The antimicrobial activity of alcoholic, butanolic and chloroform extracts of leaves and roots of the plant Acanthus ilicifolius ware studied. Ampicillin and clotrimazole were used as standard antibacterial and antifungal agents respectively. The result of the study revealed that the alcoholic extract and chloroform extract of leaves exhibited strong inhibitory action against Bacillus subtilis,...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is considered one of the 5 principal causes of death in the world and is recognized as a global public health issue because of its multifactorial facets affecting essential biochemical processes in the body. This study investigated the antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic activities of the aqueous extract of Cochlospermum planchonii (C. planchonii) leaves in streptozo...

The methanolic extract of the leaves of Buchanania Lanzan was investigated for its anti inflammatory activity in animal models. The extract at different doses used showed good anti inflammatory activity which has been done significantly, by the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan. These results were also comparable to aspirin, the reference drugs used in this study. The results from pres...

Experiments were carried out to evaluate the antifungal potential of aqueous extracts of leaves, bark, seeds and fruits of Syzygium cumini against two important fungal plant pathogens, Alternaria alternata and Fusarium oxysporum. Results revealed that among various plant parts, aqueous extract of fruit was most effective against the growth of F. oxysporum as compared to other extracts whereas, ...

Study in uitro on the anticestodal activity of Coleus blu111ei leaves extracts against Hy111e11olepis 111icrosfolll11 was conducted. Leaves of C. blwuci were collected and extracted ·with hexane, chloroform, ethanol and water. Anthelmintic activity was evaluated with an assay using H. 111icrosfolllll in a serial microplate dilution method by determination of mortality time. The parasites were t...

Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Dendrophthoe falcata Linn. leaves which belongs to the Loranthaceae family, were evaluated through DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl -2-picryl-hydrazyl), antilipid peroxidation and nitric oxide scavenging methods to assess the antioxidant activity. Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Dendrophthoe falcata leaves were also evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity by carr...

The investigation was to evaluate gastroprotective effects of ethanolic extract of M. pruriens leaves on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injuries in rats. Forty-eight rats were divided into 8 groups: negative control, extract control, ulcer control, reference control, and four experimental groups. As a pretreatment, the negative control and the ulcer control groups were orally administered carb...

Seeds of Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori. (Moringaceae) is widely used in south east of Iran for gastrointestinal disorders. However, so far there is no pharmacological evidence for antispasmodic activity of this plant extract. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate antispasmodic activity of M. peregrina on rat isolated ileum contraction. Hydroalcoholic extract was obtained by...

The aim of the study was investigate antifungal activity of the various leaves extracs of Achyranthes aspera Linn.The aqueous,ethanol and methanol leaves extracts of Achyranthes aspera Linn. (Family:Amaranthaceae) were evaluated for antifungal activity against clinically important fungal spp viz. Candida albicans (MTCC 227), C.tropicalis (MTCC 750), C.krusei (ATCC 6258), C.kefyr (ATCC 4235), C....

The methanolic extracts of the frontal and mature leaves of Tectona grandis were comparatively evaluated for their analgesic and anti inflammatory activity. The analgesic and anti inflammatory activities were evaluated using the Eddy’s hot plate and Carrageenan induced paw edema models in rats respectively. The results of the analgesic activity have revealed that the frontal leaves and the matu...