Muntingia calabura (M. calabura) is an indigenous fruit species that widely distributed in Malaysia and traditionally believed for constituting medicinal properties, yet little-known underutilized. Hence, this study aimed to perform extraction of M. identify phytochemicals potential by carrying out several analysis such as Total Phenolic Content, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrum (FTIR), High...

BACKGROUND Vanda tessellata (Orchidaceae) has been used in different sorts of ailments such as inflammations, rheumatism, dysentery, bronchitis, dyspepsia and fever in folk medicine. In this study we evaluated the antinociceptive and cytotoxic effect of methanol and aqueous extracts of V. tessellata leaf. METHODS Oral administration of V. tessellata aqueous (VTA) and methanol (VTM) leaf extra...

BACKGROUND Cancer is a leading cause of death world-wide, with approximately 17.5 million new cases and 8.7 million cancer related deaths in 2015. The problems of poor selectivity and severe side effects of the available anticancer drugs, have demanded the need for the development of safer and more effective chemotherapeutic agents. The present study was aimed at determining the cytotoxicities ...

BACKGROUND The role of plants for discovery of therapeutic potential accentuates the need to know their biological attributes. The present study aims to comprehend the biological attributes of Rhus punjabensis, an unexplored traditional medicinal plant. METHODS Leaf and stem extracts of R. punjabensis prepared in 11 different organic solvents are evaluated for multimode antioxidant potential,...

objectives: grewia paniculata (family: malvaceae) has been used to treat inflammation, respiratory disorders and fever. it is additionally employed for other health conditions including colds, diarrhea and as an insecticide in bangladesh. the aim of the present study was to investigate the antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of different extracts of grewia paniculata. materials and methods: ...

The methanol extract of leaves of Urena lobata (L) (Malvaceae) has been selected to determine the antioxidant and cytotoxic potentials. The crude extract were tested for in vitro free radical scavenging assays such as 1, 1 diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH). Total phenolic and flavonoids content of U. lobata were analyzed. The sample effectively scavenged free radical at all different concentrat...

The present study was intended to determine the antioxidant, larvicidal, and cytotoxic potential of various extracts of Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm. f.) Becherer. Antioxidant potential of the extracts was determined by the DPPH radical scavenging, phosphomolybdenum, and scavenging of H2O2. Larvicidal activity of Asplenium aethiopicum was performed against the fourth instar larvae Culex quinquef...

In an effort to develop anticancer agents, a series of Mannich bases were prepared by Mannich reaction. When one biologically active molecule is linked to another, the resultant molecule generally has increased potency. Hence two pharmacophores, i.e. quinazoline ring and amine moiety are fused to obtain highly potent, more specific and less toxic agent. In the present study, synthesis of novel ...

the current study evaluated the general toxicity, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activity of extracts obtained from the rhizomes of eremostachys azerbaijanica (labiatae) as well as analyzed the potent extracts using gc-ms. extracts of e. azerbaijanica in n-hexane, dichloromethane (dcm) and methanol (meoh) were prepared using a soxhlet apparatus. the antioxidant activity of the extrac...