Costus speciosus is an important medicinal and ornamental plant used to cure different diseases. The plant has been found to possess many pharmacological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, anticholineesterase, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic, antiinflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antidiuretic, larvicidal, antistress and estrogenic activity. The rhizomes of Costus speciosus are bit...

Background: Testicular dysfunction is one of the common side effects that results from the treatment with oxaliplatin® as a chemotherapy drug, and pharmaceutical search for agents to relieve the side effects are underway. The current study explored the possible ameliorative and regenerative effects of Costus ethanolic extract against testicular degeneration in male rats induced by oxaliplatin. ...

Isolation of the ethanol extract of the plant Costus igneus has been done. The single compound was isolted in a particular fraction (206-218) were characterized by UV, IR ,HNMR C NMR, Dept 135, ESI-MS spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activity of the isolated compound was evaluated, on Staphylococcus aureus, Eschericia coli and Candida albicans. The present investigation deals with the isolated c...

22 Effect of Costus speciosus and Wedelia chinensis on Brain Neurotransmitters and Enzyme Monoamine Oxidase Following Cold Immobilization Stress Nitin Verma * and R .L. Khosa Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Division, Department of Pharmacy, Bharat Institute of Technology, Partapure Bypass Road Meerut250103, U.P. India ____________________________________________________________________________...

Ipomopsis globularis (Globe gilia), and Saussurea weberi (Weber's saussurea) are globally imperiled plant species known only from geographically restricted areas in alpine habitats of the Rocky Mountains. These species were observed in the Mosquito Range of Colorado to determine the diversity of insect visitors (potential pollinators) and approximate insect visitation rates. Ipomopsis globulari...

An HPLC–DAD–ESI–MSn method has been developed for simultaneous quantification of eight major compounds in eight Saussurea species which have long been used as the traditional Tibetan medicines. The method was validated for sensitivity, precision, and accuracy. LODs were from 0.11 to 5.01 μg mL−1, overall intra-day and inter-day variation was less than 2.70%, and overall recovery was over 98.0%....

Saussurea lappa Clarke (SLC) has been used as a traditional medicine in Korea, China, and Japan for the treatment of abdominal pain and tenesmus. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from SLC, has diverse medicinal effects. However, the anticancer effects of costunolide are still unclear in breast cancer. In this study, we demonstrate that costunolide suppresses tumor growth and metast...

Introduction Scientific documentation of the qualitative forest vegetation parameters a biogeographical area provides baseline information to guide conservation strategies and design policies for biodiversity management regulations. Methods We present one most comprehensive analyses evaluate entire structure function an ecosystem in remote northern part Kashmir Himalaya, India. Several multivar...

BACKGROUND Nu people are the least populous ethnic group in Yunnan Province of China and most are distributed in Gongshan County, NW Yunnan. Animal production plays an important role in Nu livelihoods and the Nu people have abundant traditional knowledge of animal management and ethnoveterinary practices. This study documents the animal diseases, ethnoveterinary plant remedies and related tradi...