in our search for new anticancer medicinal plants, the antiproliferative activity of the methanol extract of daphne mucronata (thymelaeaceae) was evaluated using human myelogenous leukemia k562 cells. the cells responded to plant treatments in a dose dependent manner and the ic50 of the crude extract (equivalent to 1 g of plant leaves powder per ml) and the purified active component were found ...

Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhandari is an endangered, slow growing medicinal tree. The present investigations are being carried out to evaluate the antifungal medicinal properties of Carica papaya. The effects of different concentrations of alcoholic extract of Commiphora wightii (root, shoot and seed) on the radial growth of plant against the pathogenic fungi viz. Aspergillus niger, Aspergil...

Chloroform, Methanol and Water extract of Solanum indicum Linn., a widely used food and medicinal plant of Assam, India was investigated for its in vitro antifungal activity against five different dermatophytic fungi viz., Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum gypseum and Microsporum fulvum. Agar well diffusion method was used to determine the inh...

The current study was carried out to test the root hair extract of Carex baccans, a traditionally used medicinal plant by the natives (Jaintia tribes) of Northeast India, for its anthelmintic efficacy on the trematode Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex. The test parasites were exposed to different concentrations of the root hair extract of the plant and praziquantel, a broad-spectrum anthelmintic at...

Margaritaria discoidea is a medicinal plant used for the treatment of various body pains in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. The aqueous extract of its stem bark was investigated for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities in animal models. The extract at 50, 100 and 200mg/kg body weight reduced significantly the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan and histamine. In the aceti...

AIM OF THE STUDY To provide ethnopharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Lepidium sativum seeds in indigestion and constipation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The in vivo studies were conducted in mice, while isolated tissues of mouse, guinea-pig and rabbit were suspended in tissue bath to measure isotonic contractions. RESULTS The aqueous-methanolic extract of Lepidium sativum seeds (Ls.Cr)...

Introduction: ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an important medicinal plant in Indian traditional system of medicine and traditionally has been used for several medicinal purposes in India. the present study was conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of hydroalcoholic extract of ashwagandha against denaturation of protein in vitro. Methods: The test extract at different concentra...

In our search for new anticancer medicinal plants, the antiproliferative activity of the methanol extract of Daphne mucronata (Thymelaeaceae) was evaluated using human myelogenous leukemia K562 cells. The cells responded to plant treatments in a dose dependent manner and the IC50 of the crude extract (equivalent to 1 g of plant leaves powder per ml) and the purified active component were found ...

In vitro antibacterial activity of hydro-alcoholic extract of four selected medicinal plants was screened using agar well diffusion and broth dilution techniques. The four medicinal plants were leaf of Buddleja polystachya and Cordia Africana, stem bark of Albizia gummifera and areal part of Thymus schimperi. Antibacterial activity was assessed against: Pasteurella gallinarum, Salmonella gallin...