The methanolic extract of Languas galanga rhizomes was investigated for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei (NK65) infections in mice. The median lethal dose was determined to ascertain the safety of the extract in ICR mice of both sexes. The antimalarial activities during early and established infections, as well as the prophylactic activity were evaluated. Phytochemical screening...

The aim of this study is to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity and to determine phytochemical constituent of ethanolic leaf extract of Aegle marmelos(L.) Corr. Serr.. Plant materials are collected from Punjab. Ethanolic extract was screened for different phytochemical constituents. Acute toxicity studies are done according to OECD guidelines. Ethanolic extracts were screened for anti-inflammat...

Thai name: Huun-Hai) is a shrub that grows up to 1.5 m high, distributed in Northeastern Thailand. It is used in Thai traditional medicine for anti-fever purposes, as well as an anti-inflammatory agent. In the course of our continuing studies on Thai medicinal plants, the constituents of this plant were investigated. To the best of our knowledge, no phytochemical study has been carried out on t...

The human gut hosts a microbial community which actively contributes to the host metabolism and has thus remarkable effect on our health. Intestinal microbiota is known to interact remarkably with the dietary constituents entering the colon, causing major metabolic conversions prior to absorption. To investigate the effect of microbial metabolism on the phytochemical pool of rye bran, we applie...

Morinda tinctoria (Rubiaceae) is commonly found in the regions of India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Indonesia. This plant is used in the treatment of asthma and bronchitis. Ethanolic extract of whole plant of M. tinctoria was screened for anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan induced rat paw edema at the dose level 100, 200 and 400mg/kg was compared with the standard drug, Diclofenac so...

Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre is a member of a diverse family of plants known as Menispermaceae. They are famous for a plethora of important biological functions. S. jollyanum is a shrub native to the tropical forest zones of West Africa and thrives in deep shade. It is widely cultivated in Cameroun, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. S. jollyanum is employed in folk medicine as ...

Momordica charantia (MC) fruit was subjected to phytochemical and pharmacological interaction studies with oral hypoglycemis in NIDDM patients. Phytochemical, chromatographical analysis and extraction of methanolic MC fruit soft (semi-solid form) in CCl4 + C6H6 solvent system yielded 15 diverse chemical constituents--alkaloids, glycosides, aglycone, tannin, sterol, phenol and protein. The CCl4 ...

The analgesic and anti-inflammatory potentials of the ethanol leaf extract of Spathodea campanulata , a Nigerian traditional medicinal plant was studied using cold, thermal and chemical-induced pain models, and carrageenan-induced acute inflammation in rats. The acute toxicity and the phytochemical constituents of the extract were also determined. The results showed that the extract (250-1000 m...

Plumbago zeylanica shows the presence of many phytochemical constituents which plumbagin, a type naphthoquinone, is vital and has major biological effects. Plumbagin majorly present in root plants, with minimal concentration other parts plant. However, extracting plumbagin from roots destructive harvesting. Thus, micropropagation could be viable alternative to reduce collection plant wild. Stud...

Background and objectives: Phlomis bruguieri Desf. (Lamiaceae) is a perennial herbaceous plant distributed in Iran, Turkey and Iraq. Despite medicinal potentials of this species, the current knowledge on its phytochemical constituents is limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical constituents of the essential oil and various extracts of this species. Methods: Ess...