Chemical analyses and wound healing activity of stem juice of musa paradisiaca linn.

Plants are the source of many biologically active products and nowadays they are of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry. The plant kingdom still holds many species of plants containing substances of medicinal value which have yet to be discovered. Another important aspect of interest in plant drug research is the new concept of "No Specifically Increased Resistance" [NSIR] of an animal to diseases attributes to other substances, besides the active principles responsible for specific biological activity. In this work, we studied different ash values of dried stem powders and wound healing activity [excision wound model] of stem juice of Musa paradisiaca Linn. [Musaceae]. Our study revealed that the stem juice of Musa paradisiaca Linn. has considerable wound healing activity when compared with the standard drug Nitrofurazone

Comparative antimicrobial and antifungal activity of medicinal plants extract against microbes and dermatophytes

Bacterial and fungal infections are some of the most serious global health issues of the present century. The objective of the present investigation was to develop poly herbal medical compound to treat various bacterial and fungal infections. The alcoholic extracts were prepared from Andrographis paniculata whole plant, Phyla nodiflora whole plant, Psoralea corylifolia seeds, and Piper cubeba seeds. The alcoholic extracts of various plants were tested for antimicrobial and antidermatophytic infections and antifungal efficiency applying agar disc diffusion method. Ciprofloxacin and Ketoconazole were used as standard for above activities. The activity was carried out in combination of extracts and also done alone to know the action potential of extracts. The study revealed that of the combination of Phyla nodiflora and Andrographis paniculata possess maximum zone of inhibition when compared to other plants extracts. In case of antimicrobial activity the efficiency was shown by combination of Psoralea corylifolia and Piper cubeba

Analgesic and antimicrobial activity of the dried root extracts of reidia floribunda wight

The analgesic activity of dried roots extracts of Reidia floribunda was studied after the intraperitoneal injection in mice using acetic acid-induced writhing method. After treatment, ethanolic extract produced greater analgesia with maximum analgesic activity than petroleum ether and benzene extracts. Extracts were tested against some gram negative and gram positive micro-organisms by Disc Diffusion method. Ethanolic and chloroform extracts were more effective than petroleum ether extract

Antibacterial activity of the medicinal plants Cassia occidentalis, Clerodendrum inerme and Rhinacanthus nasutus against skin pathogens

Antibacterial activities of three medicinal plants [Cassia occidentalis, Clerodendrum inerme and Rhinacanthus nasutius] against the skin pathogenic micro-organisms Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pyogenes were evaluated. Effects of aqueous extracts of leaves and roots were assessed by disc diffusion method. All the skin pathogens were re-sensitive to all plant extracts of leaves and roots. Clerodendrum inerme showed broad spectrum antibacterial property as its leaves and root extracts were inhibitory to all the micro-organisms and were more effective than other plant extracts

Antilithiatic activity of leaves of Dalbergia rubiginosa Roxb

Renal calculus is a common and recurrent problem occurring in about 4% of the world population. The traditional system of Indian medicine suggests several herbs against lithiasis. One such plant is Dalbergia rubiginosa Roxb. which belongs to the family Leguminosae. The effect of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the leaves of Dalbergia rubiginosa Roxb. [DRL] against lithiasis induced by 1% glycolated water for 35 days in male Wistar rats was tested in this study. Rats were fed with ethylene glycol [1%] mixed with drinking water for 35 days. Simultaneous treatment with the extracts of DRL considerably reduced the urinary risk parameters such as calcium, oxalate, phosphate, proteins and raised magnesium. These observations lead to the conclusion that the extracts are effective against Iithiasis. Phytochemical analysis of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the leaves was also carried out

Analgesic activity of various extracts of leaves of Azima tetracantha Lam

The extracts of leaves of Azima tetracantha [N.O. family Salvadoraceae] were screened for analgesic activity in healthy mice using hot plate method. The various extracts showed significant analgesic activity as compared to the standard drug Morphine