BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The in vitro antibacterial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Vangueria spinosa Roxb. (Rubiaceae) alone and in combination with antibiotics (doxycycline and ofloxacin) by means of fractional inhibitory concentration indices (FICI) as well as by the use of time-kill assays against one Gram-positive bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) and three Gram-negative bacteria (Esc...

OBJECTIVE Salvia divinorum (salvia) is a plant that appears to be enjoying increased popularity as a legal hallucinogen in many U.S. jurisdictions. While the popular press has claimed that its use has become widespread, there have been no epidemiological studies published documenting this within the U.S. METHOD A sample of college students was randomly drawn from a large public university in ...

Salvia officinalis, L. (Lamiaceae) is one of the most widespread herbal species used in the area of human health and in the food-processing industry. Salvia and its extracts are known to be a rich source of antioxidants. As shown previously, the crude ethanolic extract of salvia (SE) exerts lower anti-oxidative properties in lard compared to the new salvia food formulations No. 1 (SF1; 32% of S...

BACKGROUND Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic herb, has in recent years become popular among teenagers and young adults. Salvia is presently marketed as a "legal" alternative to other drugs of abuse, but little is known about the clinical toxicity of this substance. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and demographic features of this emerging substance of recreati...

Lasia spinosa or Unicorn plant is an important tropical spinous rhizomatous herb. This one of the native species Assam used as vegetable and in Ayurvedic medicines. There are two distinct morphological types spinosa: Morphotype-I i.e.having dissected laminal hastate form Morphotype- II i.e. form. The current study revealed that physical anatomical parameters assent with genetic diversity throug...

BACKGROUND Salvia divinorum has known hallucinogenic effects and is legal in most parts of the United States. Given that this psychoactive substance has a potential of misuse and abuse, further data regarding the clinical and psychosocial factors associated with use are needed. OBJECTIVES To examine the clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with use of salvia. METHODS The stu...

The aim of this study was to ascertain the anti-arthritic active fraction of Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae) fruits and its chemical constituents. The adjuvant arthritic rat model was developed to evaluate the anti-arthritic effects of different fractions of ethanol extraction from C. spinosa L. The fraction eluted by ethanol-water (50:50, v/v) had the most significant anti-arthritic activi...

Synergistic activity of Salvia officinalis and Cichorium intybus extracts and commonly used antibiotics, amoxicillin and chloramphenicol, were evaluated. Interactions between plant extracts and antibiotics were tested by checkerboard method and interpreted as FIC index. Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 and clinical isolates Staphyl...