People with diabetes have greater antioxidant requirements due to increased production of free radicals in hyperglycemia. Decreased activity of the antioxidant enzymes may increase the susceptibility of diabetic patients to oxidative injury. Carotenoids and Vitamin C present in curry leaves possess antioxidant property, which helps to neutralize and counteract the deleterious free radicals. Thi...

J. Econ.Entomol.91(3): 624-630 (1998) ABSTRACT Evaluations of the efficacy and persistence of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin for control of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.),on cnlcifers were done in growth chambers, the greenhouse, and the field. In growth chamber studies done at 21 or 26°C and 60 or 90%RH, neither temperature nor humidity affected the survival oflarvae, b...

X-ray powder diffraction was combined, for the first time, with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and direct infusion mass spectrometry to characterise fresh and brined grape leaves. Covariance analysis of data generated by the three techniques was performed with the aim to correlate information deriving from the solid part with those obtained for soluble metabolites. The results obtained...

Physiological and psychological changes occurring during the menopause influence both symptomatology and sexuality. Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) and amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) leafy vegetables which are rich in micronutrients are helpful. So, the study was designed to see the effect of supplementation of dried drumstick and amaranth leaves powder on menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal wom...

The aim of this study was to establish pharmacognostic profiles of dried leaf powder of Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. and dried seed hull powder of Hydnocarpus pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) Oken. The present study investigates various qualitative and quantitative parameters like microscopic evaluation of plant powder, physicochemical constants and preliminary phytochemical analysis. Microscopic eval...

Objective: To investigate the physico-chemical parameter, preliminary phytochemical screening, fluorescence and Thin Layer Chromatographic analysis of the leaves of the plant Lasia spinosa (Lour) Thwaites. Methods: The fresh and powder leaves of the plant Lasia spinosa (Lour) Thwaites (Araceae) were studied by morphology, preliminary phytochemical screening, and florescence analysis of powdered...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the bioactive compounds in the ethanolic leaf extract of Azima tetracantha by using Gas chromatographyMass Spectrometry (GCMS). Azima tetracantha leaves were collected from Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu. The dried leaf powder was extracted with the solvent ethanol by using Soxhlet apparatus. One microlitre of the extract was subjected for analysis by GCMS to...