I am very grateful to the Linnean Society of London for the kind invitation it extended to me to participate in the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Linn e. When, in 1980, I was elected as a foreign member of the Society, I felt I did not really deserve the honour, but it has given me great encouragement as I have tried to continue my research, nding time between my...

Melastoma malabathricum Linn. is a shrub that comes with beautiful pink or purple flowers and has berries-like fruits rich in anthocyanins. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the M. malabathricum Linn. flower and fruit crude extracts against Listeria monocytogenes IMR L55, Staphylococcus aureus IMR S244, Escherichia coli ...

Diethylnitrosamine (DEN), found in many commonly consumed foods, is widely reported to induce cancer in animals and humans. The aim of the present study was to investigate the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of the leaf extract of the medicinal plant Cassia fistula Linn. against diethylnitrosamine induced liver injury in ethanol pretreated rats. Albino Wistar rats, pretreated with e...

According to the world Summit of sustainable Development, major reason for lack safe water is either scarcity or contamination sources. Therefore this study eye on developing nations, seeks find sustainable, yet economically and socially practical solution problems associated with polluted water. To fulfil objectives present study, two medicinal value plants Dhav (Anogeissuslatifolia wall.) Ara...

Anti ulcer activity of root, stem and leave of Murrya koenigii (Linn.) Spreng was studied against ethanol, hydrochloric acid, indomethacin, stress and pyloric ligation induced gastric ulceration in albino rats. Significant antiulcer activity was observed in root, stem as well as leave of MurryaKoenigii (Linn.) Spreng in all the gastric ulcer models studied. Maximum anti ulcer activity was found...

Cassia fistula seeds have many therapeutic uses in traditional medicine practice. The present investigation was undertaken to demonstrate the anticandidal activity of the C. fistula seed extract at ultra-structural level through transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations. The effect of seed extract on the growth profile of the Candida albicans was...

Background: Cassia fistula was used traditionally as laxative in pregnant women. Nevertheless, its fetal and maternal effects in pregnancy have not been studied yet. Methods: Oral (Lethal Dose, 50%) LD50 was determined in mice. In addition, a control group, pregnant rats in other 5 experimental groups (n=12) received orally C. fistula aqueous extract (500, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg), tween80 (10%) a...