In the indigenous health care delivery system of Ethiopia, numerous plant species are used to treat diseases of infectious origin. Regardless of the number of species, if any of such claims could be verified scientifically, the potential significance for the improvement of the health care services would be substantial. The objective of this study was, therefore, to determine the presence of ant...

Background & Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the antifungal effect of the watercress extract on the growth of Fusarium solani, the causal agent of potato dry rot. Experimental:  This research was done in a completely randomized design with three concentrations and four replicates on potato dextrose agar (PDA) culture medium. Results: Results of this study indicated that all ...

Isolation of the ethanol extract of the plant Costus igneus has been done. The single compound was isolted in a particular fraction (206-218) were characterized by UV, IR ,HNMR C NMR, Dept 135, ESI-MS spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activity of the isolated compound was evaluated, on Staphylococcus aureus, Eschericia coli and Candida albicans. The present investigation deals with the isolated c...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most common pharmacological group that has three primary therapeutic effects including anti-inflammatory, anti-pyrexia, and analgesia. In this study, seven of NSAIDs were tested against two species of skin pathogenic fungi (dermatophytes). Percentage inhibition was determined for effective agents. Diclofenac, Aspirin and Naproxen showed muc...

Acalypha hispida belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, it is a tropical shrub and an annual plant commonly known as ‘chenille plant’, ‘Red hot cat tail. It native south pacific, new guinea, malay archipelago other islands in east indies. used ornamental garden house. Traditionally leaves are laxative, diuretic treatment of leprosy gonorrhea. Different part also infectious diarrhoea, pulmonary pr...

pathogenic infections and inflammation are very common ailments humans suffer. upsurge of resistant pathogens has impeded the antimicrobial drug development process in recent years and the search of new antimicrobial agents is clearly evident from the literature. in line with these developments the synthesis of n-substituted aryl-2-({4-[(substituted aryl carbamoyl) methyl]-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-4h-1...

objective(s): biological applications of gold nanoparticles have limitations because of the toxic chemicals used in their synthesis. curcumin can be used as reducing as well as capping agent in synthesis of gnps to eliminate the cytotoxicity. conjugation of curcumin to gold also helps in increasing its solubility and bioavailability. materials and methods: here we report synthesis of gold nanop...

the anti-ischemic effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of nigella sativa l. seed was studied using a four-vessel occlusion model in rats. the ischemia was evaluated by optical and transmission electron microscopy. after 20 min of forebrain ischemia, agents were administered intraperitoneally after reperfusion. both extracts comprised an alkaloid. in ischemic rats, the aqueous (1 g/kg) and e...

background: asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. the available treatment options have major limitations owing to low efficacy, associated adverse events and compliance issues. therefore, the health burden of bronchial asthma is increasing globally at an alarming rate, providing a strong impetus for the development of new therapeutics. myrica sapida is known traditionally in...