There is a need to develop safe and effective agents such as plant-based contraceptive agents. Hydroalcoholic extract of Plumbago zeylanica Linn leaves were prepared using cold extraction process (maceration). Antiimplantation activity was studied in adult female wistar rats, by administering the extract for 1-7 days of post-coitum. Total number th of implants in both uteri and total number of ...

BACKGROUND Plants have traditionally been used for treatment of human and livestock ailments in Ethiopia by different ethnic and social groups. However, this valuable source of knowledge is not adequately documented, which impedes their widespread use, evaluation and validation. Here, we recorded indigenous knowledge and standard practices for human and livestock disease control, of three ethni...

Background and objectives: Acantholimon bracteatum (Girard) Boiss (Plumbaginaceae) is used in variety of diseases including hepatic ailments in the west regions of Iran. In the present study, the hepatoprotective effect of the methanol extract (ME) of A. bracteatum on formaldehyde (FA) induced liver injury has been investigated in adult male m...

Root ofPlumbago indica Linn is used in ayurveda and siddha medicine for the treatment of colic inflammations bronchitis, helminthiasis, hemorrhoids, elephantiasis, hepatosplenomegaly, amenorrhea, odontalgia, piles, and diabetes. The present study aims to investigate the anatomical characters of thin and thick root and to confirm the physicochemical characters of the root. Anatomical st...

Development of anthelmintic resistance and high cost of conventional anthelmintic drugs lead to the evaluation of medicinal plants which acts as an alternative source of anthelmintics. The present study has been undertaken to perform the evaluation of anthelmintic activity of Plumbago zeylanica belonging to family Plumbaginaceae. In the current study, experiments were conducted to evaluate the ...

Plumbagin (5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone; PLB), a naturally occurring naphthoquinone isolated from the roots of Plumbaginaceae plants, has been reported to possess anticancer activities in both in vitro and in vivo studies, but the effect of PLB on tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of PLB on cell cycle distribution...

establishment of plant organ cultures. Since then protocols have been developed for cultivating many genera of carnivorous plants in vitro, including: Aldrovanda, Byblis, Cephalotus, Darlingtonia, Dionaea, Drosera, Drosophyllum, Genlisea, Heliamphora, Nepenthes, Pinguicula, Sarracenia, and Utricularia. However, the purposes for growing carnivorous plants in vitro are quite diverse. It is useful...

The Caryophyllales TEN is one of the Taxonomic Expert Networks for World Flora Online (WFO, worldfloraonline.org). It was initiated in 2011 with aim to create a global taxonomic synthesys angiosperm order (about 6% species). network currently includes about 170 scientists from 36 countries. first priority creating dynamic backbone using EDIT Platform Cybertaxonomy (cybertaxonomy.org). One key p...