Antibacterial and antifungal studies of various extracts of chiorophytum borivilianum leaves

Five different crude extracts viz, petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl ether, ethanol and aqueous extract of Chiorophytum borivilianum have been studied for both in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. The different extracts showed remarkable inhibitory action against various gram positive and gram negative bacteria and two fungal species

Anti-Aids agents used in Indian systems of medicine and medicinal plants of India

All over the world, researchers are busy to find cure of the much-talked and much-dreaded disease - AIDS. A number of practitioners of Indian Systems of Medicine [ISM] and the researchers from India are also working on the various ISM herbal and herbomineral preparations and Indian medicinal plants in their quest for finding a remedy for AIDS. This paper is an attempt to present a survey of the research work reported in this context in .the recent years

Anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extracts of Cassia pumila Lamk

Aqueous extracts of Cassia pumila Lamk obtained by continuous hot percolation were given orally to study their effects on the exudative and proliferative phases of the inflammatory reaction, using the technique of carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema. The anti-inflammatory activity was compared with Indomethacin, The aqueous extracts of leaves of Cassia pumila showed highly significant anti-inflammatory activity

Artemisia annua linn. a review

Artemisia annua Linn, family Asteraceae, is also commonly known as annual wormwood, sweet wormwood and sweet annie

Preliminary phytochemical screening of root culture of Tephrosia purpurea [Linn.] lers.

Tephrosia purpurea [Linn.] Pers. is an important Indian medicinal plant. It is used for treatment of liver, kidney and skin disorders, impotency, gonorrhea, rheumatism etc. The present study was carried out to develop and maintain root culture. This is the first report on the root culture of this medicinal plant. The qualitative chemical tests on extracts of natural roots and the roots developed in cultures showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, proteins, amino acids and reducing sugars while anthraquinones were absent in both the samples

Quantitative estimaion of free and combined forms of Aloe Emodin, Chrysophanol, Emodin and Rhein in Cassia pumila lamk. by TLC - colorimetric method

Estimation of aloe emodin, chryspphanol, emodin and rhein in free and combined forms of Cassia pumila Lamk., in the plant parts like root, stem, leaf pericarp and seed except flower has been carried out. The TLC-calorimetric method was employed for the estimation of the same

Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical investigations on the leaves of mallotus philippinensis muell Arg

In the present work leaves of M. Philippinensis Muell. Arg. has been subjected to pharmacognostical and phytochemical investigations. The anatomical characteristics of the leaf showed the typical tissue layer as is found in dorsiventral leaf. The petroleum ether extract showed the presence of free sterols i.e. sitosterol and this was found to be 0.55%. The phenolic acid found was p-coumaric acid which was identified by paper chromatography, melting point and U.V. spectra. A phloroglucinol dervative rottlerin was isolated and characterized from the pericarp of Mallotus philippinensis