January 2011
Propagation and chlorophyll fluorescence of Camptotheca acuminata cuttings
The Chinese happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata Decne, is grown extensively in plantations for harvest and extraction of its anti-cancer and potentially anti-viral compound, camptothecin. This study determined whether C. acuminata was amenable to clonal propagation as rooted cuttings and whether application of the rooting hormone, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), affected chlorophyll fluorescence...
January 2011
Bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of Andrographis paniculata extracts on skin disease causing pathogenic bacteria
Non-polar (dichloromethane) and polar (MeOH and aqueous) extracts of Andrographis paniculata (whole plant) were evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activity against 10 skin disease causing bacterial strains (6 gram positive strains; Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus anthracis, Micrococcus luteus) and 4 gram...
January 2011
An evaluation of the effects of irradiated sodium alginate on the growth, physiological activities and essential oil production of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)
In the present study, sodium alginate, degraded by Co-60 gamma rays, was used to evaluate the efficacy of irradiated sodium alginate (ISA) on Foeniculum vulgare Mill. The aim of this study was to find out the effects of various concentrations of ISA viz. deionised water (control) and UN (un-irradiated), 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 ppm ISA in order to get the best response of fennel in terms of various attributes....
January 2011
People preferences and use of local medicinal flora in District Tank, Pakistan
The traditional uses of medicinal plants in healthcare practices are providing clues to new areas of research and hence its importance is now well recognized. However, information on the uses of indigenous plants for medicine is not well documented from many rural areas of Pakistan including district Tank. The study aimed to look into the diversity of plant resources that are used by local people for curing various...
January 2011
Socio-economic factors for adoption of medicinal plants cultivation in Eshkevarat region, north of Iran
Major research for mass cultivation of medicinal plants in Iran had not been taken. In this context, review of factors affecting adoption of agricultural cultivation of medicinal plants was studied. This study has also been accomplished for the purpose of identification of socio-economic factors effective on the adoption of medicinal plants cultivation in the Eshkevarat region of Iran. A survey was conducted using a...
January 2011
Traditional uses of medicinal plants of Nandiar Khuwarr catchment (District Battagram), Pakistan
An ethno medicinal survey was carried out to collect information regarding the various traditional uses, especially the medicinal plant uses in Nandiar Khuwarr catchment.Floristically the area is placed in Western Himalayan Province. It is located on the western edge of Himalayas, dominated by Sino-Japanese type of vegetation. Aims of the study were to document the medicinal plant resources and their use patterns....
January 2011
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of methanolic extracts from Jatropha curcas Linn.
A comprehensive study on the phytochemical contents and biological activities of the methanolic extract from different parts of Jatropha curcas Linn. was conducted. The extracts of different plant parts contained various levels of phenolics, flavonoids and saponins. Latex and leaf extracts showed the highest antioxidant activity. Root and latex extracts inhibited the inducible nitric oxide synthase in...
January 2011
Analysis of essential oils of three wild medicinal plants in Albania
Seventeen populations of Orignanum vulgare (four populations), Thymus capitatus (four populations) and Satureja montana (Origanum) were collected from different agro-climatically diverse sites in Albania. Their essential oils were subjected to detailed GC/FID and GC/MS analyses to determine similarities and differences among them for their chemical composition, especially the major...
January 2011
Vegetable and fruit peels as a novel source of antioxidants
Consumers are currently demanding less use of chemicals or minimally processed fruits and vegetables, so more attention had been paid to search for naturally occurring substances. This is particularly true for plant materials that act as alternative antioxidant sources. From this point of view, the present study was designed to evaluate the antioxidant potential of seven fruit and vegetable peels from India. Extraction...
January 2011
Preventing organ injury with carvacrol after renal ischemia/reperfusion
In this study, antioxidant enzyme activities and the histopathologic structure of rats were examined in order to determine the injury that occurs in the liver after renal I/R. There were 5 groups: Group I (Control), Group II (Right nephrectomy + untreated control), Group III (Right nephrectomy + I/R and olive oil treated), Group IV (Right nephrectomy + I/R and 25 mg.kg-1 carvacrol + olive oil treated group), Group...
January 2011
Foliar epidermal anatomy as an aid to the identification of grasses in tribe Aveneae (subfamily Pooideae, Poaceae) from salt range of Pakistan
In the present studies foliar epidermal anatomy regarding 7 species belonging to 5 genera of tribe Aveneae (Poaceae) was carried out. The studies revealed that different leaf anatomical characters, such as presence or absence of rounded short cells, length of long cells, size of stomatal complex and shape of silica bodies, are helpful in the identification of different species and genera within the tribe. Large cells...
