Background: It is believed that activation of microglia in the central nervous system upon detection of stimulus like lipopolysaccharides provokes neuroinflammation via the production of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines. The cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory properties of various folk medicine has been gaining attention as a strategy to combat various disease. This study aimed to ass...

The antimicrobial activity of alcoholic, butanolic and chloroform extracts of leaves and roots of the plant Acanthus ilicifolius ware studied. Ampicillin and clotrimazole were used as standard antibacterial and antifungal agents respectively. The result of the study revealed that the alcoholic extract and chloroform extract of leaves exhibited strong inhibitory action against Bacillus subtilis,...

The present study was carried out for preliminary phytochemical screening for ten principle bioactive compounds in Petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of roots of Memecylon edule collected from potheri forest, Kattankulathur in Tamilnadu. Chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of seeds of Memecylon edule were also investigated against ten bacteria using disc diffusion...

Phlomis crinita Cav., is a Lamiaceae very widespread in the North-West of Algeria (Chlef), but little studied on chemical and pharmacological levels; for this, phytochemical screening, then dosage total phenolic compounds (TPC), flavonoids (TFL) condensed tannins (TCN) obtained by (02) methods (reflux ultrasonic bath), followed an evaluation antibacterial activities antioxidants, were carried o...

The chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of leaves of Cocculus pendulus, were tested for anti-inflammatory and wound healing activity at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight. Both the extracts at the dose of 400 mg/kg body weight, produced dose dependent and significant inhibition of carrageenan induced paw edema. The exhibited anti-inflammatory activity was comparable with the standard ...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of Artemisia sieversiana Ehrhart. Ex. Willd. (Asteraceae) and Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) from their extracts. Solvent ether, petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone, ethanol, benzene and aqueous extracts were tested against the test organisms viz., Bacterial strains (Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis) and fungal st...

The aerial part of Salvia wiedemannii Boiss. (Lamiaceae) has been used for treatment of peptic ulcers and relieving pain in Turkish folk medicine. To evaluate the analgesic effect of S. wiedemannii, tail flick and acetic acid-induced writhing tests were used in mice. The chloroform extract (500 mg/kg, i.p.) obtained from S. wiedemannii showed significant analgesic activity on tail flick assay, ...

The study was carried out to investigate the antimicrobial, antioxidant potential and the qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis of the bark and leaf of Cocculus laurifolius DC. by using polar and non-polar solvents, i.e. Petroleum ether, Chloroform, Methanol and distilled water. Chloroform bark extracts showed maximum % yield. Antimicrobial activity was determined by using 4 bacte...

It has been reported that several members of Convolvulaceae family such as Convolvulus arvensis possess cytotoxic activity on some tumor cell lines. Proteoglycan mixture, the water extract of C. arvensis with high molecular weight, has potent anti-angiogenesis and stimulating effects. In this study, arial parts of C. arvensis were collected and identified, and the cytotoxic effects of chlorofor...

Three lignan derivatives, (-)-taxiresinol (1), (-)-3'-demethylisolariciresinol-9'-hydroxyisopropylether (2) and (-)-3-demethylisolariciresinol (3), previously isolated from the heart-wood of Taxus baccata L. (Taxaceae) were investigated for cytotoxicity against the Oncology Cell Line Panel (breast, colon, ovary, prostate, lung and a normal adult bovine aortic endothelial cell line) as well as f...