PURPOSE To evaluate the antitumor and antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit cultivated in southeastern Brazil. METHODS Preparation ethanolic extract of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia L. Culture of melanoma cells B16-F10 for treatment with ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. fruit to determine cell viability by MTT and determination temporal effect ...

the current epidemic of diabetes indicates the need of proper and effective medications that are limited in their potency to have many side effects. thus, introduction of alternative and complementary medicine is now in picture. the main objective of this study was to analyze the rate of glucose transport across cell membrane in yeast cells system in the presence of the ethanolic extract of bru...

Objective: Scientific evaluation of traditionally using medicinal herbs for their pharmacological activity is a leading and valuable area of research. The aim of this study is to compare the antimicrobial activity of ethanolic and hydroalcoholic extract of Vetiveria zizanioides root and analyze the major bioactive compounds present in those extracts. Methods: Antimicrobial activity of both etha...

Ethanol extract of ginger, turmeric and cinnamon was assessed for its antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiinflammatory activity. The antioxidant activity was determined by measuring FRAP (ferric reducing-antioxidant power) assay. The antibacterial efficacy was determined using paper disc method against different gram negative bacterial and sensitivity in terms of zones of inhibition of all extra...

Ethanolic extract of Curcuma xanthorrhiza was used to evaluate the analgesic and toxicity effects in vivo. The extract was standardized using GC-MS, which showed that 1 mg of Curcuma xanthorrhiza ethanolic extract contains 0.1238 mg of xanthorrhizol. The analgesic activity was studied in rats using three different models, namely the hot plate test, tail flick test and formalin-induced pain test...

traditionally, peganum harmala seeds (p.h) have been extensively used in the asia region. we have previously reported the increase of fear behavior by systemic administration of p.h extract. here, we evaluated the effect of central administration of the extract on the fear behavior. method: methanolic extract of the plant's seeds (37% humidity) was prepared for the investigation. elevated ...

objective in previous studies, the relaxant, anticholinergic (functional antagonism), antihistaminic and its stimulatory effects on b-adrenoceptors of nigella sativa have been demonstrated on guinea pig tracheal chains. in the present study, the relaxant effects of hydro-ethanolic, macerated aqueous (ma) and lipid-free macerated aqueous (lfma) extract of nigella sativa on tracheal chains of gui...

Tectona grandis (teak) and Vernonia amygdalina (bitter leaf) are plants used in traditional medicine in West Africa. In this study, we tested ethanolic and hydro-ethanolic extracts of bark and leaves of T. grandis and ethanolic extract of leaves of V. amygdalina for their inhibitory effect on Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis. Ethanolic extract of V. amygdali...

Vernonia anthelmintica is a wild medicinal herb distributed throughout the India. It is used as a folk medicine against cough, skin diseases, diarrhea and fever. In the present study, ethanolic extract was obtained from seeds of Vernonia anthelmintica and phytochemical analysis was done to screen alkaloids, saponins, steroids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, polyphenols and gums and muci...

The present study was designed to investigate the hypolipidemic effect of ethanolic extract from whole plant of Lactuca runcinata (DC.) in rats fed with atherogenic diet (AD). The acute toxicity study shows that the ethanolic extract are safe up to 2000 mg/kg, thus one tenth of this dose was consider as evaluation dose. Ethanolic extract of Lactuca runcinata was administered in doses of 200 and...