Alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity of fifteen Indian medicinal plants has been evaluated by in vitro enzyme assay. Methanol extracts of Cyperus rotundus (tubers), Plumbago zeylanica (root), Symplocos racemosa (bark), and Terminalia arjuna (bark) had displayed 100% inhibition with the IC50

The Plumbago genus belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family and it is known due to its variety of biological uses, most of them attributed to the presence of naphthoquinones. Plumbagin is a naturally occurring naphthoquinone that can be obtained from roots of Plumbago scandens L. In order to find out the better technique for plumbagin extraction, were applied: static maceration, dynamic maceration,...

Plumbago scandens L. is a Brazilian tropical/subtropical species that occurs along the coast. Chemically it is mainly represented by naphthoquinones, flavonoids, terpenoids and steroids. The aim of the present work is to study quantitative changes in the root metabolic production of Plumbago scandens during different physiologic developmental stages relative to floration. The results indicated ...

The effect of phonophoresis was assessed using Frund’s complete adjuvant (FCA) induced arthritis in rats. Plumbago zeylanica (0.5g) root extract was prepared to obtain 0.5% gel. The animals were divided into four groups. Group I serves as normal. Group II to IV served as arthritis animals induced by FCA. Group III and IV treated with ultrasound and phonophoresis (Application of ultrasound along...

Forty five plumbago rosea accessions collected from different parts of Kerala state were evaluated for variability in morphological and yield related characters and plumbagin content. Highly significant variation was evident for all the characters studied except leaf size indicating wide variability in the accessions. Accessions PR 25 and PR 31 appear to be promising with respect to root yield ...

BACKGROUND: There is a strong negative relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) glycoprotein transporter that transfers esters to very low-density (LDL-C). The CETP inhibitor new strategy against CVD because its ability increase HDL-C. Various Indonesian plants have not been optimall...

It has been reported that the shrubby perennial herb, Plumbago zeylanica (family Plumbaginaceae), possesses antimicrobial activities5. It grows in shady places of wastelands and graveyards all over Bangladesh. Roots and aerial parts principally contain an orange yellow pigment, plumbagin, a naphthoquinone and a fatty alcohol5. Its other constituents in roots are chitranone, zeylanone, dihydrost...