The medicinal plant Olea europaea L. is a valuable one whose fruit and its oil are considered as food. There are some reports in ancient medical literature that aqueous extract of its leaves has analgesic effects. This prompted us to investigate the analgesic effect of aqueous extract of its leaves using formalin and tail-flick tests. For this purpose, male NMRI rats weighting 220-260 g were us...

Weight loss technique has been used to study the corrosion inhibition efficiency of tin in HNO3 solution by using the leaves and stem extract of different varieties of Holy Basil viz. ocimum basilicum (EB), ocimum cannum (EC) and ocimum sanctum (ES). The results show that all the varieties under study are good corrosion inhibitors, among which leaves extract of EB is the most effective. Corrosi...

Background: In this study, the anti-diabetic effect of the extract of leaves and fruits of Avicennia marina (A. marina) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic male rats was investigated. Methods: An experimental study was conducted on 45 adult male rats in 9 groups of 5 rats. The control group received normal food only. Other groups were made diabetic by injecting them with 60 mg/kg intrap...

We screened for α-glucosidase inhibitors from 12 traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes. Potent α-glucosidase inhibitory activity was found in aqueous extract of Psidium guajava leaves and Syzygium cumini Linn seed extract. Active principles inhibiting α-glucosidase were isolated and identified as apigenin 7O-glucoside in the S.cumini Linn seed extract and Dihydro-3,3’,...

Tectona grandis (teak) and Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf) are plants used in traditional medicine in West Africa. In this study, we tested ethanolic and hydro-ethanolic extracts of bark and leaves of T. grandis and ethanolic extract of leaves of V. amygdalina for their inhibitory effect on Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. Ethanolic extract of V. amygdali...

Objective:The present study has been designed to investigate efficacy Of OG-1 cardioactive principle from chloroform extract of Ocimum gratissimum (Linn.) Leaves on ischaemia and reperfusion-Induced myocardial injury. Methods: Various extracts of O. gratissimum (Linn.) leaves were prepared viz. Pet.ether, chloroform, acetone and methanol. Among all the extracts chloroform extract reduce myocard...

Article history: Received on: 02/11/2015 Revised on: 17/01/2016 Accepted on: 10/02/2016 Available online: 28/05/2016 Ocimum sanctum (Lamiaceae) commonly known as tulsi, is well known for its excellent nutritional and medicinal values throughout the world. The present study was undertaken to test the effect of methanolic extract of Ocimum sanctum leaves (50, 100 and 200mg/kg, p.o) on psychosis e...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Ginkgo biloba leaves extract on experimental liver fibrosis induced by thioacetamide (TAA) in male albino mice. The experimental mice were divided into four groups. The mice of the first group were served as control. The experimental animals of the second group were given 150 mg/kg body weight of TAA by intraperitoneal injection, twice w...

Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels leaves are widely used in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular related complications in Nigeria. This study investigates the anti-inflammatory and antiobesity effect of aqueous extract of Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii leaves in high-fat diet- (HFD-) induced obese rats. HFD-fed rats were given 100, 200, and 400 mgkg-1 body weight of aqueous...