Ethnopharmacological relevance: Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) is a medicinal plant popularly known as 'embaúba'. In Brazil, the leaves of this species are used for the treatment of various kidney and cardiovascular diseases. However, there are no detailed studies on the renal and...

Phytochemical investigation of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver staminate flowers provided twenty-seven compounds, including 11 triterpenes (1-11), 4 fatty acids (12-15), 1 coumarin (16), 1 chromone (17), 7 flavonoids (18-24) and 3 cyclopeptide alkaloids (25-27). Compounds 4-6, 8-9, 11-15, 17 and 25-27...

Androsta-1,4-dien-3,16-dione was isolated for the first time from the plant kingdom of the ethanolic extract of the Ravenala madagascariensis' inflorescence by the bio-guided method. Its structure was elucidated by NMR and MS spectroscopic data analysis. The vascular effects of ethanol extracts,...

A new flavonoid, (2'''E,6'''S)-4''-(6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,7-dienoyl)-vitexin (1), and five known compounds (2-6) were isolated from the thorn of Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Their structures were determined by comprehensive and comparative spectroscopic analysis of NMR and MS data. The absolute...

Background: Rodent malaria parasites (RMPs) serve as tractable tools to study malaria parasite biology and hostparasite- vector interactions. Among the four RMPs originally collected from wild thicket rats in sub-Saharan Central Africa and adapted to laboratory mice, Plasmodium vinckei is the most...

The analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Grewia asiatica leaf solvent extracts were evaluated in animal models. The methanol and ethyl acetate fractions prepared from the leaves showed potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects at 400 mg kg^-1 and 100 mg kg^-1, respectively. Myricetin was...

We investigated spatial patterns of evolutionary relatedness and diversification rates to test hypotheses about the historical biogeographic processes underlying the radiation of Neotropical rats and mice (Sigmodontinae, ~400 species). A negative correlation between mean phylogenetic distance and...

Plants have been employed for their therapeutic and aesthetic benefits since ancient times. Traditional herbal medicine is well-documented and practised in India. The goal of the current review is to provide current information on botany, morphology, ecological biodiversity, medicinal uses,...

Seven undescribed pyrrole-2-carbaldehydes (pyrrolemorines A-G), along with four known analogs, were isolated from the aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera seeds. The structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic and chemical analyses using HRMS and NMR spectra, acid hydrolysis, and Rh...

Ficus benghalensis L. is a traditional heritage tree available in Indian subcontinent and used traditionally for ailment of several diseases. Present study designed to purify and characterize the bioactive moiety (s) from the aerial root part of the plant, and assessment of the role of extract as...