Plants have been used as alternative remedy for the treatment of various ailments since ancient times. Phytochemical analysis, and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of leaf extract of Ficus gibbosa were studied. The methanolic leaf extract was tested for the presence of phytochemicals. Phytochemical screening reveals the presence of saponins, tannins, glycosides, alkaloids and flavonoids. Sin...

Existing techniques to provide name transparency in distributed le systems have been designed for modest scale systems, and do not readily extend to very large conngurations. This paper details the approach which is now operational in the Ficus replicated Unix ling environment , and shows how it diiers from other methods currently in use. The Ficus mechanism permits optimistic management of the...

BACKGROUND Androgen deficiency is a clinical syndrome resulting from the inability of the testes to produce physiological levels of testosterone due to a disturbance occurring at one or more levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the androgenic properties of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Ficus asperifolia on normal and castrated i...

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus contributes to the delayed healing of wounds causes disturbance inflammatory cytokine. Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFR) both have a role in persistent inflammation associated with diabetic wounds. Ficus religiosa has developed reputation as traditional wound healer among some java people Indonesia. AIM...

Biomonitoring of heavy metals is one the economic methods to identify and improve quality air. The aim this work was concentration nine viz. Fe, Pb, Cu, Zn, Al, Cd, As, Cr Mn in ambient air deposited on leaves five tree species such as Saraca asoca, Terminalia catappa, Syzygium cumini, Ficus religiosa Pongamia glabra collected from six sites Pallavarmedu (Site I), CSI hospital II), Moongilmanda...

Ganoderma colossum is a rare species of Ganodermataceae family with many biological and biochemical properties. It is associated with rot, wilt, dieback, and wood decay of many host plants such as Ficus carcica, Celtis laevigata, Pinus hondurensis, Callitris robusta, Eucalyptus citrodora, E. paniculata, E. puncata, and Phoenix canariensis. In Oman, this pathogen was isolated as new records from...

Medicinal plants are the wealthy source of antibacterial agents and curatives. There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents, so the antimicrobial activity for Ruta graveolens L. and Ficus carica Linn. Crude extracts were evaluated for its inhibitory activity against some disease causing selected microorganisms. Root extract of Ruta graveolens L gave 8 and 7 mm inhibition zone against Es...

The antioxidant effect of aqueous extract of the bark of FB has been evaluated in hypercholesterolaemic rabbits. The water extracts of the bark of Ficus benghalensis at a dose of 50 mg/kg body weight per day in addition to cholesterol suspended in oil. There results show that the water extract of the bark of Ficus benghalensis has significant antioxidant effect, in addition to hypolipidaemic ef...