The aqueous extract of the pods of Cassia fistula Linn (Leguminosae Caesalpinoideae), cultivated in Ile-Ife, Nigeria were investigated for pharmacological and toxicological properties. The in-vitro effect of Cassia fistula infusion on isolated guinea-pig ileum was examined. The acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the infusion of C. fistula and Cassia acutifolia Del. Pod(Senokot tablet) as the ref...

A cytological analysis of the microsporogenesis was carried out in the Agave tequilana and A. angustifolia species. Several abnormalities such as chromosomal bridges, lagging chromosomes, micronuclei, monads, dyads and triads were found. The morphological analysis of the pollen, together with the above-mentioned 2n microspores, allowed us to confirm the presence of 2n pollen as well as its freq...

There were substantiated the expediency of the using for the determination of identity of Cassia acutifolia Del. leaves of spectrophotometry and TLC. As the results of the chemical study of Cassia acutifolia leaves there were isolated the predominant components of this plant 1,7-dihydroxy-3carboxyanhraquinone, 8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside of torachrysone, kaempferol-3-O-gentiobioside and on this bas...

Medicinal plants possess unlimited and untapped wealth of chemical compounds with high drug potential which make these plants useful as sources of biomedicines. Cassia species have been of keen interest in phytochemical due to their excellent medicinal values. All Cassia species are an important rich source of secondary metabolites, notably anthraquinone derivatives and has been used in Chinese...

Antioxidant potential of various extracts of Cassia fistula was determined by the DPPH, FRAP, Fe(3+) reducing power, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assay. Methanolic extracts of Cassia fistula showed the highest amount of phenolic and flavonoid content and reducing capacity, whereas hexane extracts exhibited the lowest level of reducing capacity. The order of antioxidant activity in Cassia fi...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the synergistic antifungal action of crude DMSO (Di methyl sulphoxide) & Petroleum ether leaves extract of Cassia fistula in conjunction with fluconazole against candidial species isolated from Candidasis patients. Correlation was observed between the leaves & fluconazole, therefore it was also found that the antifungal action of Cassia fistula leaves extrac...

OBJECTIVE The root of Helicteres angustifolia L. (Sterculiaceae) has been used as tea to treat diabetics effectively by local people in Laos. However, no scientific evidence is available for this ethnomedicinal usage. This study was undertaken to explore the hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract from Helicteres angustifolia root. PATIENTS AND METHODS The effect of aqueous extract from Helict...

Fungal activity of the essential oil extracted from Cassia tora (Fabaceae) was studied against dermatophytic fungi like Microsporum gypseum. Study of dermatophytes in soil samples collected from Jaipur, was carried out but only 88% samples contained dermatophytic fungi. In screening of the essential oil of Cassia tora the diameter of inhibition zone was found to be 19 mm for Microsporum gypseum...