Background and aims: The frequency of chronic hepatitis B virus infection varies totally in different part of the world but it could be categorized as high, intermediate and low endimicity. In this regard, development of safe and effective vaccines against infectious diseases especially hepatitis B virus that are still required for emerging new pathogens, re-emerging old pathog...

Calotropis gigantea (Linn) and Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) have long been used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of various ailments in Bangladesh. The present study was designed to investigate the cytotoxicity of isolated compounds from these two plants. Two compounds, named β-boswellic acid (compound-1) and 2-methoxy-14-calamenenone (compound-2) were isolated from the flowers of Calotropis ...

In vitro diagnostic kits use immune chromatographic assay with gold nanoparticle conjugated antigen / antibody coated in the kit that specifically detects of pathogen or to a blood serum tested. Such are available for wide variety diseases and different could antigens targeted. this research article I present novel finding when latex Calotropis gigantea Thevetia peruviana is used as sample targ...

Background: Calotropis gigantea (family: Asclepiadaceae) has been known to contain cardiac glycosides. The C. gigantea extracts have been reported as cytotoxic to a few cancer cell lines. The present study was designed to examine the effect of Calotropis gigantea methanolic extract (CGME) on the growth and apoptosis in human breast carcinoma cell line (MCF-7 cells).Methods: The study was ...

Calotropis gigantea Linn is a popular restorative herb commonly known as milk weed & has been utilized in Indian system of medication. In this review, the systematic position, introduction about plant, morphological study, phytochemistry and economical values are discussed. It oval, light green leaves smooth stem. The plant growing wide range soils natural conditions, requiring no cultivati...

Abstract Graphene-functionalized fibers have attracted substantial attention due to their potential applications in flexible wearable electronics. However, these conventional conductive materials face difficulties mass production, which limits large-scale fabrication. In this paper, we report a graphene-coated Calotropis gigantea yarn by pad dyeing with graphene oxide and reduction process, end...

Amaç: Asclepidiaceae familyas?na ait Calotropis procerave gigantean yapra??nda bulunan biyomarker ?-sitosterol'ün ay?rt edici kan?t? ve ölçümü, yüksek performansl? ince tabaka kromatografik (HPTLC) karakterizasyon yöntemi kullan?larak gerçekle?tirildi. Bu çal??mada, kantitatif de?erlendirme için d?? standart kullan?lm??t?r. Gereç Yöntem: Yöntem, ara?t?rman?n do?rulu?unu sa?lamaktad?r özellikle ...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to screen phytochemicals and antimicrobial activities of the extracts of three medicinal plants viz. Calotropis gigantea, Lawsonia inermis and Trigonella foenum-graecum. Methods: The methanolic extracts of the three plants were tested against clinical isolates of five bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Methicillin Resistant Sta...

The paper reviews the economic and traditional medicinal uses of the plants, Calotropis gigantean and C. procera from the published literature from various of India. The ethno-medicinal uses of the former species in Orissa are also incorporated. Their distribution in India, Botany, Physical and Chemical properties of the plant parts are provided. Uses of the traditional medicines and their auth...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that the barks and roots of some Apocynaceae species have anticancer and antimalarial properties. In this study, leaf extracts of five selected species of Apocynaceae used in traditional medicine (Alstonia angustiloba, Calotropis gigantea, Dyera costulata, Kopsia fruticosa and Vallaris glabra) were assessed for antiproliferative (APF) and antiplasmodial (APM) activ...