Natural Products Journal, The - Volume 11, Issue 1, 2021

Medicinal Plants are valuable source of phytochemicals which have been used in the medicine as source of raw material since very ancient time in the world. Flavonoids are one of the important classes of phytochemical basically present in the fruits, vegetables, grains, wine, tea etc. Flavonoids also play an important role in the defense mechanism of plants and produce different colours in the plants. Pectolinarigenin is a natural f Read More

Background: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is introduced as a result of lower esophageal sphincter weakness, which returns contents of the stomach to the esophagus. Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) gel is known as a healing agent for the treatment of internal and external ailments. Modern researches have confirmed potential therapeutic effects of A. vera gel for GERD, but there is no review study to evaluate the eff Read More

Background: The genus Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) represents an interesting source of bioactive compounds, and more than 220 accepted species of this genus are distributed in the warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Different plant parts of Zanthoxylum species have been used traditionally as medicines for various diseases affecting both humans and animals. Based on traditional knowledge, several phytoc Read More

Background: Plants of the genus Rubus (family Rosaceae) have been used for diverse medicinal purposes for centuries. We hypothesized that the scarcely investigated R. canescens DC., like other species of the genus Rubus, exhibit prominent antioxidant activity. Objective: The present study investigates the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity of fruit juice as well as aqueous and methanolic extracts of the areal parts of Rub Read More

Background: Nowadays, the efficiency of antibiotics is endangered by the development of resistant bacterial strains. Consequently, novel bioactive agents are intensively searched. Marine sponges are well-known for being major sources of bioactive compounds, including unusual sterols. Until now, among sterols, noteworthy antibacterial activity has been reported exclusively for Δ5 sterols. Objectives: This study aims to describ Read More

Background: Oenanthe fistulosa L. (Apiaceae) is often associated with damp soils. Its underground parts and the young leaves are mainly cooked with other vegetables. Objective: The aim of the current work was to investigate the chemical profile of dichloromethane (DCM), Ethyl Acetate (EA) and n-butanol (BuOH) fractions of O. fistulosa through analysis of 37 phytochemicals by LC-MS/MS and to evaluate their biological activiti Read More

Background: Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume ( Lauraceae) bark and leaf essential oil possesses eugenol as the major component. Both the essential oils have the potential antioxidant, anti- inflammatory, antimicrobial and negligible genotoxicity. Objective: A comparative chemical composition and biological evaluation of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume, bark and leaf essential oils, originated from North-East India Read More

Background: Adverse side effects of currently available therapies against cancer, leads scientists to find effective compounds from natural sources. Objective: In the present study, stem-bark of Mycelia champaca is subjected to evaluate its antiproliferative effect against Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) cells. To date, the anti-proliferative effects of M. champaca bark extract against EAC cell line has not been reported els Read More

Aim: In this research, we aim to investigation on the extraction of essential oil from Calotropis Procera with the family name of Asclepiadaceae, by supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) solvent. Objective: The comparison of the yield and chemical profile of the extracts achieved by this method with those resulted by the conventional Hydro distillation method. Methods: The extraction experiments were carried out in a bench-scale SC Read More

Background: Studies were carried out on two breeds of pigs - Pietrain (P), and Kemerovo (K), contrasting in composition of carcasses, and their hybrids. Objective: The purpose of this work was to establish the characteristics of the composition of lipids of intramuscular fat (IMF), back fat and serum, organoleptic qualities in animals of these breeds. Methods: Animals of 10 individuals in each group were fed on a standard feed Read More