BACKGROUND Ficus thonningii is commonly used in traditional medicine across the African continent. We investigated the effects of crude Ficus thonningii extracts on growth, morphology and morphometry of the abdominal viscera and clinical biochemistry of neonatal rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty, 6-day old Sprague Dawley rat pups were orally gavaged once daily with either low (50 mg.kg(-1) b....

Aqueous and methanolic extracts from different parts of nine traditional Zulu medicinal plants, of the Vitaceae from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa were evaluated for therapeutic potential as anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agents. Of the twenty-nine crude extracts assayed for prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors, only five methanolic extracts of Cyphostemma natalitium-root, Rhoicissus digitata...

Fourteen saxicolous lichens from trans-Himalayan Ladakh region were identified by morpho-anatomical and chemical characteristics. The n-hexane, methanol and water extracts of the lichens were evaluated for their antioxidant capacities. The lichen extracts showing high antioxidant capacities and rich phenolic content were further investigated to determine their cytotoxic activity on human HepG2 ...

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of the methanolic and aqueous extracts of Caesalpinia pulcherrima wood were studied in in vitro models. Both extracts exhibited strong antioxidant activity, as evidenced by the low IC50 values in both 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide and superoxide scavenging methods; the values were found to be less or comparable to those of gallic acid, ...

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of three different extracts (acetone, methanol, n-hexane) Zanthoxylum armatum fruits leaves were investigated. The maximum inhibition zone was shown by methanolic leaf extract against K. pneumonia (20.51 ± 0.93). minimum (12.01 0.93) exhibited fruit S. typhi. highest activity recorded at 1000 ppm. Methanolic the most (89.8%) among all extracts, followed ...

The present study was aimed to the pharmacological screening some traditional Indian medicinal plants for its anti-inflammatory activity. The methanolic and aqueous extracts of leaves of Moringa oleifera and Ocimum gratissimum were taken and evaluated for their anti-inflammatory potential using carrageenan induced hind paw edema method. The methanolic and aqueous extracts of Ocimum gratissimum ...

In endemic areas where malaria is prevalent, medicinal plants are often used to treat malaria. This study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of extracts of meniran (Phyllanthus niruri L.) herb traditionally used to treat malaria in Indonesia. Three extracts viz aqueous, methanolic and chloroformic extracts were obtained by maceration of t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Momordica charantia extracts on reference strains and microorganisms isolated from clinical specimens. METHOD Petroleum ether and methanolic crude extracts of fruits and leaves of the plant were evaluated for antimicrobial activity using the disk diffusion method on four reference microorganisms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Can...

Different extracts of L. cylindrica were taken for anthelmintic activity against Indian earthworm Pheretima posthuma. Two concentrations (50 and 100 mg/ml) of various extracts were tested and results were expressed in terms of time for paralysis and time for death of worms. Albendazole (20 mg/ml) was used as reference standard and carboxy methyl cellulose (0.5%) as a control group. Dose depende...

Infectious diseases are one of the main causes of high morbidity and mortality in human beings around the world. Currently the marine is an important source of medicinal products since the marine ecosystem,particularly seaweeds are directly exposed and are susceptible to ambient micro organisms such as bacteria fungi and viruses. In the present study, we assessed the antibacterial and antifunga...