| whitening efficacy of plant extracts including hippophae rhamnoides and cassia fistula extracts on the skin of asian patients with melasma. | melasma/hyperpigmentation and solar damage of the skin remains a difficult problem to treat. various types of whitening agents are used to treat hyperpigmentation. a change has been observed recently to use plant extracts as skin whitening agents. | 2013 | 24278079 |
| in vitro antioxidant activity of hydro alcoholic extract from the fruit pulp of cassia fistula linn. | the present study is aimed to investigate antioxidant activity of the extracts of cassia fistula linn. (leguminosae) fruit pulp. cassia fistula linn., a indian laburnum, is widely cultivated in various countries and different continents including asia, mauritius, south africa, mexico, china, west indies, east africa and brazil as an ornamental tree for its beautiful bunches of yellow flowers and also used in traditional medicine for several indications. the primary phytochemical study and in vit ... | 2013 | 24250133 |
| hplc quantitative analysis of rhein and antidermatophytic activity of cassia fistula pod pulp extracts of various storage conditions. | cassia fistula is well known for its laxative and antifungal properties due to anthraquinone compounds in the pods. this study quantitatively analyzed rhein in the c. fistula pod pulp decoction extracts kept under various storage conditions using hplc. the antifungal activity of the extracts and their hydrolyzed mixture was also evaluated against dermatophytes. the contents of rhein in all stored decoction extracts remained more than 95% (95.69-100.66%) of the initial amount (0.0823 ± 0.001% w/w ... | 2013 | 24171175 |
| acaricidal effect of cassia fistula linn. leaf ethanolic extract against rhipicephlaus (boophilus) annulatus. | the present study evaluates the acaricidal properties of crude ethanolic extract of cassia fistula leaves for controlling rhipicephalus (boophilus) annulatus based on adult immersion test (ait). the percentage of adult mortality, inhibition of fecundity and hatching of ova laid were studied at different concentrations of the extract ranging from 50 to 100 mg / ml. the results were compared using one-way anova. the extract produced complete inhibition of hatching of eggs at concentrations above 8 ... | 2013 | 23959488 |
| a new natural naphtho[1,2-b]furan from the leaves of cassia fistula. | a new naphtho[1,2-b]furan, 2,9-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-4-methylnaphtha[1,2-b]furan-3(2h)-one (1), along with 10 known compounds vanillic acid (2), naringenin (3), glyceryl-1-tetracosanoate (4), moracin j (5), 1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone (6), esculetin (7), mauritianin (8), kaempferol 3-neohesperidoside (9), β-sitosterol (10), and β-daucosterol (11), was isolated from the leaves of cassia fistula. the structure of the new compound was determined by nmr and x-ray analysis. compounds 1, 3, 5-9 were i ... | 2013 | 23822190 |
| composition of cassia fistula oil and its antifungal activity by disrupting ergosterol biosynthesis. | cassia fistula oil was investigated for antifungal activities against standard and clinical isolates of candida species. gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometric (gc-ms) analysis of c. fistula oil revealed the presence of antimicrobial compounds like beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, ergosterol, betulinic acid, lupeol, fucosterol, alpha-amyrin and friedelin. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of the pulp and seed oils ranged between 250-300 and 350-500 microg/ml respectively. both ... | 2013 | 23513744 |
| the effect of cassia fistula emulsion on pediatric functional constipation in comparison with mineral oil: a randomized, clinical trial. | | 2012 | 23351337 |
| airborne load of cassia pollen in west bengal, eastern india: its atmospheric variation and health impact. | a burkard personal volumetric sampler was used at sriniketan, a town about 150 km northwest of calcutta, in the state of west bengal, in eastern india to record the frequency of three common airborne cassia pollen types, cassia tora, cassia occidentalis, and cassia fistula for two consecutive years (2004-2006). correlation was made between the meteorological factors and the pollen concentration in the atmosphere. the study reports cassia pollinosis by in vivo skin prick test in respiratory aller ... | 2013 | 22810379 |
