A surge in laboratory research into the pharmacological properties of bioactive compounds, as well their potential to cure a wide range ailments, has resulted an influx new herbal medications and extracts onto international market recent years. D. gangaticum (L.) (DG), one essential herbs Indian traditional system medicines is part many formulations viz. "Dashamoola" used treat various diseases...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitory activity of Abroma augusta (AA) and Desmodium gangeticum (DG). Initially In-vivo anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract (AqE) of aerial parts of DG (100 mg/ml) and petroleum ether extract (PEE) of roots of AA (250 mg/ml) was assessed in carrageenan induced paw oedema model in albino wistar ...

Pterotylenchus cecidogenus did not inhibit germination of Desmodium ovalifolium but did reduce survival of seedlings and root and stem growth. Stem gall formation was associated with nematode population densities which were positively correlated with plant age at time of inoculation. Nematode population densities increased 100 times in 52 days following inoculation.