Xanthosoma sagittifolium Schott is a herb of the Araceae family, popularly known as taioba, which is consumed as food in some regions of Brazil, Africa, and Asia. This species has already been evaluated for the antifungal activities. However, based on its potential antitumor activity, the present study further aimed to examine the antitumor, as well as chelation, activity of X. sagittifolium le...

The present study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive potential of a hydroethanolic extract of Tamarindus indica L. leaves (HTI) along with its possible mode of action. The anti-inflammatory activity of HTI was estimated by carrageenan-induced hind paw oedema in male Wistar albino rats. Furthermore, HTI was assessed to determine its effects on membrane stabilization....

Total phenolic contents (TPC) of five different extracts (petroleum ether, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and ethanol-water) of Artemisia biennis Willd were measured in this work. The antioxidant activity was investigated by three different methods: β-carotene bleaching (BCB) test, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method and ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay. Amo...

Rosa damascena is referred to as the queen of roses due its ornamental, flavoring, and perfuming uses, along with recognized use in therapy. This study aimed investigate total phenols flavonoids contents, phenolic compounds, antioxidant antibacterial properties hydroethanolic extract from flowers, collected Middle Atlas Morocco (Khenifra). The were assessed using gallic acid quercetin standards...

Obesity is directly associate to cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hypertension producing severe complication of health economic costs in a global scale. This study aims validate the anti-obesity potential peel Opuntia joconostle hydroethanolic extract (XOCO) on obesity high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese C57BL/6 mice. Therefore, phenolic compounds flavonoids profiles were investigate...