Ethanolic and Chloroform extract of leaves of Justicia beddomei were evaluated separately for anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma, using Piperazine citrate as reference standard. The results indicated that ethanolic extract was more potent than the chloroform extract.

The present study was aimed at evaluation of the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of petroleum ether and ethanolic extract of aerial parts of Mollugo pentaphylla Linn. In experimental standard models. The results showed that the ethanolic extract significantly reduce the edema induced by carrageenan within 1 to 3 hrs. post dosing and Cotton-pellet induced granuloma models...

Preliminary phytochemical screening of petroleum ether and alcohol extract of Symplocos Racemosa Roxb was carried out which indicates that alcoholic extract contain carbohydrate, glycoside, saponin and terpenoid & alkaloid and ether extract indicated presence of glycoside, phytosterol and steroid. An antibacterial evaluation of the petroleum ether and ethanolic extract was carried out and it is...

The crude powder, ethanolic extract and aqueous, chloroform, hexane and n-butanol soluble fractions of ethanolic extract of heart wood of P. marsupium showed marked improvement on oral glucose tolerance post sucrose load in normal rats. All these fractions except aqueous fraction showed improvement on oral glucose tolerance post sucrose load on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The cr...

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ethanolic extract of grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf., Rutaceae) seed and pulp was examined against 20 bacterial and 10 yeast strains. The level of antimicrobial effects was established using an in vitro agar assay and standard broth dilution susceptibility test. The contents of 3.92% of total polyphenols and 0.11% of flavonoids were determined spectrom...

Vitis vinifera L.is a traditional Asian herb widely used for different health problems. In the present research, the ethanolic and the aqueous extracts of Vitis vinifera L. leaves collected from shrub, grown in Tunisia, were prepared and evaluated for the antileishmanial activity against Leishmani ainfantum promastigotes. The inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) was determined and the results sho...

The aqueous and ethanolic extract of Myrsine africana fruits was evaluated for their anthelmintic activity against tape, hook, nodular and earthworms. The ethanolic extract was found to possess considerable lethal action against tape worms but it was not significant against the other helminths, Similarly ethereal, alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the fruits were tested for their purgative acti...

In this study the anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract of Cynanchum acutum was evaluated. Cynanchum acutum has a large history of herbal use because of pharmaceutical characteristics and the medicinal values of the Cynanchum acutum have been mentioned in ancient literature as useful in disorders. The effects of ethanolic extracts of Cynanchum acutum were studied on carrageen an induc...

Various extracts including petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, ethanol, aqueous and crude aqueous of barks of Acacia catechu (A. catechu) Willd (Leguminosae) and the two fractions of ethanolic extract were tested for antihyperglycaemic activity in glucose-loaded hyperglycaemic rats. The effective extract and fraction of A. catechu were subjected to antidiabetic study in alloxan-induced diabet...

Creosote bush, Larrea tridentata (Sesse y Moc. Ex DC, Zygophyllaceae) is a shrub found in the deserts of Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States. In traditional medicine, it is used to treat a variety of illnesses including type 2 diabetes. The present study aims to investigate the effects of creosote bush ethanolic extract on plasma and liver parameters associated with the metabolic syn...