Objective: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nymphaeceae) is a well known aquatic herb which has been extensively used traditionally for the treatment of different diseases. Therefore present study was designed to evaluate the anti-ulcer activity of methanolic extract of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nymphaeceae) stalks. Methods: Anti-ulcer activity of methanolic extract of Nelumbo nucifera (100 mg/kg and ...

garlic and onions as dietary constituents and medicines have been used for many disorders which dates back to the early civilization. it has been shown that different species of allium have immunomodulating effects. in this study, we sought to determine if methanolic and chloroformic extracts of allim fistulosum l. (leek) have any effect on cell-mediated immune response in mice. methanolic and ...

The present study was designed to identify the chemical constituents of the methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. rhizomes and their inhibitory effect on a hepatoma cell line. The methanolic extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis to identify the volatile constituents and the other part of the same extract was subjected to liquid column chromatographic separation to isolate curcumin. The inhib...

In the present study, Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts are screened for the occurrence of bioactive compounds. The results positively showed the present of flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides in both aqueous and methanolic extract of Zea mays hair. Terpenoid compounds however present only in the methanolic extract sample. In addition, the total...

Phytochemical investigations on the methanolic extract of Thymus serpyllum resulted in the isolation of 2 new compounds, 3-ketopentatriacontanoic acid (1) and 27-ketotriacontanol (2). The extract also afforded 3 known compounds, 3 β-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid (3), 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-sitosterol (4), and dihydroursonic acid (5), detected for the first time from Thymus serpyllum. The struc...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Oxidative stress and inflammation play vital role in the development of MI. The Indian basil or Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.), owing to its antioxidant potential, is used in the traditional system of Indian medicine to treat various disorders. We evaluated methanolic extract of O. sanctum (Tulsi) leaves on inflammation i...

Methanolic extract of Elephantopus scaber leaves was investigated for its role in hair growth in experimental rats. The 2% and 5% solution of prepared formulation using methanolic extract was studied for hair growth on wistar rats for 30 days. Minoxidil (2% solution) was taken as a reference standard. The prepared hair oil formulation of methanolic extract significantly (p<0.01) potentiated the...

Acalypha indica, a known medicinal plant in the treatment of various degenerative diseases and a potential source of valuable bioactives. The present study investigates the total phenolic and flavonoid content and also screen for phytocompounds in A. indica leaf extract obtained by two extraction methods, comparatively. Results indicated that the maceration extraction method (MEM) had highest t...

BACKGROUND Sphaeranthus amaranthoides commonly known as sivakaranthai is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of skin diseases. METHODS The antioxidant activity of the extract and its fraction was evaluated by using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity, total antioxidant capacity, and total phenolic content. The tested plant extracts showed variable de...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the acute toxicity and antidiabetic activity of the methanolic extract of Hygrophila auriculata in adult male Wistar rats. Methods: Methanolic extract was prepared by optimized maceration procedures. Then, they were administered to groups of six rats in doses of 0, 100, 500, 750, 1000 and 3000 mg/kg body weight. The rats were then observed...