Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) schultz-bip.ex Kuntze (Family Asteraceae) commonly known as Sagar Pathari by several tribal communities in Maharashtra. The plant leaves used traditional healers for Anti-inflammatory activity, rheumatoid arthritis, skin disorders etc. This has never been scientifically documented. Natives and medical practitioners are the sole sources of information available. on te...

Field research conducted in the Peripanonian part of Bosnia and Herzegovina resulted new noteworthy records for genus Lindernia. For first time, alien L. dubia was recorded Herzegovina, localities threatened procumbens were also discovered. Individuals both species grew wetland vegetation class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea. The paper presents data on morphology, ecology distribution status is determined...

Seasonal changes in chemical composition represented by crude protein (CP), In vitro true digestibility (IVTD), and fibre components measured neutral detergent (NDF), acid-detergent (ADF) lignin were evaluated at specified cano­py ages stages of maturity Tridax procumb ens. Samples selected from five harvest dates April, June, August, October, December. Chemical com­position was: highly respons...

Launaea (Lactuca) taraxacifolia also known as wild (African) lettuce is anethno-pharmacologically significant plant of the Asteraceae family. The was carefully chosen for this study due to its extensive use in traditional herbal practices treat a wide range ailments. extraction leaves phytochemical screening carried out by subjecting air dried pulverized materials into trichloromethane, normal ...

Abstract Launaea nudicaulis (L.) Hook. f., Asteraceae, is a wild plant growing in Egypt, used traditionally for treatment of many diseases. LC-HRMS analysis different polarity soluble extracts allowed the annotation fifteen compounds: three alkaloids, four flavonoids, phenolic acids, coumarins, one sphingolipid, and triterpene. Chemical investigation led to isolation identification caffeic acid...

Plant secondary metabolites have a long history of potential use in managing human diseases by inhibiting enzymes that are highly expressed due to various pathogenic conditions. Prostaglandins (PGs) and leukotrienes (LTs) proinflammatory mediators synthesized from arachidonic acid (AA) the action cyclooxygenases (COXs) lipoxygenases (LOXs), respectively. Particularly, COX-2/5-LOX play significa...