Many essential oils are extracted, analysed and their main components are identified,
characterised and then published without any biological testing whatsoever. Their useful …

Imperata cylindrica is a medicinal plant native to southwestern Asia and the tropical and
subtropical zones. To date, 72 chemical constituents have been isolated and identified from …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Background Screening of the ethnobotenical plants is a pre-requisite to evaluate their
therapeutic potential and it can lead to the isolation of new bioactive compounds. Methods …

Drug resistance to human infectious diseases caused by pathogens lead to premature
deaths through out the world. Plants are sources for wide variety of drugs used for treating …

The ethanol extract of Toona ciliata Roemer (heart wood) was evaluated for its anti-ulcer
activity against aspirin plus pylorous ligation induced gastric ulcer (antisecretory), HCl …

Background: A high mortality rate is associated with about 80% of all infections worldwide,
mainly due to antimicrobial resistance. Various antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities have …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Species of the genus Pterocaulon (Asteraceae) are used
in different parts of the world for treating skin and liver diseases, as well as disorders of the …

Limonoids produced by citrus are a group of highly bioactive secondary metabolites which
provide health benefits for humans. Currently there is a lack of information derived from …

Problem statement: Free radical stress leads to tissue injury and progression of disease
conditions such as arthritis, hemorrhagic shock, atherosclerosis, diabetes, hepatic injury …