PURPOSE In this study, three important medicinal plants (Enhydra fluctuans Lour, Clerodendrum viscosum Vent and Andrographis peniculata Wall) of Bangladesh were investigated to analyze their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities against some pathogenic microorganisms and Artemia salina (brine shrimp nauplii). METHODS The coarse powder material of leaves of each plant was extracted separately...

Cassava leaves are a good source of minerals Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, vitamins A and B2 (riboflavin). In addition, cassava contain bioactive compounds that beneficial to the body, namely chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is natural green dye generally found in plants whose composition contained chloroplasts. The amount chlorophyll classified as good, 18.141 mg/l. This one potentials utilize dyes. Production ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Mulberry leaves contain quercetin derivatives, which have the effects of reducing obesity and improving lipid and glucose metabolism in mice with obesity. It is not clear whether or not mulberry leaves can directly affect metabolic disorders, in the presence of obesity, because of the interaction between obesity and metabolic disorders. The aim of the current study was to ...

Background and objective: The research on nutritional health-benefiting compounds has increased in leafy vegetables such as Ficus dicranostyla.The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sieved-based fractionation nutrient content, polyphenolic components, antioxidant activities dicranostyla leaves powder.
 Methods: Dried powder sieved at three size classes (<125 µm, betwe...