December 2013
A review on underutilized indigenous bambangan (Mangifera pajang) fruit as a potential novel source for functional food and medicine
Mangifera pajang Konsterman, popularly known as ‘Bambangan’ is a plant endemic to Borneo Island. This seasonal tree produces edible fruit that can be eaten fresh. It is also used in cooking, and in making juice and pickles. The fruit is nutritious and contains various phytochemicals such as phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids. Recent studies have demonstrated that selected fractions of the fruit extract...
December 2013
In vitro evaluation of herbal decoctions in reducing Vibrio cholerae on Chicoreus ramosus meat
India is rich in its plants diversity, a number of plants have been documented for their medicinal potential, which are in use by the traditional healers, herbals folklorists and in Indian systems of medicine. Contaminated water with free-living Vibro cholerae cells are probably the main origin of epidemics, followed to a lesser extent by contaminated food, especially seafood products like oysters, crabs, and shellfish....
December 2013
The use of long-term Scutellaria altissima callus cultures for shoot regeneration, production of bioactive metabolites and micropropagation
Different types of seedling explants were used to induce Scutellaria altissima callus formation. The explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) agar medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l-1 indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 0.2 mg l-1 thidiazuron (TDZ) and Schenk and Hildebrandt (SH) agar medium containing 0.1 mg l-1 naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), 0.2 mg l-1 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0.5 mg l-1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic...
December 2013
Studies on the effect of methanolic extract of Carica papaya stalk on hepatotoxicity induced in albino rat
The hepatoprotective properties of methanolic extract of Carica papaya stalk on albino rat were evaluated. To achieve this, the phytochemical screening of the extract was carried out and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) (i.p) was injected into albino rats to liver damage. The rats were simultaneously given oral doses of 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg/kg (p.o) of methanolic extract of C. papaya stalk. The effects of this extract...
December 2013
Evaluation of biochemical compounds Rosa cannia L. in North of Iran (Ramsar and Tonekabon Heights)
Dog ROSE with the scientific name Rosa canina L. is shrub, perennial and wild in dry areas, rocky plains and in the pastures. The most important substances are acids, phenolic compounds such as tannin. Fruits are famous for high vitamin C and antioxidant properties. They have high amount of carotenoid, lycopene, carotene and xanthophylls. These materials are used for treatment of patients with lung cancer. The purpose...
December 2013
Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic assessment of leaves from Artemisia vulgaris L. in mice
The present study had as an objective evaluation of the anticonvulsant and anxiolytic effect of Artemisia vulgaris through the methanol extract of its leaves. Swiss albino mice were subjected to dosages of 50, 100 and 300 mg/kg methanol extract for the study of the anticonvulsant action. The animals had suffered the response from the following convulsants: pentilenotetrazol 100 mg/kg, picrotoxin 10 mg/kg, strychnine 2...
December 2013
Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Loranthus micranthus Linn leaves
The leaves of Loranthus micranthus Linn on shear butter tree was harvested in Suleja Nigeria for phytochemical screening, antioxidant activities, antimicrobial properties and proximate analyses. [F1] The crude ethanol extract of L. micranthus was observed for its antimicrobial activities at various concentrations (60, 30 and 15 µg/disc) using agar diffusion method, and was tested on Staphylococcus aureus,...
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