Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory potentials of methanolic extract of Bridelia retusa fruit (BRME) were evaluated against different animal models in rodents. Antinociceptive effects of BRME were assessed in mice using the acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin test. Anti-inflammatory effects of BRME in three different doses, namely, 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg, were evaluated by utilizing di...

From time immemorial, for a large number of the world’s rural population, medicinal plants are the only source for the prevention and treatment of various pathological diseases. Medicinal plants and their constituents, vegetables, fruits and dietary fibre have been reported to prevent multistage carcinogenesis or may be destroying or blocking DNA damaging mutagens in the cells (Johnson, 1997; C...

Chromosome numbers of six Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) species from China have been reported for the first time: S. compacta (2n=30), longzhouensis reptans bantonensis (2n=32), hongii (2n=32) and retusa (2n=32). Based on reports at present, x=15 x=16 are assumed to be main basic chromosome Strobilanthes.

Pharmacognosy Research,2023,15,1,155-162.DOI:10.5530/097484900224Published:December 2022Type:Original ArticleAuthors:Thota Jyostna Kumari, Goli Penchala Prasad, Pratap, Mohd Kashif Husain, and Padamata Sai Sudhakar Author(s) affiliations:Thota Kumari1, Prasad2, Pratap3,*, Husain3, Sudhakar1 1Dr. NRS Govt. Ayurvedic Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. 2National Institute of India...