Anaphalis neelgerriana DC and Cnicus wallichi DC belonging to the family Asteraceae (Compositae) are important medicinal plants indigenous to Nilgiris. Since the related species Anaphalis morrisonicola and Cnicus benedictus were reported for its anti cancer activities, the above mentioned plants were screened for Invitro antioxidant activity. In vitro antioxidant studies were carried out by DPP...

Eclipta prostrata, an aromatic plant, is known in Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of various kidney diseases. In the present study, the volatile components were isolated from the aerial parts of this plant by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC-MS. A total of 55 compounds, which were the major part (91.7%) of the volatiles, were identified by matching mass spectra with a mass spectru...

Six extracts with different polarity from aerial parts and rhizomes of Eremostachys azerbaijanica Rech.f., were screened for their antimalarial properties by cell free 𝛽-hematin formation assay. Dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of both parts of plant showed significant antimalarial activities with IC50 values of 0.949 ± 0.061 mg/mL in aerial parts and 0.382 ± 0.011 mg/mL in rhizomes. Bioactivity-...

The aerial part of Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. is used against various conditions including stomachache and peptic ulcer in Turkish folk medicine. In order to prove the claimed anti-ulcerogenic potential of the plant, aqueous and methanol extracts were prepared from aerial parts of E. telmateia and investigated for their anti-ulcerogenic effect on ethanol-induced gastric ulcer model in rats. Phar...

Submitted 23 Jul 2016; Accepted 10 Aug 2016; Published 21 Sep 2016 Urtica dioica is a perennial plant used as herbal medicine due to its many pharmacological and clinical effects. Because of its antioxidant activity, it is widely used in traditional diabetes treatment but is also known as antimicrobial, anti inflammatory or anti prostate cancer agent. Extensive studies have been conducted on di...

Andrographis paniculata is the most predominantly used plant in the Indian traditional systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and in other Asian traditional systems. The aerial part of the plant is used in the form of infusion, raw juice, powder and decoction either alone or in combination with other medicinal plants. Andrographis paniculata is given in the form of tablets in Indian system of medic...

objective: to study plants purification capability of  cu on two cultivars of vetch plant (vigna radiata) in contaminated soils and their effects on morphological characteristics. methods: we conducted a completely randomized trial as factorial. different concentrations of  cu (0, 150, 300, and 400 mg/ kg of dried soil) were used. after four weeks growth on contaminated soil, parameters such as...

The selected plant Alternenthera sessilis (L.), Houttuynia cordata (Thunb) Murraya koenigii (L.) and Ziziphus oenoplia (L) Miller has been used traditionally in Assam, India for the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery. However, the claims need to be validated by a suitable experimental model. Therefore, the present study was under taken to evaluate the effect of 50% methanol extracts of Altern...

The genus Stapelia belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae, which comprises a group of some 50 species, which have been used in medicine for their anti-inflammatory and antiarithritic properties . The presence of alkaloids in the genus Stapelia was first reported by Keller , where hordenine was isolated from the aerial part of S. gigantea. In addition, Meyer et al. reported the detection of N -met...