Argyreia speciosa (Convolvuceae) is regarded as a ‘Rasayan’ drug in the ayurvedic system of medicine to cure diseases of nervous system. Sphearanthus indicus is known as nervine tonic and used for relief of pain in Indian traditional system of medicine. In the present study an attempt was made to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of hydroalcoholic extract of Argyreia specios...

In North India, poultice of young unfolded leaves of Argyreia speciosa Linn. (Convolvulaceae) is used for healing wounds. In order to find scientific evidence for the traditional utilization of leaves of A. speciosa in wound healing, this investigation was carried out. A linear incision wound of about 3 cm in length and 2 mm in depth and circular excision wound of 177 mm(2) full thickness were ...

Ceratophysella comosa sp. nov. was collected from ascomata of Ciborinia canielliae in Japan and the morphological and molecular characteristics of the species are described here. The species has 3 + 3 cephalic spines as in Ceratophysella loricata and Ceratophysella pilosa, but a plurichaetosis intermediate between C. loricata (absent) and C. pilosa (strong). The new species can be distinguished...

Some polyacetylenes from the plant Bidens pilosa have been reported to treat diabetes. In this study, we report that the cytopiloyne from B. pilosa, which is structurally different from the above-mentioned polyacetylenes and inhibits CD4(+) T cell proliferation, effectively prevents the development of diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice as evidenced by a normal level of blood glucose and insulin...

Based on examination of holotypes or interpretation of original descriptions, four taxonomic changes are proposed for South American species erroneously placed in the tribe Smiliini: Flynnia, gen. n. (Thuridini) and F. fascipennis (Funkhouser), comb. n. from Bolivia; Antianthe atromarginata (Goding), comb. n. from Ecuador; Amastris pilosa (Funkhouser), comb. n. from Peru; and Thelia planeflava ...

Santapau & Hennery reported four species of Portulaca found in all over India namely P. oleracea, pilosa, quadrifida and wightiana, among these oleracea pilosa further divided variety sub or race by Sivarajan Manilal Geesink respectively. In the present investigation author has experienced that var. linearifloia proposed adequate amount different characters right now from habit, morphology,...