The article is part of the series, devoted to studies on Equisetum species occurring in Poland. described here, arvense L. – field horsetail, regarded as typical for entire genus. Among others, some morphological and anatomical characteristics species, its taxonomic diversity, distribution association with specihc habitat types, well threats, traditional use life cycle are presented below. phyt...

Background:Acorus calamus (Sweet flag) is a known herbal drug commonly used in traditional medicine. Our aim was to perform seasonal and altitudinal phytochemical screening to assess the antioxidant activity of the essential oils in the rhizome and leaves of A. calamus from three different altitudes. Methods: Phytochemical screening was performed using GC/MS analysis and in vitro antioxidant as...

The alkaloids characteristically produced by the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous plant species that include well know genera such as Narcissus (daffodils) and Galanthus (snowdrops), are a source of new pharmaceutical compounds. Presently, only the Amaryllidaceae alkaloid galanthamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used to treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, is pr...

INTRODUCTION Dietary phytochemicals are found in plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains and may be categorised in a nested hierarchical manner with many hundred individual phytochemicals identified to date. To associate phytochemical intakes with positive health outcomes, a fundamental step is to accurately estimate the dietary phytochemical intake from foods reported. The purp...

The present study was to compare the Phytochemical and Antimicrobial analysis of W. somnifera and W. obtusifolia. In the Ethanolic leaf and root extract of Withania species were screened for phytochemical compounds by qualitative and FT-IR, UV method. Withania species have been used for remedies of human pathogen because they contain therapeutic compounds. This research work was mainly focused ...

Phytochemical investigation of the above-ground biomass of Asclepias sullivantii L. (Asclepiadaceae) afforded six new pregnane glycosides, named sullivantosides A-F (1–6). The structures of 1–6 were elucidated through a variety of spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques (1D and 2D NMR; HRESIMS). To the best of our knowledge, this work represents the first phytochemical study of this species....

sericostoma pauciflorum stocks ex wight(family boraginaceae) used against cancer, diabetes and known to be health promoter. callus cultures have been established from the stem explants on murashige and skoog (ms) medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/l concentration of different growth hormone viz. kinetin (kn), indole 3-acetic acid (iaa) and indole 3-butyric acid (iba). at 6 weeks of age, these call...

OBJECTIVE Diets rich in whole and unrefined foods, like whole grains, dark green and yellow/orange-fleshed vegetables and fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds, contain high concentrations of antioxidant phenolics, fibers and numerous other phytochemicals that may be protective against chronic diseases. This study compared the effects of a phytochemical-rich diet versus a refined-food diet on lipopro...

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), commonly known as hemp, is an annual herb belongs to the family Cannabacea. The seeds of this plant have considerable content of oil and unsaturated fatty acids, and its fiber is used in the paper and textile industries. Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol are main cannabinoid compounds of this plant, which have high importance for their well-known pharmaceutical...