Background: Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease, which is treated effectively with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drugs. This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of the extracts of Viola odorata and Cassia fistula on the acetic acid-induced colitis in rats. Methods: We determined the total contents of phenols, alkaloids, saponins, and tannins in the plants’ extracts. Further...

Background: The present study encompassed a highly traded medicinal plant Viola odorata L. (Violaceae) for detailed Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy, ethnobotany phytochemical evaluation. Phytochemical evaluation included ascorbic acid, nutritional, profile, essential fixed oil study. Even though each feature has its own limited taxonomic value but collectively these characteristics may b...

The aim of this study was to investigate the phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of Chromolaena odorata and Annona squamosa collected from Ooty hills and Ealagiri hills respectively. The leaf extract of Chromolaena odorata and seed extract of Annona squamosa with different solvents were investigated. The phytochemical composition was carried on the leaf extracts of Chromolaena od...

In this study there are demonstrated for the first time in albanian literature palynomorphologic characteristics of two types plants (Centaurea epirota and Viola epirota), collected Zagoria valley, Gjirokastra region, Albania. To carry out study, light microscopy was used it concluded that pollen grains Centaurea were 3 colporate, isopolar, with radial symmetry. polar view, have a circular tria...

Viola tianshanica Maxim, belonging to the Violaceae plant family, is traditionally used in Uighur medicine for treating pneumonia, headache, and fever. There is, however, a lack of basic understanding of its pharmacological activities. This study was designed to observe the effects of the ethanol extract (TSM) from Viola tianshanica Maxim on the inflammation response in acute lung injury (ALI) ...

Climatic niche models based on native-range climatic data accurately predict invasive-range distributions in the majority of species. However, these models often do not account for ecological and evolutionary processes, which limit the ability to predict future range expansion. This might be particularly problematic in the case of invaders that occupy environments that would be considered margi...