Rasna is an ayurvedic drug. Alpinia galanga, Alpinia calcarata and Pluchea lanceolata are used as source plants of Rasna. The two species of Alpinia are used in Kerala and in North India Pluchea lanceolata is used as the source of rasna. This paper deals with the morphological, anatomical and histological comparisons of rhizomes of the two species of Alpinia and root of Pluchea lanceolata. For ...

This study was undertaken to evaluate the antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibition properties of stems and leaves of hexane and methanolic extracts of Pluchea indica. Methanolic extract of leaves showed the highest antioxidant activity (IC50= 24.45 ± 0.34 μg/ml) and total phenolic contents (573.52 ± 6.2 mg GAE/100 g crude extract), in DPPH radical scavenging and Folin-Ciocalteu assays re...

E. Wollenweber, K. Mann Institut für Botanik der Technischen Hochschule, Schnittspahnstraße 3, D-6100 Darmstadt, Bun­ desrepublik Deutschland F. J. Arriaga Departamento de Qufmica Orgänica, Universidad Autönoma, Madrid, Spain G. Yatskievych Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA Z. Naturforsch. 40c, 321 — 324 (1985); received November 26, 1984/February 13, 1985 Plu...

The selected parts of four medicinal plants, Achillea millefolium, Hibiscus rosasinensis, Linum usitatissimum and Pluchea lanceolata were extracted in absolute methanol to determine their analgesic activity. Analgesic activity was assessed on intact mice by tail flick latency via the tail immersion method. The analgesic activities of these plant extracts were compared with acetylsalicylic a...

Pluchea indica Less has been developed into tea bag because it contains a number of phytochemical compounds, such as lignin, terpenes, benzoids, phenylpropanoids, alkanes, saponins, catechins, alkaloids, tannins, sterols, phenolhydroquinones, and flavonoids, which have shown to several biological activities, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol, antihyperglycemic. In its development...

the selected parts of four medicinal plants, achillea millefolium, hibiscus rosasinensis, linum usitatissimum and pluchea lanceolata were extracted in absolute methanol to determine their analgesic activity. analgesic activity was assessed on intact mice by tail flick latency via the tail immersion method. the analgesic activities of these plant extracts were compared with acetylsalicylic acid ...

Pluchea indica Less tea has been widely produced as a health drink because it contains phytochemical compounds and biological activities, such antihyperglycemic. is usually in bags stored standing pounds made of aluminum foil. Packaged pluchea teas are at room temperature for period time. During storage, the quality antihyperglycemic properties brewed water from packaged have not studied furthe...