BACKGROUND Cassia sieberiana is a savannah tree with a wide phytotherapeutic application including the use of its roots in the management of various stomach disorders including gastric ulcer, stomach pains and indigestion. The aim of the study is to evaluate the antioxidant, gastric cytoprotective prostaglandins, secretory phospholipase A2, phytochemical and acute toxicity properties of Cassia ...

The fumigant, contact, and repellent activities of four essential oils extracted from Citrus limonum (Sapindales: Rutaceae), Litsea cubeba (Laurales: Lauraceae), Cinnamomum cassia, and Allium sativum L. (Asparagales: Alliaceae) against 6th instars and adults of the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), one of the main pests of materials and products of Ju...

Ayurved advocates that drug should be collected with proper classical methods. In Ayurvedic texts, specific time, season and procedures or methods have been highlighted for getting better potency, efficacy therapeutic properties of by describing the standard collection preservation in details. Now a day, due to lack traditional knowledge time very few people bother follow all these given Achary...

Senna leaf (Cassia acutifolia) is a plant that widely known by the public to treat constipation. products have weaknesses in form of an unpleasant aroma and taste use inappropriate doses. This study aims determine effect variations levels lactose mannitol as filler on physical properties effervescent granules senna extract. Effervescent were made using melting method with ratio 25% : 75%, 50% 5...

BACKGROUND The vast majority of the population around the world has always used medicinal plants as first source of health care to fight infectious and non infectious diseases. Most of these medicinal plants may have scientific evidence to be considered in general practice. OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to investigate the antioxidant capacities and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol...

BACKGROUND Nigella sativa (black cumin) and Cinnamomum cassia (Cinnamon) are an integral part of the Indian diet, and have also been sourced in the ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, for their medicinal properties. Both the herbs individually have been successfully evaluated for their preliminary antidiabetic potential. OBJECTIVE Herein, we dived deeper into antidiabetic pro...

The protective activity of Cassia alata against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) – induced hepatotoxicity in rats was assessed. Crude extracts of petals of the plant in 0.5% ethanol were administered by intubation for 14 days prior to injection of 0.5ml Kg CCl4 into the rats. Serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels, 18 hours after CCl4 administration, decreased significa...

Astragalus membranaceus (huangqi), Allium sativum (garlic), Cinnamomum cassia (cinnamon), and Dolichos lablab L. (white hyacinth bean) are the traditional Chinese herbs that were used in prescriptions treating diarrhea caused by bacterial infection. These relatively safe for use investigation. This study aimed to investigate effects of membranaceus, sativum, cassia, on metabolism Escherichia co...