The pharmacological reactivity of guinea pig ileum to ethanol leaf extract of Amaranthus caudatus and Solanum melongena were determined in vitro. Parameters evaluated include the threshold value and the concentration ratio (CR). The potency of the plant extracts as expressed by EC50, the Emax (maximum response) and its corresponding concentration were determined from the concentration response ...

Simultaneous use of parasitoids and entomopathogenic nematodes for codling moth (CM) control could produce an antagonistic interaction between the two groups resulting in death of the parasitoid larvae. Two ectoparasitic ichneumonid species, Mastrus ridibundus and Liotryphon caudatus, imported for classical biological control of cocooned CM larvae were studied regarding their interactions with ...

OBJECTIVES The present study was aimed to investigate the α-amylase inhibition and antioxidant activities of methanolic extract of Amaranthus caudatus Linn (MeAc). METHODS Methanolic extract of Amaranthus caudatus was screened for α-amylase inhibition activity by CNPG3 method (2-chloro-p-nitrophenyl-α-D-maltotrioside) and antioxidant activity was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazile (...

The control of fish disease is mostly based on synthetic antimicrobial agents. Indiscriminate usage agents has resulted in antibiotics resistance. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate potential properties herbal plants as an alternative agent. susceptibility pathogens namely Bacillus sp., Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Esch...

Abstract Peoples in Soporaru village grows local specific brown rice ‘Kasumbo’ as a source of staple food North Tapanuli, Indonesia. The productivity is mostly disturbed by dominant pests, white back leafhoppers, planthopper, stemborer, and stinkbugs. importance use plant materials botanical pesticide can control pests crops. method used was purposive random sampling using Yellow Sticky Trap (Y...

The total phenolic contents (TPC) and antioxidant activities of five popular Malay raw salads or Ulam were investigated using DPPH radical scavenging and reducing ferric ion antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. The Ulam studied were the leaves of Cosmos caudatus (Ulam Raja), Oenanthe javanica (Selom), Murraya koenigii (Curry Leaf), Centella asiatica (Pegaga) and the seeds of Parkia speciosa (Petai)...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted to determine the inhibitory potential of selected Malaysian plants against key enzymes related to type 2 diabetes and hypertension. METHODS The samples investigated were pucuk ubi (Manihot esculenta), pucuk betik (Carica papaya), ulam raja (Cosmos caudatus), pegaga (Centella asiatica) and kacang botol (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus). The inhibitory potentia...