Intensive studies on extracts and biologically active compounds isolated from medicinal plants have doubled in the last decade worldwide. However, as a result of paucity of knowledge and folkloric claim on the effectiveness of sesame leaves in infectious disease treatments, we aimed to determine the synergistic antimicrobial activity of essential oils and lignans present in the crude leaves ext...

Vitex mollis is used in traditional Mexican medicine for the treatment of some ailments. However, there are no studies on what happens to the anti-inflammatory activity or antioxidant properties and total phenolic content of leaves and stem extracts of Vitex mollis during the digestion process; hence, this is the aim of this work. Methanolic, acetonic, and hexanic extracts were obtained from bo...

BACKGROUND Seaweeds are taxonomically diverse benthic algae, which are rich in bioactive compounds. These compounds have a potential application in medicine. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the bioactive properties of three seaweed samples, Enteromorpha antenna, Enteromorpha linza and Gracilaria corticata were collected from the shoreline of Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu. MATE...

In ancient to modern system of medicine Curculigo species has been recommended for relief of different central nervous system disorders. Under this reserach study the hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanolic and water extracts of Curculigo orchioides root were evaluated for anxiolytic activity using Elevated Plus Maze model (EPM) and Light Dark model (LDM) in mice. The methanolic and ...

The antibacterial activity of the ethanolic and methanolic extracts from the mossEntodon nepalensis Mizush. was evaluated against three bacterial species. The antibacterial activity was assessed by well diffusion method. The ethanolic extract of plant showed a stronger effect than the methanolic extract. The maximum antagonistic effect showed against tested Escherichia coli followed by Salmonel...

Extracts of Camellia sinensis Linn. leaves, Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. roots and rhizome and Calendula officinalis Linn. flowers were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity using agar disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of petroleum ether, dichloromethane and methanolic extracts of different parts of these plants were studied against acne causing bacteria, namely Staphyl...

IN VITRO EVALUTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS METHANOLIC AND ACETONE EXTRACTS PEGANUM HARMALA LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA AGAINST SOME HUMAN PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM

The antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Heterotheca inuloides have been reported before, nevertheless its use as a possible chemopreventive agent has not been documented. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of H. inuloides extracts using the Ames test. Both, the methanolic and acetonic extracts, were mutagenic in the TA98 but not in TA100 or ...

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...

Compounds with antioxidant activity may protect different elements of blood from damaging effects of oxidative stress. The present in vitro study was designed to examine the antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from leaves and roots of R. glutinosa plants against damages induced by oxidative stress. Oxidative stress was stimulated in human plasma and human blood platelet samples by the s...