The antiparasitic activity of the drupe extracts of Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) growing in Argentina was tested against a tapeworm and an earthworm, showing to be better against tapeworms than the standard piperazine phosphate, which is used in the treatment of Cestoda infections.

Ninety solvent extracts (n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol) obtained from the leaves, bark and stem of 13 Sri Lankan Rubiaceae and two Sri Lankan Meliaceae plants have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Morinda tinctoria, Mussaenda frondosa, Psychotria gardneri and Psychotria stenophylla displayed the widest spectrum of antibacterial activity.

Chisocheton is a plant of the Meliaceae family which has been known as source limonoids, triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids and phenolics. This second largest in Meliaceae, with 53 species widely distributed tropical subtropical regions including Indonesia. From this genus, compounds that have interesting activities found, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, cytotoxic, antitumor anticancer. One po...

A mixture of flavalignan cinchonains Ia and Ib was isolated from the bark of Trichilia catigua. The structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic data of the natural products and their methylated derivatives including 2D NMR experiments, and compared with data in the literature. These flavalignans exhibited antibacterial activity against Bacillus

The title limonoid 14-de-oxyxyloccensin K, C(27)H(34)O(7), isolated from Chisocheton ceramicus (Meliaceae), features an oxygen linkage between carbon-3 and carbon-8 along with a tetra-hydro-furyl sub-unit. The six-membered rings adopt chair configurations and the tetra-hydro-furyl sub-unit has an envelope shape.

Most of the medicinal agents are originated from nature and considered as a rich source for producing drugs including modern drugs. Swietenia machrophylla is one of the most important plant of the family, Meliaceae. It is planted widely in Southern Asia and in the Pacific region. This review provides information on its traditional uses, phytochemical and medicinal values. The plant extracts and...