Department of Biochemistry Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: Saidu, A.N ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The phytochemical screening and hypoglycemic effect of Carica papaya stem bark in alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats was investigated. Phytochemical analysis of the methanolic extract of Carica papaya...

Anogeissus acuminata (family Combretaceae) is a plant widely distributed in western parts of India like North Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. Parts of this plant are used in treatment of different conditions in traditional medicine. The plant is also used in other parts of world such as Thailand for treatment of diabetes mellitus. The plant is evaluated for various pharmacological actio...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of the study are to screen out various phytochemicals and to evaluate the antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of the stem bark of Holarrhena pubescens Wall (Holarrhena antidysenterica). MATERIALS AND METHODS The antioxidant activity was determined by the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity where ascorbic acid was taken as positive contr...

Tephrosia purpurea is a copiously branched herbaceous perennial plant distributed throughout the tropics which is used in the treatment of bronchitis, diuretic, pimples, tonic, laxative, cough, and tumour. The present study is an attempt to explore the anthelmintic activity of aqueous and methanolic extract of leaves of plant Tephrosia purpurea . The various concentrations of aqueous and methan...

The aerial parts of the Lamiaceae Hedeoma drummondii (Benth.) are used in Mexico to prepare a herbal tea and by North American Amerindians as a spice. The methanolic extract of the aerial parts exhibited a strong antioxidant effect measured by the scavenging of the free diphenyl picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. Assay-guided fractionation of the crude methanolic extract allowed the identification ...

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the methanolic and aqueous extracts of Caesalpinia pulcherrima wood were studied in in vitro models. Both extracts exhibited strong antioxidant activity, as evidenced by the low IC50 values in both 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide and superoxide scavenging methods; the values were found to be less or comparable to those of gallic acid, ...

The small amount of data regarding the antifungal activity of Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter against dermatophytes, Malassezia spp. and Aspergillus spp., associated with the few comparative studies on the antimicrobial activity of methanolic, ethanolic, and butanolic extracts underpins the study herein presented. The total condensed tannin (TCT), phenol (TPC), flavonoid (TFC), and caffeoylquin...

Extracts of Camellia sinensis Linn. leaves, Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. roots and rhizome and Calendula officinalis Linn. flowers were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity using agar disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of petroleum ether, dichloromethane and methanolic extracts of different parts of these plants were studied against acne causing bacteria, namely Staphyl...

Title: Prokinetic and laxative effects of the crude methanolic extract of Viola betonicifolia whole plant in rodents

In the present study, we investigate the effects of three different Mitragyna speciosa extracts, namely methanolic, aqueous and total alkaloid extracts, on glutathione transferase-specific activity in male Sprague Dawley rat liver cytosol in vitro and in vivo. In the in vitro study, the effect of Mitragyna speciosa extracts (0.01 to 750 microg/mL) against the specific activity of glutathione tr...