Background: The ethno-medical significance of Clerodendrum genus raises the interest towards the characterization of its seed lectin by inexpensive and most effective technique.Objective: The focus of this study is the purification, characterization, and evaluation of the antioxidant and antiproliferative potential of a galactose-specific lectin from Cler...

The antifungal activity of the dealcoholized extract of the leaves of Clerodendrum infortunatum Retz. was determined on four different fungal organisms. The crude leaf extract significantly inhibited the growth of A. niger; P. frequentance; P. notataum and B. cinera when tested by turbidity and spore germination methods in concentration dependent fashion. The effects produced by the extract wer...

Clerodendrum colebrookianum Walp. and infortunatum L. are well known for their medicinal uses in treating various human ailments traditionally. Pollen biology study was done both plant species to decipher pollen viability, vitro germination, storage varied temperature conditions. viability tests by 2, 3, 5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC test) which grains were collected at the anthesis sta...

Inflammation is a response of vascularized living tissue to the local injury. The severe side effects of steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs evoked us to search for new anti-inflammatory drugs from the indigenous source. The methanol extract of leaves of Clerodendron infortunatum Linn. (MECI) was evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity against the carrageenan, histamine and dex...

Validation of the ethnotherapeutic claim of Clerodendrum infortunatum L. was investigated to evaluate its wound-healing potency in experimental rats. For topical application, 4% (w/w) ointment cream bases of petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanol extracts were prepared and assessed for their effect on excision, incision and dead space wound models. Significant wound healing was observed in ani...