The present study evaluated the in vitro antioxidant potential of different parts of Oroxylum indicum. 2,2-diphelyl 1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide, superoxide anion and hydroxyl radical scavenging potential and reductive ability assay of methanol extract of different parts i.e. root, root bark, stem, stem bark, leaves and fruits were performed. Leaves and bark extracts exhibits highest f...

This present study was conducted to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract of stem and bark of Coscinium fensestratum colebr in normal rats. Total 18 rats were selected and divided into the three groups each of 6 rats. G-I given 1% gum acacia, G-II given aqueous extract of C.F stem (500 mg/kg) and G-III treated with aqueous extract of C.F bark (500 mg/kg). Test drugs were given sin...

Breast carcinoma is a heterogeneous complex disease thought to occur via a multistep process, which despite improvements in surgery and the use of adjuvant therapy, continues to be fatal in many patients. Metastatic disease is the most common cause of breast cancer death. The genus Zanthoxylum is used as mouth fresh, tooth care, spice and possesses several types of biological activities. Zantho...

Antibacterial activity of leaf and stem bark of Pterocarpus santalinus (Fabaceae) was investigated. The antibacterial activity was tested against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Among the two extracts tested, stem bark extract exhibited broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against the tested organisms. The stem bark extract showed maximum activity against Enterobacter aerogenes...

OBJECTIVE The stem bark of Mammea africana Sabine (Guttiferae), (M. africana) a common plant that has been traditionally used to treat various diseases and ailments was evaluated for hepatoprotective potentials against paracetamol-induced liver injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The hepatoprotective effect of the stem bark extract (30-90 mg/kg) was evaluated by the assay of liver function ...

Poverty, drug resistance and other factors including increasing difficulty in the control of mosquitoes (the vector of the causative organism of malaria), have led to a growing interest in phytochemical research. The antioxidant activity of Newbouldia laevis stem bark was investigated. Air dried stem bark of N. laevis was powdered and extracted with 95 % v/v methanol by maceration, and the extr...

This study is aimed at evaluating the phytochemical constituents and the antidiarrheal activities of the acetone extract of Acacia sieberiana stem bark. The phytochemical screening was carried out to identify the active constituents present in the acetone extract, and the acute toxicity test was also carried to determine the safety limit of the extract. Gastro intestinal motility and castor oil...

The ethanol crude extract of stem bark of Holoptelea integrifolia Planch. traditionally used in Indian system of medicine was screened for its antioxidant activity using α-tocopherol as standard antioxidant. The free radical scavenging potential of the extract was evaluated by two different antioxidant methods; ferric thiocyanate and thiobarbituric acid method. The ethanol extract was found to ...

Elaeocarpus floribundus is higher plant that has been used as traditional medicine for treating several diseases. There is no previous report on phytochemicals and bioactivity studies of this species. In this investigation, triterpenoids friedelin, epifriedelanol and β-sitosterol were isolated from its leaves and stem bark. Determination of total phenolic content of methanolic extract of leaves...

M. cecropioides is a tree that grows with great rapidity in high forests of the tropical African zone stretching from Guinea to Zaire and Angola. The tree has smooth bark, grey to brownish-green in color with prominent brown lenticels (1). Ethnomedical uses of the plant leaves as oxytocic (2) antihypertensive (3-5) and antiglycaemic (6) agents have been scientifically validated, while hypotensi...