Two Bangladeshi medicinal plants Tridax procumbens and Vernonia cinerea have been investigated for their in vitro thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and cytotoxic properties. The total phenolic content was also determined and expressed in gallic acid equivalent. Among the two plants, the methanol extract of T. procumbens exhibited highest thrombolytic activity with clot lysis value of 21.15%. S...

Background and objectives: Aseprugo procumbens is used as antianxety and depression in Iranian traditional medicine; however no clinical trial has been performed about these properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antidepressant efficacy and safety of hydroalcoholic extract of A. procumbens. Methods: In this double blind study, 3...

Exploration of herbs combination could be an alternative way for developing traditional medicine in order to provide better result or benefits in the therapy of diseases. Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Ness and Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr are two medicinal plants that are already well known for traditional treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM). Combination of potent hypoglycaemic effect of...

Diabetes mellitus is believed to bring negative effects on the male reproductive system through an increase in oxidative stress. Gynura procumbens, a local herb with anti-hyperglycemic and anti-diabetic properties, has been traditionally used to treat the disease. The present study aimed to assess the anti-diabetic activity of aqueous G. procumbens and the effect of treatment on the reproductiv...

Three vegetable dyes are used for the study: anthocyanin dye from pomegranate arils extract, betalain dye from beet root extract and chlorophyll dye from tridax procumbens leaf. The anthocyanin and betalain, anthocyanin and chlorophyll, betalain and chlorophyll dyes are blended in cocktail in equal proportions, by volume. This study determines the effect of different extraction concentrations a...

UNLABELLED Endophytic bacteria are harmless in most plant species; and known to boost the growth and development of the host plants probably by secreting growth hormones. The isolation, identification and screening of endophytic bacteria for the plant growth regulators like cytokinin are needed to get the leads for their applications in agriculture sector. We describe the isolation and identifi...

Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens), an herbal product being marketed in Canada and in Europe as a home remedy for the relief of arthritic disease, was investigated in healthy humans on eicosanoid production during spontaneously blood clotting. Volunteers took H. procumbens (daily 4 capsules of 500 mg powder containing 3% of total glucoiridoids) for a period of 21 days. The following are th...

Salama M El Darier, Sania A Kamal, Ream I Marzouk and Iman H Nour* Author Affiliations Health Center Romareda Seminar, Spain Received: April 14, 2021 | Published: 21, Corresponding author: Botany Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005674