Our interest is to identify compounds from the patchouli oil of Pogostemon herba to inhibit the cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) enzyme activity. The data for the major compounds (alpha-patchouli alcohol isomer (CD521903, CD442384, and/or CD6432585), alphabulnusene, seychellene and alpha-guaiene) of patchouli oil were explored from the PubChem database. The compounds to COX-1 interactions were studied ...

Valeriana jatamansi Jones is an important medicinal plant that grows wild in Himachal Pradesh, India. Molecular and biochemical diversity among 13 natural populations from Himachal Pradesh was assessed using RAPD and GC-MS to know the extent of existing variation. A total of seven genetically diverse groups have been identified based on RAPD analysis which corroborated well with the analysis ba...

Seven indigenous medicinal plants, Mallotus philippensis, Pogostemon cablin, Colebrookea oppositifolia, Mussaenda macrophylla, Celosia argentea, Pilea symmeria and Thysanolaena maxima, have been investigated for their antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activity. The ethanol extract of these medicinal plants were subjected to evaluate their antibacterial properties and their antioxidant pote...