For good bioavailability, natural products must have a good balance between hydrophilicity (for dissolving into the gastro-intestinal fluids) and lipophilicity (to cross lipidic biomembranes). Many phytoconstituents like glycosilated polyphenolics have good water solubility, but are, nevertheless, poorly absorbed[1] because of their large size, incompatible with a process of passive diffusion a...

AbstractTrianthema portulacastrum Linn used as traditional medicine, is a plant of the family Aizoaceae is a prostrate, glabrous, succulent annual herb. The plant is found almost throughout India as a weed in cultivated and wastelands. The plant has a remarkable protection against the drug induced diseases due to the presence of active phytoconstituents. In this present study, we discussed abou...

The present study is carried out for the evaluation of anti-HIV-1 effect of Dimocarpus longan extracts and also the investigation of the phytoconstituents from the extracts. Chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol 80% extracts of Dimocarpus longan aerial parts were tested for their antiHIV-1 activity using the syncytia formation assay. Ethyl acetate from Dimocarpus longan aerial parts extract ha...

The major genus in the Euphorbiaceae family, Euphorbia is having more than 1600 species. family includes annual weed hirta, sometimes referred to as asthma plant. It's not just a weed, it also has medical properties. Chinese Pharmacopoeia and African pharmacopoeia listed E. hirta for many drugs. Along with tropical temperate regions of world, Africa, Bangladesh, Australia India are home these t...