A rapid, simple and specific reversed phase High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been developed for the quantitative determination of alizarin in the methanolic extracts of roots and aerial parts of Rubia cordifolia Linn, an important medicinal plant used in Ayurveda system of medicine. Chromatographic analysis was performed by using a C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm) alizarin ...

The use of nanocarriers (NCs), i.e., nanomaterials capable encapsulating drugs and releasing them selectively, is an emerging field in agriculture. In this study, the synthesis, characterization, vitro vivo testing biodegradable NCs loaded with natural bioactive products was investigated for control certain phytopathogens responsible wood degradation. particular, based on methacrylated lignin c...

To evaluate the in vivo antioxidant activity of alcoholic extract of the roots of Rubia cordifolia (RC). Male mice, were exposed, either to lead nitrate at a dose containing 40mg/kg body weight or combined with Rubia cordifolia for the first period of 40 days, where the animals were sacrificed for oxidative studies and biochemical studies. Lead has induced a significant increase in LPO, where a...

Anthraquinone (9,10-anthraquinone) and several hydroxy derivatives, including purpurin (1,2,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone), anthrarufin (1,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone), and chrysazin (1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone), were evaluated for antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities in chemical assays and mammalian cells (murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells). Several tests were used to assess their activitie...