Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of ruinex maritimus

Anti-inflammatory activity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the seeds of Rumex maritimus was determined in the rat paw oedema test. At doses of 100 mg/kg both alcoholic and aqueous extracts were found to exhibit significant activity compared with Indomethacin [20 mg/kg]. The extracts also showed marked analgesic activity in mice, compared with acetylsalicylic acid [100 mg/kg] in acetic acid induced writhing test

Three phytoconstituents from rutnex maritimus seeds

Three new aliphatic compounds have been isolated and identified from Rnmex maritimus seeds. These have been characterized as n-dotriaconta-3-one [1], n-heptacos-18, 20, 22-trien-l-ol [2] and 22-hexyl-12-[alpha-tetradecahydroanthracenyl]-undecan-3-ol-l-oic acid [3] by spectral and chemical analyses

Antimicrobial activity of uraria lagopoides DC

Various extracts of Uraria lagopoides were tested for antimicrobial activity and the ethanol and chloroform extracts of the aerial parts of the plant were found to show inhibiting activity against some bacterial and fungal species

Antimicrobial activity of parmelia perlata

Petroleum ether, chloroform and alcoholic extracts of lichen Parmelia perlata showed inhibitory activity against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria namely Streptococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively and fungus Malassezia furfur