A new species of Capparis, C. phatadke, is described and illustrated from the Bolikhamxai Province, central Lao PDR. The characterized by lianous habit, brown-reddish indumentum, straight stipular thorns, laminar bracts, large flowers arranged in terminal corymbs or subumbels, long filaments ovary. It so far known a single locality, where has been observed mixed deciduous forest secondary limes...

Introduction: Obesity is defined as excessive and abnormal accumulation of fatty tissue with significant somatic, psychological social consequences on quality life. has long been considered a simple aesthetic problem linked to gluttony. It however recognized today real pathology, so much that the WHO declared it “the first non-infectious epidemic in history major century”. In addition, many stu...

The Thar Desert, a very inhospitable place, accommodates only plant species that survive acute drought, unpredictable precipitation, and those can grow in the limited moisture of sandy soils. Capparis decidua is among one of the few plants able to grow well under these conditions. This species is highly exploited and has been naturally taken, as local people use it for various purposes like foo...

Use of chemical pesticides is the current method for controlling sandflies. However, resistance is being developed in sandflies against the insecticide of choice that is DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane). Botanicals have potential to act as an alternative to chemical insecticides as the crude extracts and active molecules of some plants show insecticidal effect to sandflies. This will lead...

Abnormal thrombosis plays an important role in development of ischemic heart disease and stroke. Synthetic thrombolytic agents are effective but possess some adverse effects. Therefore, the need for comparatively safer anti-thrombotic drugs from natural resources such as plants arises. Capparis decidua Edgew. (Family – Capparaceae) is a densely branched, xerophytic shrub grows abundantly arid s...

Liver ailment is a key public health menace, principally in developing nations. Quite lot of medicinal florae have been identified to liver shielding activities. The current study was designed assess vitro antioxidant and vivo hepatoprotective activities seed extracts Cleome viscosa Linn. (Capparaceae). Phytochemical screening C. ethanol extract carried out. Free radical scavenging activity cru...

This study aims to estimate the tree diversity status of Rashad Forest Reserves in locality South Kordofan State Sudan. For data collection, eight sample plots (20 × 20 m) were taken randomly, and parameters determined: trees species diversity, composition, relative density, dominance, important value index, richness forest reserve. The results show that a total 237 56 species, including 22 fam...

Capparis sepiaria Linn. (Family: Capparidaceae) is a rare indigenous in South India but has widespread distribution in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. The present study intended with various phytochemical screening and toxicity studies were carried out on the leaves of the Capparis sepiaria. Preliminary phytochemical evaluation of the ethanolic extract of revealed that the presence of...

Capparis decidua (Forsk) Edgew (Capparidaceae) is one of the common shrubs of arid plains of Pakis­ tan [1], It is used medicinally in the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent region, in Eastern Africa and in West Indies as plaster for boils and swellings, to relieve toothache and as antidote to the poison. The bark is acrid and lexative. diaphoretic, anthelmintic and use­ ful for cough, asthma and infl...