The chloroform, ethanol (95%) and aqueous extracts of roots of Salacia macrosperma (Hippocrataceae) were prepared by double maceration followed by vacuum evaporation. All the extracts were subjects to qualitative chemical tests to find out phytoconstituents present in them. The ethanolic extract showed significant hypoglycemic activity in fasted rabbits. The activity of ethanolic extract was al...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease with life-threatening complications. Despite the enormous progress in conventional medicine and pharmaceutical industry, herbal-based medicines are still a common practice for the treatment of diabetes. This study evaluated ethanolic and aqueous extracts of selected Sudanese plants that are traditionally used to treat diabetes. METHO...

Curcuma amada is medicinal plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. Curcuma amada has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor properties. In this investigation, it had been planned to study its anticancer properties in BHK-21 cells. Acetone, Methanol, Ethanol and aqueous extracts of the rhizomes of Curcuma amada were screened for ...

The antimicrobial activities of aqueous, ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of the leaves of Basella rubra were evaluated in the present study by measuring the inhibition zones using Cup Plate Diffusion method. The inhibition zones were significantly different (P<0.001) in each plant extract. The ethanolic extract showed maximum activity with zone of inhibition (14.3±1.82 mm) against E.coli...

The side effects associated with the usage of synthetic antidiabetic drugs make it imperative to search for alternative drugs from medicinal plants. Therefore, this study was aimed at evaluating the α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory potential of Calotropis procera leaf, as well as its possible mode of inhibiting these enzymes. Acetone, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of C. procera leaf was ...

objectivethis study was initiated to investigate the effect of portulaca oleraceae on morphine dependence in mice.materials and methodsdependence was induced using the subcutaneous injections of morphine for 3 days. on the day 4, morphineinjected 2 h prior to intraperitoneal injection of naloxone. the plant extracts ethanolic or aqueousadministered 0.5 h before the final dose of morphine. the n...

Teucrium polium (Labiatae) is a plant that widely grows in Iran. Some of species of Teucrium are used for a considerable range of actions in traditional medicine and T. polium has frequently been used as anticonvulsant. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of T. polium ethanolic aqueous extracts and related fractions on seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and maximal e...

Objective(s) Portulaca oleracea L. is a herbaceous weed from portulacaceae family. It can be found in many parts of the world. Modern pharmacological studies have demonstrated that P. oleracea have antioxidant effects. The protective effect of aqueous and ethanolic extract of P. oleracea against cisplatin-induced renal toxicity was studied in rats. Materials and Methods Single intraperitonea...

ObjectiveThis study was initiated to investigate the effect of Portulaca oleraceae on morphine dependence in mice.Materials and MethodsDependence was induced using the subcutaneous injections of morphine for 3 days. On the day 4, morphineinjected 2 h prior to intraperitoneal injection of naloxone. The plant extracts ethanolic or aqueousadministered 0.5 h before the final dose of morphine. The n...