February 2015

Comparative studies between the chemical constituents and biological properties of the extracts from the leaves and barks of Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All.

The present study describes the comparation between the chemical constituents and biological properties of leaves and barks of Myracrodruon urundeuva for proposing the medicinal use of the plant from leaves, avoiding the degradation by remotion of the barks. The results of chromatographic profile of the hydroalcoholic extracts and fractions of leaves and barks showed similarities in the composition of the...

Author(s): Bárbara Caroline Ferreira Mota, Vanessa de Andrade Royo, Jaciara Maria Soares Fonseca, Ariadna Conceição dos Santos, Afrânio Farias de Melo Júnior, Elytânia Veiga Menezes, Viviane Rodrigues Esperandim and Rosangela da Silva Laurentiz  

February 2015

The effect of growth regulators on two different in vitro-cultured explants of Carapa guianensis

Carapa guianensis Aubl. (Meliaceae), known locally as andiroba, is a multi-use species from Amazonia. Andiroba oil is considered an important natural product in the Brazilian market, and international demand is increasing due to its cosmetic and pharmaceutical potential. C. guianensis trees produce seed irregularly over different harvest periods, leading to inconsistent oil production and difficulties with supply. No...

Author(s): Larisse Lobo de Oliveira, Anaíze Borges Henriques, Andrea Furtado Macedo,  

February 2015

Ethnobotanical survey and in vitro antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Kagera and Lindi regions, Tanzania

Tanzania has over 12,000 plant species, some of which are endemic and have potential to yield useful medicines. This study seeks to document such plants used as traditional medicines for treatment of malaria in Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania and Lindi region in south eastern Tanzania. The study also reports on the antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum (Dd2) strain of some of...

Author(s): Ramadhani S.O. Nondo, Denis Zofou, Mainen J. Moshi, Paul Erasto, Samuel Wanji, Moses N. Ngemenya, Vincent P.K. Titanji, Abdul W. Kidukuli and Pax J. Masimba  

February 2015

Antioxidant evaluations of polar and non-polar fractions of Cajanus cajan seeds

Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp., named Arhar in Hindi and Pigeon pea in English, is an important grain crop of rain-fed agriculture in semi-arid tropics, belonging to family Leguminosae. It is a food and a forage crop, rich in proteins with amino acids like methionine, lysine and tryptophan. Extensive studies on chemical composition of C. cajan have been done during last few decades. This article presents an overview of...

Author(s): Raisa Khanum, Farhana Mazhar and Muhammad Jahangir