Tridax procumbens L. (Compositae) is a common weed that grows in the rice fields of India. Traditionally the juice from leaves of Tridax procumbens has been used for healing dermal wound. However, in experimental studies, equivocal pro and anti-healing action of T. procumbens has been demonstrated. The present study evaluates the effect of topical ointment formulation of the leaf juice of T. pr...

INTRODUCTION Tridax procumbens, commonly known as coat buttons or tridax daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is best known as a widespread weed and pest plant. It is native to the tropical Americas but it has been introduced to tropical, subtropical, and mild temperate regions worldwide. Traditionally, Tridax procumbens has been in use in India for wound healing, as A...

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Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and an impressive numbers of modern drugs have been isolated from natural resources. Tridax procumbens Linn (Family –Asteraceae common nameDhaman grass) is a common herb found in India. Tridax procumbens is well known Ayurvedic, ethino-botanical and unani medicinal plant. Pharmacological studies have shown that Tridax procumben...

Two Bangladeshi medicinal plants Tridax procumbens and Vernonia cinerea have been investigated for their in vitro thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and cytotoxic properties. The total phenolic content was also determined and expressed in gallic acid equivalent. Among the two plants, the methanol extract of T. procumbens exhibited highest thrombolytic activity with clot lysis value of 21.15%. S...

Exploration of herbs combination could be an alternative way for developing traditional medicine in order to provide better result or benefits in the therapy of diseases. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Ness and Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr are two medicinal plants that are already well known for traditional treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM). Combination of potent hypoglycaemic effect of...

Diabetes mellitus is believed to bring negative effects on the male reproductive system through an increase in oxidative stress. Gynura procumbens, a local herb with anti-hyperglycemic and anti-diabetic properties, has been traditionally used to treat the disease. The present study aimed to assess the anti-diabetic activity of aqueous G. procumbens and the effect of treatment on the reproductiv...

Three vegetable dyes are used for the study: anthocyanin dye from pomegranate arils extract, betalain dye from beet root extract and chlorophyll dye from tridax procumbens leaf. The anthocyanin and betalain, anthocyanin and chlorophyll, betalain and chlorophyll dyes are blended in cocktail in equal proportions, by volume. This study determines the effect of different extraction concentrations a...

UNLABELLED Endophytic bacteria are harmless in most plant species; and known to boost the growth and development of the host plants probably by secreting growth hormones. The isolation, identification and screening of endophytic bacteria for the plant growth regulators like cytokinin are needed to get the leads for their applications in agriculture sector. We describe the isolation and identifi...

Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), an herbal product being marketed in Canada and in Europe as a home remedy for the relief of arthritic disease, was investigated in healthy humans on eicosanoid production during spontaneously blood clotting. Volunteers took H. procumbens (daily 4 capsules of 500 mg powder containing 3% of total glucoiridoids) for a period of 21 days. The following are th...