Macro- and micromorphology of the leaves, inflorescences and fruits of ficus sycomorus L. cultivated in Egypt. Part 1

Ficus sycomorus L. [gimmeiz] belongs to family Moraceae. The leaves and fruits have been used in the treatment of tuberculosis, inflammations, dysentery, diarrhea, cough and chest diseases. No detailed information could be traced concerning the macro- and micromorphology of the leaves, inflorescences and fruits of the plant, so this study is performed with the aim of finding their characters by which they could be identified and differentiated, in both the entire and powdered forms

Macro and micromorphology of the aerial parts of Lantana montevidensis [spreng.] briq. cultivated in Egypt

Lantana montevidensis [Spreng.] Briq. is a member of family Verbenaceae, that includes about 98 genera and more than 2600 species which are predominantly tropical or subtropical plants. The leaf infusions of the plant are used in folk medicine to treat fever, influenza, asthma, bronchitis, and many other diseases. Biological studies showed that the plant has antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities. No detailed information could be traced concerning the macroand micromorphology of the plant. This motivated the authors to carry out this study to identify the drug in both entire and powdered form

Phenolics of cyperus alopecuroides rottb. Inflorescences and their biological activities

Sixteen phenolic compounds, scopoletin [I], isoliquiritigenin 4 -methyl ether [2], luteolin 5,3 -dimethyl ether [3], luteolin 7,3-dimethyl ether [4], aureusidin 4-methyl ether [5], apigenin [6], luteolin [7], trans-ferulic acid [8], luteolin 4-O-beta-D-gluco-pyranoside [9], luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside [10], quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside [11], apigenin 7-O-neohesperidoside [12], kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside [13], quercetin 3-O-rutinoside [14], kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-xylopyranosyl-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside [15] and kaempferol 3-O-[2-O-D-glucopyranosyl-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside [16] were isolated from the methanolic extract of the inflorescences of Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb. for the first time. Their structures have been established on the basis of physical, chemical and spectroscopic methods in addition to comparison with literature data and/or authentic samples. The antioxidant and cytotoxic activities in addition to alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of the isolated compounds have been studied