Crataeva religiosa Hook and Forst belonging to family Capparidaceae (Cappaceae) was selected based on its ethnopharmacological uses like diuretic, laxative, lithonotriptic, antirheumatic, antiperiodic, bitter tonic, rubifacient and counterirritant and was investigated to evaluate in vitro antimycotic potential of petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanolic and aqueous extracts against Candida albica...

Methods In addition to the beneficial therapeutical effects of ASMq we also expected possible toxic effects and therefore focussed our in vitro investigations on inhibition of cell proliferation and also investigated its free radical scavenging as well as generating properties using electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR). ASMq was tested as aqueous solution as well as different subfractions...

Antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic activities of the extracts of leaves and calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa were investigated by studying their in vitro inhibitory activity on lipid peroxidation and in vivo effects on cholesterol induced hyperlipidemia. Highest antioxidant activity was exhibited by ethanolic extract of calyces followed by ethanolic extract of leaves followed by aqueous extract o...

The use of herbal decoctions in treating wound infections is increasing especially in developing countries including Nigeria. The increasing incidence of wound infections, coupled with the scarce foreign exchange to import potent antibiotics into the country and the inherent capacity of the wound pathogens to resist the therapeutic effects of such antibiotics have necessitated the use of altern...

background scrophularia striata (scrophulariaceae family) is an herbaceous plant that is traditionally used for treatment of microbial infections. objectives antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of different extracts (methanolic, ethanolic, aqueous and ethyl acetate) from s. striata aerial parts was evaluated. materials and methods the antimicrobial activity of different extracts from s. stri...

Boletus edulis is a wild edible mushroom habitually consumed by rural populations. Ethanolic and methanolic extracts was obtained in cold and hot water from dried fruit bodies. The antioxidant activity of freeze-dried extracts from B. edulis were investigated using free radicals scavenging activity, reducing power, metal chelating effect, inhibition of lipid peroxidation, and the identification...

  Concern about the rising prevalence of antibiotics-resistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms has been expressed in the last three decades. However, intensive studies on extracts and biologically-active compounds isolated from medicinal plants have also doubled in the last decade. As a result of paucity of knowledge and folkloric claim on the leaves effectiveness in infectious diseas...

Objective: This research is aimed to determine antibacterial activity of some solvents of raw propolis extracts of Trigona sp from Sulawesi, Indonesia and compare it with antibacterial activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts. Methods: Propolis samples were extracted with water, ethanol, propylene glycol, olive oil, and Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO). An agar-well diffusion assay was used to eval...

Summary This study investigated the effect of different extraction solvents on phenolic contents (TPC), antioxidant activities, and anti-inflammatory potentials dried-leaf extracts Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam . The analyses were performed spectrophotometrically, using a Folin-Ciocalteau reagent for estimation total contents. ferric reducing power (FRP) 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical ...

Objective: The present investigation addresses the inhibitory potential of five Andrographis paniculata (AP) extracts of different polarity and its three active constituents on UGT1A1, UGT1A4 and UGT2B7. Methods: Bioluminescent assay with luciferin as a substrate was used to determine IC50 values for all extracts and constituents. The kinetic enzyme inhibition experiments were subsequently perf...