various debarking practices, a two-year experiment was conducted and several local harvest practices were tested on

A xanthone, 1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxy-xanthone (compound (1)) had been isolated from Garcinia benthami Pierre. The isolation was conducted through the chromatography technique and spectroscopy methods by spectroscophyc: mass spectrometry (LC-MS), infra red (IR), UV, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR (1D and 2D-NMR). Antioxidant activity test by using DPPH (1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) method from the isolated compou...

Liver disorders are one of the major problems of the world. Despite its frequent occurrence, high morbidity and high mortality, its medical management is currently inadequate. This study was designed to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of saponin extract of the root of Garcinia kola on the integrity of the liver of paracetamol induced wistar albino rats. Twenty five (25) male adult wistar a...