This study highlights the effect of Rudraksha (Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb) in experimentally induced acute hypertension by adrenaline and nicotine. Study was done in 6 anaesthetised cats having similar body weight and age. 90 % Ethanol extracts of Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb was given intravenously to cats. Blood pressure was measured by using Pressure transducer and Polyrite (INCO). Elaeocarpus g...

506 Abstract: Present study was to investigate antioxidant and anti inflammatory effects of salix tetrasperma Roxb in rats. The Hydroalcoholicic extract of salix tetrasperma Roxb (100 and 200 mg/kg body weight) was studied for anti-inflammatory in animal models. The activity was studied in carragenan induced rats paw edema against indomethacin as standard, and it showed significant anti inflamm...

Many species of macroalgae have flat, strap-like blades in habitats exposed to rapidly flowing water, but have wide, ruffled "undulate" blades at protected sites. We used the giant bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, to investigate how these ecomorphological differences are produced. The undulate blades of N. luetkeana from sites with low flow remain spread out and flutter erratically in moving w...

Considering the indigenous utilization of Quercus incana Roxb., the present study deals with the investigation of antioxidant, free radical scavenging activity, total phenolic content, and antimicrobial activity of Q. incana Roxb. In vitro antioxidant activity of the plant fractions were determined by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and nitric oxide scavenging method. Total phenolic contents were...

India’s forest cover was estimated to be about 67.701 million hectares or 22.8 percent of the country’s land area and other wooded lands comprise of 4.11 million ha (UNEP Report, 2000). The dense forests in almost all the major states has been reduced and forest degradation is a matter of serious concern now. Principal plantation species such as Acacia spp., Eucalyptus spp. and Tectona grandis ...

Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of curcuma amda roxb. rhizomes have been evaluated for its anti tumour activity in Swiss albino mice. Alcoholic extract exhibited more potent anti tumour activity than aqueous extract. In-vitro cytotoxicity studies were confirmed by brine shrimp bioassay method. A significant increase in the life span and a decrease in the cancer cell number and tumour weight were...

In the present study the methanol extract of Gynocardia odorata roxb (MEGO) against acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity and antioxidant activity in Wistar albino rats was analysed. The methanol extract of G.odorata roxb (200, and 400 mg/kg body weight) was administered orally to two groups of rats (six animals per group) in order to evaluate the protective effect of the extract in rats. The ot...