Background: Earlier researchers have reported antibacterial activity of different specific parts, but none of the reports show the comparative microbial and phytochemical studies of root, stem and leaf extract. Objective: to compare and investigate antimicrobial, qualitative phytochemical studies, phenol, flavonoid and TLC analysis of root, stem bark, leaf extracts of Jatropha curcas linn famil...

Bottle gourd [(Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Stand.] fruit is ascribed with many therapeutic effects. The present study was undertaken to explore the antihyperlipidemic effect of four different extracts viz. petroleum ether, chloroform, alcoholic and aqueous extracts from bottle gourd in Triton-induced hyperlipidemic rats and their hypolipidemic effects in normocholesteremic rats. The study is com...

Standardization of herbal drugs is the need of the hour as the use and practice of traditional herbal drugs has increased tremendously. The main objective of the present study is to standardize the root tubers of Aconitum heterophyllum as per pharmacopoeial testing protocol which include powder microscopy, physico-chemical screening, HPTLC fingerprinting and GC-MS analysis. Preliminary phytoche...

Methods: The study was initiated by preliminary phytochemical screening to detect the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins and tannins. Quantitative analysis of phenolic and flavonoids was carried out by Folins Ciocalteau reagent method. In vitro antioxidant activities were performed by DPPH free radical scavenging assay, Reducing power assay, Total antioxidant assay and T...

Scrophularia genus belonging to the family of Scrophulariaceae, is a medicinal plant widely distributed in Iran. In the present study,the anti-malarial activity of different extracts of three Iranian endemic species of Scrophularia including S. frigida, S. subaphylla and S. atropatana, was screened by an in-vitro preliminary assay. The plant materials were extracted successively with n-hexane, ...

OBJECTIVE To study the hypolipidemic activity of fresh grass juice of Triticum aestivum in normal rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Freshly prepared Triticum aestivum grass juice was administered to normal rats at the dose of 5 ml/kg and 10 ml/kg orally once daily for 21 days. Blood samples were collected after 24 hours of last administration and used for estimation of lipid profile. Fresh grass ju...

The aim of present study was to carry out pharmacognostic and physicochemical evaluation of fruits of Gmelina arborea. Fresh fruits and dried powder of the fruits were studied by morphology, microscopy, qualitative chemical test and florescence analysis of powdered drug. Other physicochemical parameters were also performed as per WHO guide lines. The detailed microscopy revealed the presence of...

Traditional medicine also known as indigenous or folk medicine comprises medical knowledge systems that developed generations with in various societies before the era of modern medicine. In the present study deals with the phytochemical, antibacterial activity and GC-MS analysis of the medicinal plant Kalanchoe floribunda Wight & Arn. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of these plants confirms ...

The present study was carried out for preliminary phytochemical screening for ten principle bioactive compounds in Petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of roots of Memecylon edule collected from potheri forest, Kattankulathur in Tamilnadu. Chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of seeds of Memecylon edule were also investigated against ten bacteria using disc diffusion...

In Iranian traditional medicine, there are some report regarding the anticonvulsant effect of Ferula gummosa Boiss. In this study, anticonvulsant activity, neurological deficits and lethality of the root acetone extract of this plant were evaluated in mice. The extract exhibited dose-dependent prevention of tonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (ED50 = 154.4 mg/kg). However, the extract ...