Galactomannans (GMs) extracted from seeds of a native Brazilian specie designated Cassia fastuosa (cassia) and from Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (guar gum – a commercial GM) were mixed with agar, in the proportion of 3/3 g.L (w/w), and used as a gelling agent in Marubakaido apple rootstock (Malus prunifolia Borkh) micropropagation. The rheological measurements of the gels showed a good interaction ...

Cassia tora Linn. (Caesalpinaceae) is a semi-wild annual herb grown widely in different places of south-east Asia including India, Northern Australia and Americas. This plant species is well known for having potential in traditional medicine practices for the treatment of a variety of disorders and ailments ranging from simple cough, hypertension to diabetes. Recent scientific investigation rev...

The alcoholic and aqueous extracts of five medicinal plants (Cassia fistula, Albizia lebbeck, Cassia occidentalis , Sphaeranthus indicus and Vitex nigundo) collected from Uttarakhand, North India; were evaluated for antibacterial activity by Agar diffusion method against medically important bacteria viz. B. subtilis, K. pneumonia, E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S. aure...

The aim of the study was to investigate the Cassia auriculata and cardiospermum halicacabum leaf for Phytochemical compounds and GC-MS analysis. The presence of phytochemical compounds was screened by qualitative method. The results showed the presence of Phytochemical compounds of carbohydrates, phenol, lipid, protein, saponin, flavonoids and tannin. GC-MS analysis 13,15 bioactive phytochemica...

Seed galactomannans commonly known as seed gums, are important food hydrocolloids used all over the world in different industries. They exhibit excellent binding, suspending, emulsifying, thickening, stabilizing and water-holding properties and could be utilized for the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms like tablets, syrups, suspensions, lotions, ointments and for sustained drug releas...

Plant remedies, despite their innocuity reputation, are implicated in adverse events. The present review focuses on 30 popular herbs which are associated with severe and sometimes fatal hepatotoxicity: Actaea racemosa, Aloe barbadensis, Atractylis gummifera, Callilepsis laureola, Camellia sinensis, Centella asiatica, Chelidonium majus, Ephedra sinica, Garcinia cambogia, Hypericum perforatum, La...

Cassia auriculata has been used medically for many years to treat chronic disorders. The purpose of this review is look through the literature find any information on cassia plant's pharmacological properties and phytochemical composition were taken from published publications concentrating Pharmacological properties. It wild such as Anti-cancer, Anti-fungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-...

Cassia tora Linn. is one of the widely used plants in ethnic and traditional systems medicine. A popular species genus Cassia, its therapeutic effects on ocular system, integumentary hepato pancreatic disorders, gastric system have been documented since centuries demonstrated through pharmacological experiments. The efficacy seeds leaves may be attributed to presence anthraquinones glycosides p...

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Since the advent of modern drug treatments, traditional medicine has greatly receded in occidental societies. Moreover, only a limited number of medicinal plants have received detailed scientific scrutiny; thereby prompting the World Health Organisation to recommend that this area be comprehensively investigated. The aim of the study is to assess the antimicrobial activity and to determine the ...