January 2011
Clinical study of the effects of baicalin on arrhythmia induced by aconitine poisoning
To investigate the effects of baicalin on arrhythmia, induced by aconitine poisoning sixty acute patients with aconitine poisoning were studied and randomly enrolled into two groups: the experimental group and the control group, according to the number given to the patient when he/she was admitted to the hospital. Odd numbers were used as experimental groups, while even-numbered patients were used as control....
January 2011
Seed histology of recalcitrant Eurycoma longifolia plants during germination and its beneficial attribute for hairy roots production
Seed morphology and histology analysis of Eurycoma longifolia by light microscopes revealed seeds structures of this important medicinal plant at different growing stages. The seed structures of E. longifolia consist of main regions such as epidermis, hypodermis, storage parenchyma and procambium. The cotyledon of E. longifolia develops into a complex and reticulate...
January 2011
Simultaneous Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) analysis of five components in Fructus aurantii-type formulae
A simple, rapid and sensitive liquid chromatographic method has been established for simultaneous analysis of five compounds (narirutin, hesperidin, naringin, neohesperidin and meranzin hydrate) in Fructus aurantii-type preparations. The compounds were separated in less than 12 min using a C18 column with gradient elution using (A) acetonitrile, (B) water and (C) acetic acid at a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min and...
January 2011
Preparative purification of coniferyl ferulate from Angelica sinensis oil by high performance centrifugal partition chromatography
A high performance centrifugal partition chromatography (HPCPC) method was successfully developed to purify coniferyl ferulate (CF) from the extracts of commercialAngelica sinensis oil by using n-hexane-ethyl acetate-ethanol-water (5:5:5:5, v/v) as the two-phase solvent system. The upper and lower phases of this system were used as stationary and mobile phases, respectively. The purity of coniferyl ferulate...
January 2011
Screening of traditional utilized Haworthia limifolia for antibacterial and antifungal properties
Haworthia limifolia is often used by traditional healers as a spiritual remedy to ward off evil as well as a treatment as blood purifiers and cures against coughs, skin rashes, sun burns, burns, etc. H. limifolia exhibits similar morphological characteristics as Aloespecies. A validation of the use of H. limifolia crude extracts from the leaves was successful against five Gram-positive and...
January 2011
Apoptosis induced by the inclusion complex of dihydromyricetin with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin in Human Hep G2 cells
Dihydromyricetin was a flavonoid with good prospect in food and medicine industry, but its poor water solubility limits its application. By forming the inclusion complex with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, the solubility and stability of dihydromyricetin in water could be significantly improved. In this study, it was found that the complex could inhibit the proliferation of the human hepatocellular liver carcinoma...
January 2011
Antidiabetic activities of aqueous leaves extract of Leonotis leonurus in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
The present study was carried out to investigate the antidiabetic properties of aqueous leaves extract of Leonotis leonurus in streptozotocin (45 mg/kg intraperitoneal) induced diabetic rats for 15 days. The induced diabetic rats exhibited high blood glucose level, cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides accompanied with weight loss while the level of low density lipoprotein (LDL) was...
January 2011
Modeling of drying St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) leaves
Drying of agricultural crops after harvesting is an important operation that helps in preserving product quality and quantity, particularly for medicinal plants and herbs which undergo reduction of essential oils and changes of qualitative properties such as color, both of which influence the economical value of the product. Drying of medicinal plants is a delicate operation for removing product moisture, in order to...
January 2011
Protective effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on adriamycin - induced hepatotoxicity in albino rats
The effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) upon hepatotoxicity induced in albino rats by the anticancer drug, adriamycin (ADR) was studied. Animals were divided into four groups. The first group was injected intraperitonealy with ADR at a dose level of 2 mg/kg body weight in sterile saline, once per week for 6 weeks. The second group was treated with ADR at the same dose level as those of group 1 followed by oral...
January 2011
Paraoxonase levels in acute mushroom poisoning cases treated in emergency department
The present study was undertaken to investigate the activities of paraoxonase in acute mushroom poisoning cases. This investigation was made between June 2009 to June 2010 with 64 mushroom poisoning patients who admitted to our emergency department in which we analyzed the 6 and 48 h paraoxonase 1 (PON 1) levels. Mean value of PON1 A(6 h) was 74.83 ± 41.68 U/ml and PON1 B(48 h) 91.90...
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