background and objectives: cardiospermum halicacabum l. is a climber plant of sapindaceae family with certain medicinal properties that have made it to be used traditionally in different systems of medicine such as ayurveda, homeopathy and unani medicine. literature survey has revealed the reports about some investigations but references were not available about the seeds of c. halicacabum; hen...

The present study deals with phytochemical and anthelmintic evaluation of corm of Amorphophallus campanulatus. This evaluation revealed the presence of many phytochemical constituents. Corm was extracted with petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. Crude tannins were isolated from methanol extract. All extracts and crude tannins were evaluated for anthelmintic activity. Chloroform, methanol e...

The present study comprises physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation of arial parts of Eclipta alba in different extracts using ethanol, petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform and aqueous solvents by using standard methods. The physical evaluation was carried out for the determination physiochemical profile such as ash values and extractive values, whereas phytochemical evaluation was carried...

Botanical and phytochemical evaluation of fruits of spondias pinnata. Various parameters like physiochemical constants, fluorescence analysis and phytochemical profile including TLC fingerprint. These studies will provide referential information for correct identification and help in checking adulteration in market samples used in the preparation of various herbal formulations. The salient qual...

Traditional medicine or folk medicine practices are based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Standardization and phytochemical investigation of the extract plays a very important role in determining the active constituents and relative purity. The objective of the present study is to investigate the phytochemical constituents, along with antioxidant evaluation and standardization of nelum...

The Balkan Region represents one of the Europe’s major centres of plant diversity, with an substantial number of endemic genera and species having a wide distribution throughout the diverse ecosystems of the region. Plants remain an unequalled source of biochemical diversity and in the last several decades there is an unprecedented interest towards identifying perspective leads of plant origin....

Vitex trifolia (Local name - Nirnocchi, sirunocchi) is well known for its medicinal property. The present investigation encompasses evaluation of antibacterial potential of Vitex trifolia against certain pathogenic bacterial strains. Preliminary phytochemical studies were also made and results are given.

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...