Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) is an annual plant commonly known as Puncture vine. It is dramatically gaining interest as a rich source of saponins. T. terrestris is a promising ingredient for many industries and recent patents on dermatological applications support the use of this plant for cosmetics and hygiene. Nonetheless problems arise in the selection of the material to be used. ...

TTrypanosoma evansi, is one among several species of Trypanosomes responsible for a major protozoan parasitic disease domestic animals. The current study aimed to investigate the trypanocidal effects aqueous and methanolic leaf extracts Balanites aegyptiacaDel (Zygophyllaceae) suramin on albino rats infected with Trypanosoma evansi. In total, 35 Swiss randomly separated into seven (7) groups (A...

Tribulus L. is considered as the most complex genus in Zygophyllaceae because of enormous number of invalid specific epithets and also of the variations present in various populations. A comparative study has been carried out on specimens of a number of species in the Arabian Peninsula and India to find out whether the species with identical characters reported from above regions are indeed sam...

Introduction: Tribulus terrestris is an herbaceous, annual plant that belong to family Zygophyllaceae naturalized in the Americas and Australia. The aim of this study was to overview anti-infertility effects of Tribulus terrestris. Objective: This review article is aimed to overview anti-infertility effect of Tribulus terrestris. Methods: This review article was carried out by searching studies...

CONTEXT Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (Zygophyllaceae) is a tropical tree that has many folk uses in various countries. The bark extract is used for the control of the fresh water snails that act as intermediary host of Schistosoma. OBJECTIVE Study the molluscicidal activity and chemical constituents of seed oil and seed glycosides of B. aegyptiaca against Monacha cartusiana and determine ...

Desert plants are unique adaptation from environmental conditions. Fagonia is a genus of plant in the family zygophyllaceae with about 20 species around Mediterranean to India, S. Africa, California, Chili. The local name of fagonia is dhamasa. They are traditionally well known for the treatment of hemorrhoids, inflammation, sores, leprosy, open wounds and fever in the form of internal and exte...