Present paper offers considerable information on traditional uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of Hafizabad district, Punjab-Pakistan. This is the first quantitative ethnobotanical study from the area comprising popularity level of medicinal plant species intendedby using relative popularity level (RPL) and rank order priority (ROP) indices.Ethnobotanical data were collected by interv...

BACKGROUND Withania somnifera is an important medicinal plant traditionally used in the treatment of many diseases. The present study was carried out to characterize the phenolic acids, flavonoids and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging activities in methanolic extracts of W. somnifera fruits, roots and leaves (WSFEt, WSREt and WSLEt). METHODS WSFEt, WSREt and WSLEt was pr...

Introduction adaptogenic, immunomodulatory, free radical scavenging and antioxidant rejuvenating actions Irrational use of antibiotics as growth promoter (Shukla and Srivastava, 1999). The constituent herbs and as therapeutic agent or immunomodulator in of polyherbal formulation Stresroak which are livestock and poultry is current issue. International Phyllanthus emblica, Withania Somnifera, Ma...

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal., commonly referred to as Ashwagandha, is a medicinal plant from the solanaceae family with wide range of pharmacological properties. W. rich source withanolides, such withanolide A, B, D, withaferin etc. and these molecules are attributed for large number activities. In present study, impact heavy metals cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) has been assessed on g...