In this study, we aim to demonstrate, separately, the hepatoprotective activity of the total ethanolic extract as well as the defatted ethanolic extract of Cichorium intybus L., using adult Wister albino rats (120-170 g) as the experimental animals. The total as well as the defatted alcoholic extracts of Cichorium intybus L., seeds possess significant hepatoprotective activity; which may be att...

The aim of the study was to investigate the Cassia auriculata and cardiospermum halicacabum leaf for Phytochemical compounds and GC-MS analysis. The presence of phytochemical compounds was screened by qualitative method. The results showed the presence of Phytochemical compounds of carbohydrates, phenol, lipid, protein, saponin, flavonoids and tannin. GC-MS analysis 13,15 bioactive phytochemica...

Annona squamosa seed extracts were studied for their phytochemical constituents, total phenolics and flavonoid contents. For this purpose different tests of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of Annona squamosa were extracted and concentrated. The preliminary phytochemical screenings of Annona squamosa for its phytochemical constituents were performed using general...

The present study was carried out to illustrate the relative evaluation of phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of leaves of Eclipta alba and Aphanamixis polystachya and bark of Premna integrifolia in two different solvents. A preliminary phytochemical analysis was done and concluded that the presence of alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids and glycoside in both extracts of the above...

This work describes the phytochemical analysis and analgesic activity of a non polar fraction obtained from Adiantum cuneatum grown in Brazil. The results showed that the hexane fraction as well as two pure compounds, identified as filicene (1) and filicenal (2), given intraperitoneally, exhibited potent analgesic activity when evaluated in two models of pain in mice, writhing test and formalin...

Plants of medicinal importance though are quite well known among the Ayurvedic practitioners since years, yet many of them have not been standardized, validated and documented completely. Among such medicinally valuable plants, Salacia holds a place as an effective antidiabetic herb and many species of this plant are in use as anti-diabetics. The present study reports the phytochemical analysis...

Amaranthus tricolor Linn. belonging to the family Amaranthaceae is well known for curing a variety of ailments such as cough, throat infections, toothache, eczema, piles, diarrhea, gonorrhea, leucorrhoea and impotence. The present study deals with the pharmacognostic evaluation including examinations of morphological and microscopic characters, ash values, powder analysis, extractive values, mo...

In ethanomedicinal practices the the tradicinal healers use the roots of Cissampelos pareira in the treatment of various ailments related to urinary problems, skin infections,in tumor inhibitor activity,antibacterial, antimalarial, diuretic activity and anticonvulsant activity etc. Macroand microscopical characters, behaviour of drug on treatment with different chemical reagents, fluorescence a...

Viburnum grandiflorum Wall. ex DC., is a plant of Himalaya and Hazara region of Pakistan which was screened for bioactive secondary metabolite and screen for biological activity. Preliminary phytochemical profiling indicated the presence of different classes of secondary plant metabolites such as alkaloids, terpenoids, saponins, anthraquinone. These secondary metabolites vary in types in differ...

Azadirachta indica is a very useful traditional medicinal plant in the sub-continent and each part of the tree has some medicinal properties. The plant is native to Asia, but has now naturalized in West Africa and is widely cultivated in Nigeria as an ornamental as well as medicinal plant. Fresh leaves of the plant were collected, dried, homogenized and extracted using 95% Ethanol, Methanol and...