| anti-proliferative activities on hela cancer cell line of thai medicinal plant recipes selected from manosroi ii database. | the thai/lanna medicinal plant recipe database "manosroi ii" contained the medicinal plant recipes of all regions in thailand for the treatment of various diseases including anti-cancer medicinal plant recipes. | 2012 | 22626926 |
| pharmacological potentials of cassia auriculata and cassia fistula plants: a review. | people are using herbal medicines from centuries for safety, efficacy, cultural acceptability and lesser side effects. plant and plant products have utilized with varying success to cure and prevent diseases throughout history. therapeutically interesting and important drugs can be developed from plant sources which are used in traditional systems of medicines. indian traditional system of medicine is based on empirical knowledge of observations and the experience over millennia and more than 50 ... | 2012 | 24163950 |
| biochemical analysis of cassia fistula aqueous extract and phytochemically synthesized gold nanoparticles as hypoglycemic treatment for diabetes mellitus. | cassia fistula stem bark was used for the preparation of aqueous extract and synthesis of gold nanoparticles to evaluate the hypoglycemic effects of the plant. the synthesized gold nanoparticles were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy for their absorbance pattern, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to identify possible functional groups, and scanning electron microscopy to determine the size of the nanoparticles. the present investigation reports the efficacy of the gold nano ... | 2012 | 22419867 |
| optimization of an aqueous tablet-coating process containing carboxymethylated cassia fistula gum. | the present investigation was aimed at developing and optimizing a simple aqueous tablet-coating formulation and its process. 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) was used to ascertain the relative lipophilic/hydrophilic behavior of the coating system. optimization was performed by evaluating the adhesive force strength and cohesive force strength of the tablet coat using a texture analyzer. the in vitro release of 5-fu was found to decrease with an increase in (tablet surface-coat) adhesive force strength. th ... | 2012 | 22362140 |
| comparative analysis of the antioxidant activity of cassia fistula extracts. | antioxidant potential of various extracts of cassia fistula was determined by the dpph, frap, fe(3+) reducing power, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assay. methanolic extracts of cassia fistula showed the highest amount of phenolic and flavonoid content and reducing capacity, whereas hexane extracts exhibited the lowest level of reducing capacity. the order of antioxidant activity in cassia fistula extracts displayed from higher to lower level as methanolic extracts of pulp, methanolic extracts ... | 2012 | 25374682 |
| evaluation of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of some philippine medicinal plants. | the genotoxicity and toxicity of ethnomedicinal philippine plants, which include cassia fistula, derris elliptica, ficus elastica, gliciridia sepium, michelia alba, morus alba, pogostemon cablin and ricinus communis, were tested using the vitotox assay. the plants are used traditionally to treat several disorders like diabetes, weakness, menorrhagia, headache, toothache and rheumatism. the dried leaves were homogenized for overnight soaking in methanol at room temperature. the resulting alcoholi ... | 2011 | 21716927 |
| antifeedant and larvicidal activities of rhein isolated from the flowers of cassia fistula l. | antifeedant and larvicidal activities of rhein (1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone-3-carboxylic acid) isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of cassia fistula flower were studied against lepidopteron pests spodoptera litura and helicoverpa armigera. significant antifeedant activity was observed against h. armigera (76.13%) at 1000 ppm concentration. rhein exhibited larvicidal activity against h. armigera (67.5), s. litura (36.25%) and the lc50 values was 606.50 ppm for h. armigera and 1192.55 ppm for s ... | 2011 | 23961115 |
| a review of the efficacy of traditional iranian medicine for inflammatory bowel disease. | the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) is not yet known, but many factors such as defects in the immune system, oxidative stress, microbial content in the gastrointestinal tract, nuclear factor (nf)-κb, nitric oxide (no), cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2), and leukotriene b4 (lb4) are thought to play a role in its pathogenesis. in traditional iranian medicine (tim), several medicinal plants are thought to be effective for the treatment of ibd. in this study, information on all of these remedies ... | 2010 | 20857519 |
