A new dihydroxy alcohol has been isolated from the aerial part of the Adhatoda vasica. The compound was identified as 2,4dihydroxynonane on the basis of spectral land chemical studies.

In the Present study, methanolic, chloroform and diethyl ether extracts of Adhatoda vasica Plants were evaluated for its wound healing activity in the form of Ointment dosage form in excision wound model in albino rats. The methanolic extract ointment of Adhatoda vasica showed a significant effect in excision wound model as comparable to standard drug and other two extracts of ointment, by calc...

Photochemical studies of leaf of the herbs Justicia tranquebariensis. (Acanthaceae) carried out in the presence of phytosterols, flavonoids, Glycosides and absence of triterpenoids, alkaloids, saponins tannins have been reported in this herb for the first time.

Justicia spicigera (muicle) is a plant that has been used from the pre-Hispanic era to contemporary times in Mexico. It has been used in the traditional medicine for healing diseases such as dysentery, diabetes, leukemia, and anemia, just to mention some human disorders. It has been used for obtaining indigo dye after making extraction with water to be used for coloring of baskets, crafts, and ...

The Herpesviruses are important human pathogens that can cause mild to severe lifelong infections with high morbidity. Alternate drugs such as ayurvedic drugs are now a day’s used for management of HSV infections due to the emergence of resistant strains.The aqueous and methanol extract from leaves of Justicia adhatoda, were used to study the cytotoxicity effect on Vero cell line by using MTT a...

The present work used Social Exchange Theory as a framework for understanding Counterproductive Work Behavior (CWB). We sought to contribute to the existing body of knowledge by examining psychologically experienced organizational distributive justice and climate as predictors of counterproductive workplace behavior, while exploring whether immediate job and exchange characteristics – employee ...

Medicinal plants are the local heritage with universal importance. World is gifted with a rich wealth of medicinal plants. Herbs have always been the principal source of medicine in India and presently they are becoming popular throughout the world. But the major lacuna is the lack of proper identification and information about the medicinal plants. This is mainly because due to the fact that t...

Ethno-botanical explorations with regard to the folk-lore medicine in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu and Palghat district of Kerala for jaundice was carried out. Out of twenty remedies thus gathered two are found to be new reports and a few others have got interesting combination. The specimens are identified at Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore and deposited in the Herbarium of Ethnobio...

Adhatoda vasica (L.) Nees is a well-known plant drug in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine. It has been used for the treatment of various diseases, particularly for the treatment of inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases. However, the scientific rationale and mechanisms by which it functions in these diseases is not known. This study was designed to explore the inhibitory activity of Adhatoda vasic...