M. cecropioides is a tree that grows with great rapidity in high forests of the tropical African zone stretching from Guinea to Zaire and Angola. The tree has smooth bark, grey to brownish-green in color with prominent brown lenticels (1). Ethnomedical uses of the plant leaves as oxytocic (2) antihypertensive (3-5) and antiglycaemic (6) agents have been scientifically validated, while hypotensi...

Antibacterial activity of leaf and stem bark of Pterocarpus santalinus (Fabaceae) was investigated. The antibacterial activity was tested against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Among the two extracts tested, stem bark extract exhibited broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against the tested organisms. The stem bark extract showed maximum activity against Enterobacter aerogenes...

In the objectives to know the phytochemical constituents in Triplochiton scleroxylon aqueous, ethanol (50%) stem bark extracts and powdered stem bark were subjected to preliminary phytochemical examinations. The phytochemical tests were conducted using standard methods of analysis. The results of analyzes reveal presence of the following phytochemicals: carbohydrate, saponins, tannins, steroids...

Breast carcinoma is a heterogeneous complex disease thought to occur via a multistep process, which despite improvements in surgery and the use of adjuvant therapy, continues to be fatal in many patients. Metastatic disease is the most common cause of breast cancer death. The genus Zanthoxylum is used as mouth fresh, tooth care, spice and possesses several types of biological activities. Zantho...

Background Libidibia ferrea is a species particular to the caatinga presenting medicinal properties for containing bioactive compounds. The use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) can increase the production of biomolecules in the legume leaves; however, no light has been shed on the role of symbiosis in maximizing metabolites production in the bark of L. ferrea stem. Objective The aim was ...

This present study was conducted to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract of stem and bark of Coscinium fensestratum colebr in normal rats. Total 18 rats were selected and divided into the three groups each of 6 rats. G-I given 1% gum acacia, G-II given aqueous extract of C.F stem (500 mg/kg) and G-III treated with aqueous extract of C.F bark (500 mg/kg). Test drugs were given sin...

OBJECTIVE The stem bark of Mammea africana Sabine (Guttiferae), (M. africana) a common plant that has been traditionally used to treat various diseases and ailments was evaluated for hepatoprotective potentials against paracetamol-induced liver injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The hepatoprotective effect of the stem bark extract (30-90 mg/kg) was evaluated by the assay of liver function ...

Currently, little information is available to estimate individual tree attributes for longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.), an important tree species of the southeastern United States. The majority of available models are local, relying on stem diameter outside bark at breast height (dbh, cm) and not including stand-level parameters. We developed a set of individual tree equations to predict t...

The antioxidant principles isolated from the various parts of the plant are verminoside (leaf, stem bark and flowers; EC(50) = 2.04 µg/ml), Specioside (flowers; EC(50) = 17.44 µg/ml), Kampeferol diglucoside (leaf; EC(50) = 8.87 µg/ml) and Caffeic acid (leaf and fruits). The non anti-oxidant components isolated in the study include ajugol (stem bark and fruits) and phytol (leaf).

Elaeocarpus floribundus is higher plant that has been used as traditional medicine for treating several diseases. There is no previous report on phytochemicals and bioactivity studies of this species. In this investigation, triterpenoids friedelin, epifriedelanol and β-sitosterol were isolated from its leaves and stem bark. Determination of total phenolic content of methanolic extract of leaves...