Medicinal herbs used in modern medicine are occupying a very significant place as raw
materials for important drugs. India officially recognizes over 3000 plants for their medicinal …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ricinus communis L., commonly known as castor oil plant,
is a precious traditional medicine with a history of thousands of years in the world. Castor oil …

Emerging apprehensions about environmentally benign anticorrosive materials,
biomaterials received a great attention in the area of protective coatings. Here in we …

Antioxidants scavenge free radicals thereby prevent or delay oxidative stress and
associated degenerative diseases. Antioxidant capacity of plant-based natural compounds …

Alchornea cordifolia Müll. Arg.(commonly known as Christmas Bush) has been used
traditionally in Africa to treat sickle cell anaemia (a recessive disease, arising from the S …

Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapeutic agent and an immunosuppressant used to treat
cancer and autoimmune diseases. However, its use is limited by its multi-organ toxicity …

Abstract Background Melastoma malabathricum L.(Melastomaceae) is a small shrub with
various medicinal uses. The present study was carried out to determine the gastroprotective …

Loranthus tanakae Franch. & Sav. found in China, Japan, and Korea is traditionally used for
managing arthritis and respiratory diseases. In this study, we analyzed the components of L …

This study was designed to explore the in vitro anticancer effects of the bioactive compounds
isolated from Ricinodendron heudelotii on selected cancer cell lines. The leaves of the plant …

Introduction Ixora coccinea L. leaves and stem are used in traditional Sudanese and
Ayurvedic medicinal systems for the treatment of diarrhoea, fever, headache, skin diseases …