July 2015

A new pterocarpan from the leaves of Abrus precatorius L.

A pterocarpan, 2,3,4,8-tetramethoxy-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-benzo[4,5]furo[3,2-c]chromene-7,9-diol (compound 1) was isolated from the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Abrus precatorius L. The structure of the compound was elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis such as 1H NMR, 13C NMR, Distortionless Enhancement by Polarisation Transfer (DEPT), Heteronuclear Multiple-Quantum Correlation (HMQC) and Heteronuclear...

Author(s): Catherine N. Malele, Caroline C. Lang’at-Thoruwa, Anastasia N. Guantai and Sumesh C. Chhabra

July 2015

Anti-acne activity of Achillea ‘Moonshine’ petroleum ether extract

Achillea millefolium (yarrow) is a traditionally used plant to treat wounds. The present study was conducted to evaluate the anti-acne activity of Achillea ‘Moonshine’, a hybrid variety of Achillea. The plant was extracted in four solvents- petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol and water. These extracts were screened for anti-microbial, free radical scavenging, anti-tyrosinase,...

Author(s):   Rahul Shah, Abhishek Patel, Mamta Shah, Bela Peethambaran ,