The present study was designed to identify the chemical constituents of the methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. rhizomes and their inhibitory effect on a hepatoma cell line. The methanolic extract was subjected to GC-MS analysis to identify the volatile constituents and the other part of the same extract was subjected to liquid column chromatographic separation to isolate curcumin. The inhib...

In the present study, Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts are screened for the occurrence of bioactive compounds. The results positively showed the present of flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides in both aqueous and methanolic extract of Zea mays hair. Terpenoid compounds however present only in the methanolic extract sample. In addition, the total...

The antifungal efficacy of seed extracts (propanol, ethanol, methanol and sterile deionised water) of Camelina sativa cv. Calena (EC643910) against Rhizopus stolonifer was investigated by agar disc diffusion method. Among all extracts, methanolic seed extract (Disc 3) showed significant activity against R. stolonifer. However, no activity was observed against rest of the extracts (Disc 1, 2 and...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Oxidative stress and inflammation play vital role in the development of MI. The Indian basil or Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.), owing to its antioxidant potential, is used in the traditional system of Indian medicine to treat various disorders. We evaluated methanolic extract of O. sanctum (Tulsi) leaves on inflammation i...

Methanolic extract of Elephantopus scaber leaves was investigated for its role in hair growth in experimental rats. The 2% and 5% solution of prepared formulation using methanolic extract was studied for hair growth on wistar rats for 30 days. Minoxidil (2% solution) was taken as a reference standard. The prepared hair oil formulation of methanolic extract significantly (p<0.01) potentiated the...

BACKGROUND Sphaeranthus amaranthoides commonly known as sivakaranthai is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of skin diseases. METHODS The antioxidant activity of the extract and its fraction was evaluated by using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity, total antioxidant capacity, and total phenolic content. The tested plant extracts showed variable de...

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the acute toxicity and antidiabetic activity of the methanolic extract of Hygrophila auriculata in adult male Wistar rats. Methods: Methanolic extract was prepared by optimized maceration procedures. Then, they were administered to groups of six rats in doses of 0, 100, 500, 750, 1000 and 3000 mg/kg body weight. The rats were then observed...

The diuretic potential of methanolic extract of whole plant of Jussiaea suffruticosa was evaluated in male albino rats. The volume of urine, urinary concentration of sodium, potassium and chloride ions was the tested parameters of the study. Furosemide (100 mg/kg) was used as standard. Methanolic extract was tested in dose levels of 200 and 400 mg/kg. The methanolic extract at 400 mg/kg dose le...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antihyperglycemic activity of methanolic extract of Trianthema portulacastrum whole plant in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The STZ induced diabetic rats are divided into four groups of six animals each. Group I served as diabetic control, Group II diabetic rats were treated with a standard oral hypoglycaemic agent, glibenclamide (1m...

In vitro antioxidant activities of methanolic extract of tuberous root of coleous vettiveroides (jacob.) was investigated. The free radical scavenging activity to evaluate by DPPH (2,2 -diphenyl -1picryl hydrazyl) method, Nitric oxide method, Total antioxidant activity. DPPH radical scavenging activity of Methanolic extract and reference standard Rutin IC50 values was found to be 250 μg/ml and ...