Antibaterial activity against Escherichia coli, proteus vulgaris, pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus was tested for the petroleum ether (60-80°C) chloroform and aqueous leaf extract of strobilanthus kunthiana by disc diffusion method. Profound antibacterial activity was observed for all the leaf extract.

Myrica rubra leaf ethanol extract was added to culture medium of Madino-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells inoculated with influenza virus, and the inhibition of influenza virus replication was measured. Myrica rubra leaf ethanol extract showed anti-influenza virus activity irrespective of the hemagglutinin antigen type in the influenza virus type A (H1N1), its subtype (H3N2), and type B.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the beneficial effects of organic and conventional grapevine (Vitis labrusca L.) leaf extracts in reducing hydrogen peroxide-induced stress in the liver, heart and kidney of Wistar rats by measuring lipids and proteins damages (carbonyl assay), as well as the activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase. The preincubation with 5...

Article History: Received 14, June, 2015 Received in revised form 23, June, 2015 Accepted 13, July, 2015 Published online 28, July, 2015 Aqueous extract of leaves of Azadirachtaindica, Emblicaofficinalis, Pongamiaglabra and Acacia nilotca were tested in-vitroat 0.2% and 0.5% concentration using poisoned food technique for antimicrobial activity against mycelial growth of Magnaportheoryzaecausin...

The quantification of primary metabolites and antimicrobial activities of medicinal plant Gomphrena celosioides Mart. against clinical isolates, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were investigated. The maximum levels of soluble sugars, lipids and phenols were found to be higher in stem, starch and proteins in roots, as compared to other parts of the plant. The m...

BACKGROUND The role of plants for discovery of therapeutic potential accentuates the need to know their biological attributes. The present study aims to comprehend the biological attributes of Rhus punjabensis, an unexplored traditional medicinal plant. METHODS Leaf and stem extracts of R. punjabensis prepared in 11 different organic solvents are evaluated for multimode antioxidant potential,...

Objectives:The present work was aimed to study the phytochemical composition of the Sapindus laurifolius leaves and toxicological effect of the Sapindus laurifolius leaf extract in a systematic way using Wistar albino rats as a model animal. Materials and Methods :The identification of phytoconstituents present in the leaf extract was performed using High performance thin layer chromatography (...

BACKGROUND Wound healing has being extensively investigated over the world. Healing impairment is caused by many reasons including increasing of free-radicals-mediated damage, delaying in granulation tissue formation, reducing in angiogenesis and decreasing in collagen reorganization. These facts consequently lead to chronic wound healing. Piper betle Linn (Betle) leaves have been folklore used...

OBJECTIVES The leaf and bark of Thevetia peruviana (Family: Apocynaceae) plant was administered for 24 h to the freshwater fish Catla catla (Hamilton) to evaluate their piscicidal activity in laboratory and cemented pond condition. MATERIALS AND METHODS AND RESULTS The LC0 values of lef and bark extracts of different solvents (i.e., acetone, diethyl ether, ethyl alcohol, chloroform and carbon...