September 2013
Essential oil composition and pharmacological activities of Micromeria biflora (Buch.- Ham. Ex D. Don) Benth. collected from Uttarakhand region of India
By a combination of gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mas spectrometry (GC/MS) sixteen compounds contributing to 91.9% of the total essential oil of Micromeriabiflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Benth. (Lamiaceae) were identified. The oil was dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenoids; caryophyllene oxide (42.5%), epi-α-cadinol (5.7%), β-eudesmol (9.3%), oplapanone (4.5%) and guaial (4.6%)....
September 2013
The effects of alcoholic extract of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Wight & Arn.) bark on stability of clarified butterfat
Potential of ethanolic extract of Terminalia arjuna Wight & Arn bark to enhanced the shelf life and anti-oxidant ability of clarified butterfat (ghee) was evaluated using accelerated oxidation tests. Seven percent by weight of ethanolic extract of T. arjuna Wight & Arn bark was effective in retarding the auto-oxidation of both cow and buffalo ghee during storage. It had significant...
September 2013
Evaluation of antioxidant, oxidative DNA damage protective and antimicrobial activities of Foeniculum vulgare plant
The potential health benefits of Foeniculum vulgare (FV), commonly known as fennel, is related to the treatment of cardiovascular disease, digestive disorders, carminative, diuretic, etc. The present study was carried out to evaluate F. vulgare plant as new source of natural bioactive molecules having antioxidant potential and DNA damage protection activity caused by reactive oxygen...
September 2013
Polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity of leaf extracts from Quercus durifolia, Quercus eduardii, Quercus sideroxyla and Quercus resinosa
The phenolic content and antioxidant activities of extracts from Quercus durifolia, Quercus resinosa, Quercus eduardii and Quercus sideroxyla leaves were studied. Extracts were obtained by successive extraction with aqueous acetone (70%) followed by methanol (50%). Antioxidant activities were determined using a single electron transfer (SET) and hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) based assays. For...
September 2013
Assessment of some agro-technological parameters of cactus pear fruit (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.) in Morocco cultivars
Cactaceae had always attracted attention by their strange shapes and important adaptability supporting extreme conditions. For this reasons, Fruit traits were measured on 13 cultivars growing in different locations in Morocco. Results show significant differences between the cultivars. The source of this variation was probably genetic without excluding the geographic effects. The Tamri, Berkan, Ait Baha cultivars showed...
September 2013
Molecular authentication by multiplex-PCR of three similar medicinal plant species: Cynanchum wilfordii, Cynanchum auriculatum and Polygonum multiflorum (Fallopia multiflorum)
Polygoni Multiflori radix (Hashuoh in Korean and Heshouwu in Chinese) and Cynanchi Wilfordii Radix (Baekshuoh in Korean and Beishouwu in Chinese) are important oriental medicinal herbs in Korea, Japan, and China. The trnL (tRNA-Leu) intron region was targeted for molecular analysis with universal primers to discriminate the morphologically similar to Polygoni multiflori Radix and Cynanchi wilfordii radix from their...
September 2013
Effects of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis F.) commercial extract on the biodistribution of the radiopharmaceutical sodium pertechnetate, radiolabeling of blood constituents and on some biochemical parameters in Wistar rats
This study investigated the influence of a licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) commercial extract on the biodistribution of the radiopharmaceutical sodium pertechnetate, on the radiolabeling of blood constituents and on selected biochemical parameters of Wistar rats. The animals were treated with licorice for 7 days and the assays were performed. A biodistribution assay was performed by administering sodium pertechnetate...
September 2013
Antimicrobial activity of some Vietnamese medicinal plants extracts
Antimicrobial activities of some Vietnamese medicinal plant extracts including Premna integrifolia L, Terminalia nigrovenulosa, Pseuderanthemum palatiferum, Streptocaulon juventas, Eclipta alba, and Solanum hainanense were investigated. Almost all extracts had antimicrobial effects on the tested microorganisms, including Bacillus subtilis,Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus...
September 2013
Macro and microscopical identification of two Acanthospermum medicinal plants
Acanthospermum hispidum and Acanthospermum australe (Asteraceae) are widely distributed in arid regions, in northeastern Brazil, and the first specie is used in folk medicine as anti‑asthmatic while the second specie as antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and diuretic. They are often confounded and used indifferently for the same medicinal purposes due to both having similar morphological characteristics. The aim of this...
September 2013
Evaluation of the activity of Guatemalan medicinal plants against cancer cell lines and microbes
Medicinal plants are used by rural Guatemalan villagers to treat a variety of ailments, and a better understanding of their effectiveness against common diseases is warranted. Acetone and methanol extracts of 73 medicinal plant species from 44 families were bio-assayed against breast, cervical, skin, and tongue cancers, and Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus...
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