| role of rasayana in cure and prevention of recurrence of vicharchika (eczema). | generally, skin diseases run a chronic course and the recurrence is very common. mandip and chandola (2009) reported that shirishadi decoction administered orally and simultaneously snuhyadi lepa applied externally to the patients of vicharchika (eczema) provided complete remission to 18.2% patients, marked improvement to 42.4% patients and moderate improvement to 36.4% patients but the recurrence rate was very high i.e. 80%. charaka, in the context of the treatment of apasmara mentions that in ... | 2010 | 22131682 |
| colorectal foreign body--a case report. | colorectal foreign bodies are frequently encountered with increased incidence of homosexuality and anal auto-erotism. a thirty-five years old unmarried male presented with an incarcerated rectal foreign body, a phallus shaped dried fruit of cassia fistula. it was removed transanally after manipulation at laparotomy. the case is presented here due to its rarity. | 2006 | 17388014 |
| kinetic studies for ni(ii) biosorption from industrial wastewater by cassia fistula (golden shower) biomass. | the present study explores the ability of cassia fistula waste biomass to remove ni(ii) from industrial effluents. c. fistula biomass was found very effective for ni(ii) removal from wastewater of ghee industry (gi), nickel chrome plating industry (ni-cr pi), battery manufacturing industry (bmi), tanner industry: lower heat unit (tilhu), tannery industry: higher heat unit (tihhu), textile industry: dying unit (tidu) and textile industry: finishing unit (tifu). the initial ni(ii) concentration in ... | 2007 | 17289258 |
| ni(ii) biosorption by cassia fistula (golden shower) biomass. | cassia fistula is a fast-growing, medium-sized, deciduous tree which is now widely cultivated worldwide as an ornamental tree for its beautiful showy yellow flowers. methods are required to reuse fallen leaves, branches, stem bark and pods when they start getting all over lawn. this investigation studies the use of these non-useful parts of c. fistula as naturally occurring biosorbent for the batch removal of ni(ii) in a well stirred system under different experimental conditions. the data showe ... | 2007 | 16860463 |
| microscopic evaluation and seasonal variations of anthraquinone glycosides of cultivated cassia fistula linn. | in this report, we present the results of the microscopy, seasonal variations and spectrophotometric estimation of hydroxy-anthraquinone glycosides of culitivated cassia fistula linn. the total glycoside contents ofthe morphological parts of this species at different stages of growth are also presented. the study shows that anthraquinone glycosides are concentrated in the leaves (1.75%) and flowers (1.58%) at peak flowering. notable seasonal variations were observed in the cultivated species. hy ... | 2006 | 14510141 |
| a new biologically active flavone glycoside from the seeds of cassia fistula (linn.). | a new bioactive flavone glycoside 1 [mp 252-254 degrees c, c28h32o16, [m]+ 624 (eims)] was isolated from the acetone soluble fraction of the defatted seeds of cassia fistula (linn.). it was characterized as a new bioactive flavone glycoside 5,3',4'-tri-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-o-alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-o-beta-d-galactopyranoside by several colour reactions, spectral analysis and chemical degradations. compound 1 showed anti-microbial activity. | 2003 | 12608640 |
| four new compounds from the seeds of cassia fistula. | four new compounds, 5-(2-hydroxyphenoxymethyl)furfural (1), (2's)-7-hydroxy-5- hydroxymethyl-2-(2'-hydroxypropyl)chromone (2), benzyl 2-hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxybenzoate (3), and benzyl 2beta-o-d-glucopyranosyl-3,6-dimethoxybenzoate (4), together with four known compounds, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, (2's)-7-hydroxy-2-(2'-hydroxypropyl)-5-methylchromone, and two oxyanthraquinones, chrysophanol and chrysophanein, were isolated and identified from the seeds of cassia fistula. the structures of 1-4 were d ... | 2002 | 12193023 |
| antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components in extracts of cassia fistula. | cassia fistula l., a semi-wild indian labernum, is widely cultivated in mauritius as an ornamental tree for its beautiful bunches of yellow flowers and also used in traditional medicine for several indications. the total phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid contents, and the antioxidant activities, of fresh vegetative and reproductive organs of cassia fistula harvested at different stages of growth were determined using the trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (teac) and ferric-reducing a ... | 2002 | 12188605 |
| defense proteins from seed of cassia fistula include a lipid transfer protein homologue and a protease inhibitory plant defensin. | a novel trypsin inhibitor was extracted from the seeds of cassia fistula by a process successively involving soaking seeds in water, extraction of the seeds in methanol, and extraction of the cell wall material at high ionic strength. the protease inhibitor (pi) was subsequently purified by chromatography on carboxymethylcellulose, gel filtration and reversed phase hplc (rp-hplc). electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (esms) of the oxidized from of the pi yielded an average molecular mass of ... | 2000 | 11074277 |
| antitumor activity of methanolic extract of cassia fistula l. seed against ehrlich ascites carcinoma. | effects of methanolic extract (me) of cassia fistula seed on the growth of ehrlich ascites carcinoma (eac) and on the life span of tumor bearing mice were studied. me treatment showed an increase of life span, and a decrease in the tumor volume and viable tumor cell count in the eac tumor hosts. cytological studies have revealed a reduction in the mitotic activity, and the appearance of membrane blebbing and intracytoplasmic vacuoles in the treated tumor cells. improvement in the hematological p ... | 2000 | 10967466 |
| effect of solvent residues of vitex negundo linn. and cassia fistula linn. on pulse beetle, callosobruchus maculatus fab. and its larval parasitoid, dinarmus vagabundus (timberlake). | effect of solvent residues of vitex negundo l. and cassia fistula l. leaves (0.5 and 1%) was studied on egg laying and adult emergence of callosobruchus maculatus fab. and on percentage of larval parasitism by dinarmus vagabundus (timberlake). cowpea seeds treated with methanol and aqueous extract of vitex, at these concentrations (0.5 and 1%), significantly reduced the number of eggs and emergence of f1 adults of c. maculatus. both vitex and cassia extracts did not affect the percentage of para ... | 2000 | 10927878 |
| role of aragvadhadi sutra in the management of fistula -in-ano. | traditional medicine has its own importance for the treatment of various medical and surgical diseases irrespective of tremendous development of modern medicine. there are number of diseases were after repeated surgery. fistula-in ano is one such condition which is prone to recurrence even after repeated surgery and can be effectively treated by ayurvedic medicines. an extensive work has been done on the treatment of bhagandara by kshara sutra exploring various aspects of the problem and finding ... | 2000 | 22556930 |
| differentiation in explants from mature leguminous trees. | stem and petiole explants, obtained from mature trees, ofalbizzia lebbeck,cassia fistula andc.siamea callused and differentiated shoot-buds and later shoots on b5 medium supplemented with either 0.5 mg/l iaa + 1 mg/l bap or bm + 2 mg/l naa + 0.5 mg/l bap. the stem explants were more responsive than the petiole explants. ina.lebbeck, the iaa substituted medium favoured differentiation from both types of explants. however, inc.fistula, the type of explants rather than the medium composition had an ... | 1990 | 24226284 |
| cytokinin changes in embryo and endosperm of cassia fistula during fruit growth. | cytokinin activity was determined in embryo and endosperm tissues from 30-day (stage 1), 55-jay (stage 2), and 80-day (stage 3) old fruits of cassia fistual. high cytokinin activity was associated with stage 1 and the least in stage 3. this indicated that the cytokinins disappeared during the course of seed development. sephadex lh-20 column chromatography with 35% ethanol indicated the presence of cytokinins coeluting with zeatin glucoside, zeatin riboside, and zeatin. qualitatively the cytokin ... | 1984 | 23195505 |
| studies on the possibilities to infect the cells of callus of cassia fistula by an animal virus & induce production of interferon-like antiviral factor(s). | | 1981 | 6168574 |
| galactomannan from the seeds of cassia fistula. | | 1972 | 5083251 |
| structure of fistulic acid, a new colouring matter from the pods of cassia fistula. | | 1972 | 5018491 |
| bioassay of cassia fistula. l. (aragvadha). | | 1966 | 5974956 |
| chromosome number of cassia fistula. | | 1946 | 20280175 |