Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) is a commercial and export-oriented important perennial shrub used in the ornamentation of palm, feet, dyeing hair, etc. Developing high-yielding varieties elite plant materials are best method to increase productivity quality henna. An experiment was conducted at research farm ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Station, Pali-Marwar, Rajasthan during...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to screen phytochemicals and antimicrobial activities of the extracts of three medicinal plants viz. Calotropis gigantea, Lawsonia inermis and Trigonella foenum-graecum. Methods: The methanolic extracts of the three plants were tested against clinical isolates of five bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Methicillin Resistant Sta...

Sahar Younes Ibrahim1*, Marwa M Fawzi2, Mohammed Gaber Saad3 and Safaa M Abdel Rahman4 1Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt 2Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt 3Intensive Care Unit, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 4Central...

Background and objectives: Persian scholars such as Avicenna and Zakariya al-Razi have pointed out many uses for henna oil. The present study aimed to propose a method for standardization of this oil. Methods: The luteolin content has been evaluated quantitively by HPTLC method to standardize the henna oil. The oil sample was applied on silicagel plate and the ...