Pergularia daemia (Family: Asclepiadaceae), is a perennial herb growing widely along the road sides of India. Traditionally, the plant is utilized in many disease conditions. These findings provide valuable information that might help in the selection of possible biomarkers that can be used in early detection of the alarming problem of oral cancer in Southeast Asia. Topical application of DMBA ...

Calotropis procera R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) has been known to the traditional systems of medicine and plant known as Madar in Unani medicinal system. Widely it is used medicinally, to treat boils, infected wounds and other skin problems in people. Calotropis procera is regarded as useful medicinal plant and used in folk medicine. This plant is popularly known because it produces large quantity o...

The cytotoxic potential of stem organic extracts from Calotropis procera (Asclepiadaceae) was firstly evaluated against cancer cell lines by MTT assay. Subsequently, samples considered cytotoxic were tested for antimitotic activity on sea urchin egg development and for in vivo antiproliferative activity in mice bearing Sarcoma 180 tumor. Among the five extracts (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl a...

BACKGROUND Leptadenia pyrotechnica is traditionally used for treating various diseases. This species holds variety of bioactive constituents that trigger healing properties. The present review was aimed to analyze nutritional, phytochemical and pharmacological activities of L. pyrotechnica. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present review regarding Leptadenia pyrotechnica (Forssk.) Decne. Is the comp...

Calotropis procera, a plant of family Asclepiadaceae is of immense importance as multipurpose plant with medicinal as well as traditional uses. Latex of this plant has been used to cure disease like leprosy, syphilis, inflammation, cutaneous infections, and malarial fever and in many more. In vitro culture of this pharmacologically plant is required otherwise it leads the segregated loss of des...

Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae), popularly known as "gurmar" for its distinct property as sugar destroyer, is a reputed herb in the Ayurvedic system of medicine. The phytoconstituents responsible for sweet suppression activity includes triterpene saponins known as gymnemic acids, gymnemasaponins, and a polypeptide, gurmarin. The herb exhibits a broad range of therapeutic effects as an effect...

Cryptostegia grandiflora, a member of Asclepiadaceae, was evaluated as a potential multi-use crop. The plant contained 14.0% protein, 6.5% oil, 6.9% polyphenol, and 2.13% hydrocarbon. The gross heat value of the species was 3878.0 cal/g, while the oil fraction was 7350.1 cal/g, and the hydrocarbon fraction was 9300.0 cal/g. The NMR spectra of the hydrocarbon fraction reveals the presence of cis...

Gymnema sylvestre (Retc.) R. Br. belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae, having medicinal values selected for the present study, as it is very common in Western Ghats of Maharashtra (India). It has a reputation in traditional systems of medicine as a stomachic, diuretic and as a remedy to control diabetes. Present investigation includes morphology, histology, quantitative microscopy and phytochem...

Three new steroidal glycosides, cyanoauriculosides F, G and H (1-3), were isolated from the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum (Asclepiadaceae) along with two known steroidal derivatives. On the basis of spectroscopic analysis and chemical methods, their structures were identified as 20-O-acetyl-8,14-seco-penupogenin-8-one 3-O-α-L-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-α-L-diginopyranosyl-...