Botanicals act not only as insecticides but also function as antifeedants, oviposition deterrents and ovicides. The present investigation reports on the antifeedant property of leaf components of Curculigo orchioides, Evolvulus alsinoides, Phyllanthus deblis, Swertia corymbosa and Zanthoxylum limonella. Solvent residues of these leaf components obtained from different solvent extracts dissolved...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of a hexane crude extract (HCE) of Pterodon emarginatus on the oxidative and nitrosative stress induced in skeletal muscle, liver and brain of acutely exercised rats. METHODS Adult male rats were subjected to acute exercise by standardized contractions of the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle (100 Hz, 15 min) and treated orally wit...

Medicinal plants have been used from ancient time for the treatment and well-being of human beings. Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. is also extensively as traditional medicine in various culture. often prostrate, slender wiry with long hairs. The plant common tropical sub-tropical regions world. metabolites are considered to be effective treating many ailments. Various dosage forms a wide array extr...

Evolvulus glomeratus Nees & C. Mart. é uma planta pertencente a família Convolvulaceae. Essa espécie ocorre por todo território brasileiro, sendo conhecida diversos nomes populares dentre eles o melhoral, possuindo algumas propriedades medicinais conforme conhecimento popular, utilizada como antitérmico e para dor de cabeça. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar período das fenofases floração ...