Objective: Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz. is a medicinal herb commonly used to treat ulcers, cough, diabetes and cancer. In this study, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of root, stem, leaf and whole plant of Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz. have been evaluated. Method: In the present study, methanolic and aqueous extracts of root, stem, leaf and whol...

This is a report of the clinical trial done on some patients of amoebic colitis with the Ayurvedic medicines like AMRATAKA (Spondias pinnata Linn f Kurz) and PARNAVEEJA (Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. Kurz) and Dasamoola Ksheera Paka vasti in the department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University.

Objective: Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz. is a medicinal herb commonly used to treat ulcers, cough, diabetes and cancer. In this study, phosphate extraction buffer (pH) was used to extract proteins from the leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum. Method: On sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) separation, the results showed that most of the extracted proteins migrated...

objective: to investigate the anti-urolithiatic effect of aqueous extract of leaves of bryophyllum pinnatum (b. pinnatum) on ethylene glycol-induced renal calculi. materials and methods: thirty-six wistar male rats were randomly divided into six equal groups. group a animals received distilled water for 28 days. group b to group f animals received 1% v/v ethylene glycol in distilled water for 2...

Various solvent extract of leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum were analyzed for antibacterial activity against selected species isolated from urine samples. To provide a scientific basis to treat UTIs, the extracts of leaves Bryophyllum pinnatum were subjected to antibacterial activity against selected bacterial species by well diffusion assay. MIC values were also determined to find minimum effect...

The study is an attempt to investigate diuretic activity of ethanolic extract of a polyherbal formulation of three drugs Bryophyllum pinnatum, Syzigium aromaticum & Ocimum sanctum by in-vivo method described by Lipschitz et al. (1943). In the present study, the extract of polyherbal formulation (Bryophyllum pinnatum, Syzigium aromaticum & Ocimum sanctum) was found to possess significant activit...

The therapeutic potential of leaf extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum was screened for in vitro antioxidant potential and alpha amylase inhibitory action. Antioxidant activity of the extract was evaluated for hydroxyl radical scavenging activity by Fenton reaction, free radical scavenging by hydrogen peroxide scavenging and superoxide scavenging potential. The in vitro alpha amylase inhibition acti...