Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible analgesic, neuropharmacological, anti-diarrheal, and cytotoxic activities of the ethanol extract of leaves of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Family: Solanaceae). Materials and Methods: The analgesic activity was measured by acetic acid-induced writhing inhibition test. The neuropharmacological activities were evaluated using ho...

Artemia franciscana C. Drewes (updated, 2002) http://www.zool.iastate.edu/~c_drewes/ http://www.zool.iastate.edu/~c_drewes/Artemph.jpg Taxonomy Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum): Crustacea Class: Branchiopoda (includes fairy shrimp, brine shrimp, daphnia, clam shrimp, tadpole shrimp) Order: Anostraca (brine shrimp and fairy shrimp) Genus and species: Artemia franciscana (= the North American versio...

Zerumbone is a well-known compound having anti-cancer, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycemic effects. During its use for the disease treatment, membrane of erythrocyte can be affected by consumption this bioactive compound. The current study was first report investigation hemolytic activities on human erythrocytes cytotoxic profile zerumbone. toxicity zerumbone determined in vitr...

the composition of the essential oil from the stalks and flowers of rheum ribes l., growing in iran, were extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gc-ms. thirty constituents representing 93.84% of rheum oil were identified.  the oil was found to be rich in hydrocarbons especially long-chain n-alkanes (80.81%). the most abundant components in the oil included tricosane (26.29%), heneicosan...

Kapas Gossypium hirsutum adalah anggota keluarga Malvaceae, dan biji serta daunnya telah banyak digunakan untuk perawatan kesehatan. G. memiliki metabolit sekunder berupa flavonoid, tanin, saponin steroid yang dapat memberikan efek farmakologis. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perbandingan toksisitas antara ekstrak etanol daun kersen (Muntingia calabura) kapas (Gossypium hirsutum) menggunak...

The in vitro activity of the petroleum ether extract of fruit part of Phyllanthus acidus was tested for cytotoxic antibacterial and antioxidant activities as well as for phytochemical screening. The plant was collected from Savar, Dhaka. Phytochemical screening of petroleum extract of phyllanthus acidus revealed the presence of carbohydrate, glycoside and steroid. The extract exhibited antibact...

This study is to investigate the biological, biochemical and cytotoxic effects of puffer fish (Arothron stellatus) toxin extracts under in-vitro condition. Extracted toxins from various organs of puffer fish were purified by using active charcoal column, and Bio-gel-P2 column chromatography. The lethality of toxin was tested in crabs, which consists of neurotoxic compounds. The degree of the br...

BACKGROUND Morella serata is a South African medicinal plant used in the treatment of microbial infections and to enhance male sexual performance. There is dearth of information in scientific literature on its efficacy and safety. METHODS In the present study, the root extracts were investigated for the phytochemicals that may be present the antibacterial, anticandida activity using 96 wells ...

Background:Heliotropium strigosum Willd. (Chitiphal) is a medicinally important herb that belongs to the Boraginaceae family. Traditionally, this plant was used in the medication therapy of various ailments in different populations of the world. The aim of the study is to probe the therapeutic aspects of H. strigosum described in the traditional folklore history of medicines. Methods: In the pr...