Medicinal plants play a key role in human life as they are helpful in curing several diseases. They not only support health by the pharmacological nature but also utilizable as contraceptive options. The present study reveals that the medicinal plants Melia azedarach and Dodonaea viscosa leaf extracts showing antifertility activity. The decreased sperm count and reproductive organ weights inclu...

A study was conducted for the detection of Balantidium coli and to determine the comparative efficacy of ampicillin, secnidazole and neem seeds (Melia Azadarch linn) against balantidiosis in buffaloes around Lahore. A total of two hundred buffaloes were examined coprologically. Of those, 40 were found positive (20%), twenty-four buffaloes having balantidiosis were selected for chemotherapeutic ...

In this study, the 4-week oral toxicity and anti-cancer activity of the hexane layer of Melia azedarach L. var. japonica Makino's bark extract were investigated. We carried out a hollow fiber (HF) assay and 28- day repeated toxicity study to confirm the anti-cancer effect and safety of the hexane layer. The HF assay was carried out using an A549 human adenocarcinoma cell via intraperitoneal (IP...

Background & Aim: The plants of the greenhouse have been affected by infestation of the pest Trialeurodes vaporariorum, called greenhouse whitefly, which markedly reduced production. Synthetic insecticides have been widely developed and, their extensive use has brought about disadvantages, like environmental disturbance, pest resistance, lethal effects on non target organisms ...

Melia azedarach (MA) has been used in folk medicine in Asia for the treatment of several diseases. Several constituents from MA possess anti-herpetic, anti-angiogenic and anticancer properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a 70% ethanol extract of MA on melanogenesis and the underlying mechanisms involved. A B16F10 mouse melanoma cell line was used in our experi...

background:  the extracts of different parts of plants were found very effective against various pests. the aim of this research was to determine the insecticidal activity of fruit methanol extracts obtained from melia azedarach (meliaceae), phoenix theophrasti (arecaceae), styphnolobium japonicum (fabaceae) and pyracantha coccinea (rosaceae) against the larvae of culex pipiens (diptera: culici...

silver nano-particles have different biological applications due to their compatibility. chemical methodsusually result in remaining some amounts of toxic reactions on the nano-particles. for this reason, the useof plants as sustainable and accessible resources in preparation of compatible nano-particles has attracteda lot of attention in the recent years. this research investigated the green s...

The activity of phospholipase C in crude enzymatic preparation of Melia azadiracht seeds (Neem seeds) was studied by the use of lecithin as a substrate in aqueous medium. The enzyme activity was found optimum at pH 2.5 and temperature 35?C. The phospholipase C was found heat labile, being inactivated 88% within 10 minutes at 90°C