Nerium olender popularly known as ’Indian olender’ in India belongs to family Apocyanaceae. The objective of the present work was to identify the phytochemical constituents and also to evaluate the in vitro anthelmintic potency of the aqueous extract of Nerium olender flower using Indian earthworms (Pheretima posthumad). The various concentrations (15, 25, 50 & 100 mg/ml) of the aqueous extract...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the molluscicidal activities of three Chinese plants N. indicum Mill, R stenoptera DC, and R. japonicum Houtt, and to clarify the molluscicidal mechanism. METHODS N-butanol extracts and water extracts of the three plants were obtained. The reactions of EST isozyme, glycogen and total protein of snails to the plant extracts were studied. RESULTS EST electrophoresis show...

Recent evidence suggests that cardiac glycosides might be used for the treatment of cancer. The ornamental shrub Nerium oleander has been used in traditional medicine for treating several disorders including cancer, and extracts from the leaves of this plant have already entered phase I clinical trials. In this communication, we have prepared a hydroalcoholic extract from the leaves of Nerium o...