We studied the characteristics of binding of cardiac glycosides to particulate membrane fractions from human placenta, to demonstrate that placental tissue is a suitable source of receptors for digitalis drugs. Moreover, we performed preliminary experiments with 125I-labeled digoxin and placental particulates to develop a radioreceptor assay for measurement of endogenous substances with activit...

Green leafy vegetables consumption has been associated with decreased risk of persistent metabolic diseases. In this present work, the phytochemical constitution of Borreria stachydea and Cassia absus belonging to rubiacea and leguminosae families respectively were investigated. The two plants methanolic and petroleum ether extracts were analyzed for alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroids, terp...

FOR both practical and theoretical reasons there has long been a need for measuring blood levels of cardiac glycosides. From the practical standpoint the clinician is constantly confronted with patients in cardiac failure in whom it is difficult to determine whether there is too much or too little digitalis, and the wrong analysis may have serious or even fatal consequences. The problem is made...

FOR both practical and theoretical reasons there has long been a need for measuring blood levels of cardiac glycosides. From the practical standpoint the clinician is constantly confronted with patients in cardiac failure in whom it is difficult to determine whether there is too much or too little digitalis, and the wrong analysis may have serious or even fatal consequences. The problem is made...

Cardiac glycoside poisoning caused by ingestion of plant material is common in tropical and sub-tropical areas. In evaluating the use of the Abbott TDx Digoxin II assay to detect such cases of poisoning, we found it a rapid and convenient method for confirming the ingestion of glycosides from the plants Nerium oleander, Thevetia peruviana, and Adonis microcarpa, and from the toad Bufo marinus. ...

The phytochemicals present in the plants are responsible for the biological activities and therapeutic properties of the various medicinal plants. They function as antioxidants in health promotion by preventing oxidant-damage which is the main cause of many diseases. The present study deals with the comparative analysis of phytochemicals in the methanolic and chloroformic leaf extracts of three...