Medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture. Carica papaya Linn.is a monoecious, dioecious or hermaphrodite tree; it belongs to the family Caricaceae. It is widely cultivated throughout world and is used as food and traditional medicine, particularly as an antiseptic and contraceptive. Papaya contains many biologically active compounds. Fruit, leaves, late...

Plumeriaalba and Plumeria acuminate is small laticiferous tree or shrub is a native of tropical America, commonly known as White Champa Leaf and stem were evaluated for its phytoconstituents, which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. P. accuminata, P. alba, P. rubra, P. lancifolea, P. drastic and P. phagidenica are some of the species with medicinal utility. This ...

The first synthesis of a naturally occurring tetrapeptide cyclo-(isoleucyl-prolyl-leucyl-alanyl) has been achieved using a solution-phase technique via coupling of dipeptide segments Boc-L-Pro-L-Leu-OH and L-Ala-L-Ile-OMe. Deprotection of the linear tetrapeptide unit and its subsequent cyclization gave a cyclopeptide, identical in all aspects to the naturally occurring compound. Bioactivity res...

Aim: In this article we compiled the whole plant of Helicteres.isora Linn showed excellent medicinal merits from ancient time belonging to family Sterculiacea, which commonly known as murud sheng.
 Study Design: The Pharmacognostic study i.e. microscopic and macroscopic with preliminary phytochemical test on different parts performed in a Datta Meghe college pharmacy,Datta meghe Institute ...

Ethnobotanical surveys indicated that in the traditional medicines worldwide, several Juniperus species are utilized as antihelmintic, diuretic, stimulant, antiseptic, carminative, stomachic, antirheumatic, antifungal, and for wound healing. In the present study, essential oils obtained from heartwood samples of Juniperus virginiana L., Juniperus occidentalis Hook. and Juniperus ashei J. Buchho...

Centratherum anthelminticum commonly known as ‘black cumin’, a traditional Ayurvedic medicine, has been used for centuries for curing common ailments such as fever, cough, and diarrhoea, and its is also used as a general tonic. A wide range of secondary metabolites such as: aliphatic fatty acids, flavones, saponins, steroids and glycosides have been reported from the C. anthelminticum. Its extr...

PURPOSE Levamisole is an antihelmintic and immunomodulator used as a dewormer and in combination with other forms of chemotherapy to treat colon cancer, melanoma, and head and neck cancer. It has also been used for treating dermatologic disorders such as verrucae. However, its benefits remain controversial and serious side effects such as central nervous system toxicity are unexpected. CASE R...