Lignans, which are recognized as main constituents in Justicia procumbens, have attracted considerable attention due to their pharmacological activities, including antitumor, anti-hepatitic, cytotoxic, anti-microbial, and anti-virus properties. Preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was successfully applied to the isolation and purification of four lignans (justicidin B (...

OBJECTIVES To formulate a polyherbal formulation and evaluate its antiarthritic activity against Freund's complete adjuvant induced arthritis in Female Wistar rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Glycosmis pentaphylla, Tridax procumbens, and Mangifera indica are well-known plants available throughout India and they are commonly used for the treatment of various diseases including arthritis. The polyhe...

Co-metabolism between plants and rhizosphere microbes is the mainstay of rhizoremediation contaminated soils. The aim current study was to isolate screen selected micro-fungi two Asteraceae (Tridax procumbens Chromolaena odorata) collected from wild in University Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State for bioremediation potential. Rhizosphere fungi were isolated, identified evaluated crude oil myco-remediat...

Traditional therapies, including the use of dietary components for wound healing and skin regeneration, are very common in Asian countries such as China India. The increasing evidence health-protective benefits phytochemicals, derived from plants is generating a lot interest, warranting further scientific evaluation mechanistic studies. Herbal products becoming more familiar among consumers hea...

Ayurveda is one of the oldest holistic traditional systems medicine. Tridax procumbens known as “Jayanti Veda” which weed found throughout India. It shows number pharmacological activities like Hepatoprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Wound healing, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antidiabetic. The present study was carried out to evaluate antioxidant and antimicrobial activity hydroalcoholic extract f...

Aim: A rapid, sensitive and accurate Reversed Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography method (RPHPLC) with Photo-diode array Detection (PDA) was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of Quercetin and Kaempferol in the methanolic extract of Tridax procumbens plant. Method: Whole plant of Tridax procumbens was collected from Dhule District, Shirpur; dried and methanolic ...

Tridax procumbens L. is a well known medicinal plant. In the present study alkaloids from pedicle and buds of the plant were extracted and evaluated for antimicrobial activity by ‘Disc Diffusion Assay’ against selected bacteria (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus mirabilis) and fungi (Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes). Mini...