Moutan cortex, a widely used traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of various diseases, is the root bark of Peaonia suffruticosa Andrews (Paeoniaceae). In this study, the crude polysaccharides (CPS), paeonol and the crude total glycosides (CTG) of moutan cortex were extracted by the multiple-stage extraction. CPS was extracted by water, paeonol was distilled by steam distillation metho...

The whole plant of Jussiaea suffruticosa Linn. Has been widely used in traditional medicine of India. Important bioactive molecules of the plant extract have been explored with modern phytochemical approaches and reported to consist of betulinic acid, quercetin and β- sitosterol. Furthermore, the experimental data obtained from rational clinical studies indicated that the methanol extract of th...

Abstract Boxwood blight is caused by Calonectria henricotiae (Che) and C. pseudonaviculata (Cps). Unrecognized symptoms on Buxus cuttings used for propagation could potentially serve as a source of inoculum result in pathogen spread. In this study, boxwood (Buxus spp.) cultivars ‘Justin Brouwers', ‘Nana', ‘Green Beauty', Velvet' were assessed root production after exposure to 45 C (113 F) or 47...

The present study was aimed at evaluating the antioxidant activities of Cordia dichotoma known for their medicinal properties in folk medicine. In an effort to reduce the undesirable consequences of synthetic food conservatives in human health and food industries, scientists have recently changed their interest to search new conservatives. Antioxidants are important inhibitors of lipid per-oxid...