This study of the New World Verbenoideae concerned evolutionary relationships of genera within the Verbenaceae (subfamily Verbenoideae) based on nuclear ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences. The placement of many Verbenacean genera into families have been problematic with many traditional genera being segregated recently into the Lamiaceae. This study included only taxa of ...

BACKGROUND The present study ascertained the capacities of crude aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Acanthus montanus (ACMO), Asystasia gangetica (ASGA), Emilia coccinea (EMCO), and Hibiscus rosasinensis (HIRO), as well as their combinatorial formulations to ameliorate hyperglycemia in Type I diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hyperglycemia was induced by single intraperitoneal injectio...

Aims: The present study ascertained the comparative capacities of single and combinatorial herbal formulations of Acanthus montanus, Emilia coccinea, Hibiscus rosasinensis and Asystasia gangetica to exert glycemic control and ameliorate oxidative stress in renal and hepatic tissues of alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats (HyGR) following 30 days treatment. Materials and Methods: Phytochemical com...

Benzoxazinoids (BXs) are phytochemicals that exert plant-protecting, allelopathic, and human-health-promoting effects. Here, we present a data-dependent acquisition-mass spectrometry based method to locate annotate BX-conjugates in different fractions of plant extract. This allows for isolation compounds much smaller percentage than common natural products yet still sufficient subsequent identi...

Peptic ulcer disease has remained a global threat due to several complications such as perforation, gastrointestinal obstruction and organ penetration associated with the disease. This study evaluated phytochemical composition anti-ulcer activity of crude extract fractions Acanthus montanus on an indomethacin-induced in mouse model. The plant was extracted using cold maceration methanol fractio...

As a result of extensive deforestation, the survival of many tropical forest species may depend on disturbed forests. However, recent studies demonstrate that tree regeneration following logging can be slow, decreasing the conservation value of disturbed forests. Here we test whether the dominating herb, Acanthus pubescens, in the understory of logged forest, suppresses tree regeneration in Kib...