Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker is a medicinal plant found in the upper Northeastern regions of Thailand, which belongs to Zingiberaceae family. The present study aims to investigate the standardization parameters, to analyze chemical constituents of volatile oil by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and to determine the content of 5,7-dimethoxyflavone in K. parviflora rhizomes by thin-...

Ethnomedical questionnaires were distributed in Chicago, Costa Rica, and Colombia to identify the most common over-the-counter (OTC) plant or plant-based products advocated for treating oral pain, ulcerative conditions, and cancer within these locations. Over 100 plants or plant-based herbal preparations and commercial products, purchased from local botanical markets and pharmacies, were advoca...

Bark of Zanthoxylum rhetsa commonly known as “Mullilam” belongs to the Rutaceae family and is widely distributed in India. Zanthoxylum rhetsa bark is a medicinal plant, traditionally used in diabetes, antispasmodic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory and in various ailments. No reports are available on the pharmacognostic work of the bark, hence, the present study was undertaken to investigate the sam...

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a sore in the lining of stomach or duodenal mucosa. This study was aimed at evaluating antiulcer activity aqueous extract Nigella sativa (black seed) and its constitutents. The pharmacognostic properties dry seeds were determined. extracted using two methods digestion hydro-distillation. acute toxicity, phytochemical constituents evaluation performed on ethanol-ind...