Medicinal plant contains matter that can be used for therapeutic reason or which are precursors for the production of useful drugs. Very few and periodic works are there in the literature regarding the phytochemistry and TLC of Viola odorata L. TLC profiling of plant extract gives an idea about the presence of various phytochemicals. Different Rf (Retention factor) value of various phytochemica...

In low-input land-use systems combining timber trees with shade-tolerant understorey crops, it is essential to establish the effects of tree density upon weeds and the contribution of weeds to competition and nutrient cycling. Adjusting tree density may alter weed competition for light, water and nutrients, the storage of nutrients by weeds through growth and the release of nutrients via decomp...

Diazepam is a long-acting "classical" benzodiazepine. Diazepam has anticonvulsant properties. Diazepam inhibits acetylcholine release in mouse hippocampal synaptosomes. Viola odorata contains alkaloid, glycoside, saponins, methyl slicylate, mucilage and vitamin C. the objective of present study was to evaluate of sedative and pre-anesthetic effects of Viola odorata linn. extract compared with d...

conclusions vo can be presented as a safe, well-tolerated, and effective herbal preparation in patients with chronic insomnia. results improvements in sleep and isi scores were significantly greater in patients after a month receiving vo drop in comparison with before starting treatment (p < 0.05). a few patients reported some complications about vo consumption, most of which were mild and no s...

Many phytophagous insects and pathogens are highly specific in their host requirements, and will develop sub-optimally or not at all on biotypes of a plant species dissimilar from that on which they are collected. This clearly has major implications for the success of biological control. Chromolaena odorata has a native range stretching from the southern USA to northern Argentina. The species d...

Sir,?Since Gurjun oil has been adopted in the treatment of leprosy, aU other medicines, however efficacious they were in former days, have been given up. A change sometimes comes over the spirit of the age when all by-gone doctrines are considered erroneous, and men propounding and advocating them are considered blind?such has been the case frequently in our profession. Whenever a new medicine ...

The pleasant fragrance of ylang ylang varieties (Cananga odorata) is mainly due to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by the flowers. Floral scents are a key factor in plant-insect interactions and are vital for successful pollination. C. odorata var. fruticosa, or dwarf ylang ylang, is a variety of ylang ylang that is popularly grown in Southeast Asia as a small shrub with aromatic flo...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Oral cancer is among the ten most common cancers worldwide. It affects the life quality of patients in many ways. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two different systemic doses of Viola Odorata syrup on the prevention of 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO) induced tongue dysplasia in rats. MATERIALS AND METHOD Forty-eight male Wistar rats were...

BACKGROUND Some grass species are richer in coumarin and thus more sweetly scented than others. These have been eagerly sought after in parts of Norway, but the tradition has been weakly documented, both in terms of the species collected, their vernacular names, and uses. METHODS Based on literature data and a substantial body of information collected during my own ethnobotanical field work, ...