Aloe vera (Syn Aloe barbadensis Mill.), a medicinal plant, has a great potential in cosmetic and drug industry due to presence of more than 200 bioactive compounds. Natural propagation of Aloe vera, by means of suckers, is very slow and insufficient to meet the increasing demand of pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Shoot tip was used as an explant for in vitro regeneration of Aloe vera. E...

Introduction: The advent of bovine mastitis associated antimicrobial resistance has necessitated development alternative herbal remedies. In this study, we tested, in-vitro, the efficacy three crude extracts: (1) aqueous, (2) ethanol and (3) ethyl acetate extracts Zambian cultivated Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) Curcuma longa (Turmeric) also made comparisons to synthetic anti-mastitis for...

Plant remedies, despite their innocuity reputation, are implicated in adverse events. The present review focuses on 30 popular herbs which are associated with severe and sometimes fatal hepatotoxicity: Actaea racemosa, Aloe barbadensis, Atractylis gummifera, Callilepsis laureola, Camellia sinensis, Centella asiatica, Chelidonium majus, Ephedra sinica, Garcinia cambogia, Hypericum perforatum, La...

Influence of organic manures (10 ton ha-1), nitrogen (50 and 100 kg phosphorus 20 ha-1) potassium (30 60 on the growth yield Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) were evaluated. Experiment was conducted in a randomized design replicated thrice with eleven treatments NPK without fertilizers. Highest length leaf (18 cm), highest area (23.40 cm2plant-1), index 0.06 observed ACI10ton ha-...