Identified germplasm is an important component for efficient and effective management of plant genetic resources. Traditionally, plant identification has relied on morphological characters like growth habit, floral morphology like flower colour and other characteristics of the plant. Studies were undertaken for identification and genetic variation within 15 clones of Tinospora cordifolia throug...

Spearmint has one major monoterpene, (-)-carvone, that constitutes up to 90% of all the monoterpenes present. Likewise, the major phenylpropanoid-rosmarinic acid-in spearmint accounts for up to 70% of the phenylpropanoids produced from the plant. These two compounds are each produced by separate distinct biosynthetic pathways which provide an excellent opportunity to study the influence of a wi...

Aim: Mentha spicata (spearmint) is a plant that spreads mainly in the temperate and sub-temperate zones of world including Africa used pharmaceutical food industries. It has numerous medicinal importance uch as antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidaemic many more. This research examines phytochemical antioxidant property spicata.
 Methodology: Sample leaves were col...

Phytochemical investigation of the chloroform extract of Tinospora cordifolia yielded a new clerodane diterpenoid tincordin along with tinosporide, 8-hydroxytinosporide, columbin, 8-hydroxycolumbin and 10-hydroxycolumbin. The structure of the new compound was elucidated comprehensively using 1D and 2D NMR methods. All major clerodane diterpenoids isolated were tested for their efficacy as insec...

Comparative morphological microscopical and phytochemical studies of root and stem parts of R. cordifolia and R. tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) have been carried out.

INTRODUCTION Pain is a very well-known signal of ill health and analgesics are the drugs that are used to relieve pain. The main problem with these drugs remains that of side effects. Safer alternatives are natural herbs. Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is one such plant with analgesic potential but few studies are there. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the analgesic activity of commercially available e...

BACKGROUND The invasive weed species Gutenbergia cordifolia has been observed to suppress native plants and to dominate more than half of the entire crater floor (250 km2) in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). As this species has been found to be toxic to ruminants it might strongly impact animal populations in this ecologically diverse ecosystem. Hence, a nature-based approach is urgently...