| preliminary evaluation of some wild and cultivated plants for snail control in machakos district, kenya. | fifty local medicinal, agricultural and wild growing deciduous plants, representing 49 species, 46 genera and 22 families, were screened as water extracts at 1:1000 concentration for molluscicidal activity against biomphalaria pfeifferi in machakos district, kenya. forty-seven of the 50 (94%) plants and 106 of the 134 (79%) plant materials (roots, stems, leaves, fruits, flowers and seeds) were molluscicidal. the leaves of pappea capensis (sapindaceae), steganotaenia araliacea (umbelliferae), zor ... | 1987 | 3656497 |
| molluscicidal properties of acacia nilotica subspecies tomentosa and astringens i. | the acetone, alcohol and aqueous extracts of the fruits and stem bark of acacia nilotica subspp. tomentosa, astringens and nilotica showed molluscicidal activity against the two snail species which transmit schistosomiasis in the sudan. being effective against bulinus truncatus and biomphalaria pfeifferi, extracts of the acacia nilotica subspecies may be promising vegetable molluscicides. | 1985 | 4068076 |
| molluscicidal properties of acacia nilotica subspecies tomentosa and astringens ii. | a screening programme of plants rich in plant phenolic tannins for molluscicidal activity against the snail species bulinus truncatus and biomphalaria pfeifferi is now under way. the spray-dried powders of the pods and stem bark of acacia nilotica subspp. nilotica, tomentosa and astringens prove to be promising vegetable molluscicides. | 1985 | 4068077 |
| investigation of the anti-inflammatory activity of acacia nilotica and hibiscus sabdariffa. | the aqueous extracts of acacia nilotica and hibiscus sabdariffa were tested for anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities in animal models. acacia nilotica extract had an inhibitory effect on carrageenan induced paw edema and yeast-induced pyrexia in rats. it also produced a significant increase in the hot plate reaction time in mice. hibiscus sabdariffa extract had no effect on paw edema but had an inhibitory effect on yeast induced pyrexia and a significant effect on the hot plat ... | 1996 | 8982438 |
| effect of tannin-rich plant (acacia nilotica) on some nutritional and bacteriological parameters in goats. | the effects of a. nilotica (tannin-rich plants) on the digestion coefficient of nutrients and its antibacterial properties were "in-vivo" investigated in this study. twenty five male baladi goats aged 3-4 years and weighing 19-21 kg were randomly classified into five groups (5 per each). each animal group was fed on one of the experimental diets containing different levels of a. nilotica leaves (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% & 20%). chemical analysis of a. nilotica leaves revealed that its content of crude p ... | 1997 | 9394540 |
| inhibitory effects of sudanese plant extracts on hiv-1 replication and hiv-1 protease. | forty-eight methanol and aqueous extracts from sudanese plants were screened for their inhibitory activity on viral replication. nineteen extracts showed inhibitory effects on hiv-induced cytopathic effects (cpe) on mt-4 cells. the extracts were further screened against hiv-1 protease (pr) using an hplc assay method. of the tested extracts, the methanol extracts of acacia nilotica (bark and pods), euphorbia granulata (leaves), maytenus senegalensis (stem-bark) and aqueous extracts of a. nilotica ... | 1999 | 10189947 |
| antiplasmodial activity of selected sudanese medicinal plants with emphasis on acacia nilotica. | twenty-two plant organs from eleven plants comprising five families were extracted and screened for antiplasmodial activity in vitro against plasmodium falciparum 3d7 (chloroquine sensitive) and dd2 (chloroquine resistant and pyrimethamine sensitive). fifty nine percent of plant extracts from 22 extracts exerted activity on p. falciparum strain 3d7 with an ic(50) less than 50 microg/ml, whereas 43% of plant extracts showed an ic(50) value within 50 microg/ml on dd2 strains. plant extracts from g ... | 1999 | 10479756 |
| studies on antihypertensive and antispasmodic activities of methanol extract of acacia nilotica pods. | a methanol extract of acacia nilotica pods (an) caused a dose-dependent (3-30 mg/kg) fall in arterial blood pressure. treatment of animals with atropine abolished the vasodilator response of acetylcholine (ach), whereas the antihypertensive effect of the plant extract remained unaltered. phentolamine (an alpha-adrenergic blocker) abolished the vasoconstrictor effect of norepinephrine (ne), whereas pretreatment of the animal with an, did not modify the ne response. these results indicate that the ... | 1999 | 10594935 |
| the pharmacological effects of an aqueous extract from acacia nilotica seeds. | an aqueous extract of the seed of acacia nilotica was investigated for its pharmacological profile. on the isolated guinea-pig ileum, the extract displayed sustained dose-related contractile activity. the contractions which were reduced by hexamethonium, promethazine or atropine were completely abolished by nifedipine. the intravenous (i.v.) administration of the extract (11, 22, 44, 55 microg/kg) to anaesthetized cats produced a dose-related significant elevation of blood pressure. the mechanis ... | 1999 | 10594939 |
| a study on the toxicology of acacia nilotica. | the potential toxicity of acacia nilotica was investigated in rats maintained on 2% and 8% acacia diet for 2 and 4 weeks. a significant reduction in body weight in all acacia-fed groups and a significant decrease in the levels of hemoglobin, serum total protein and total cholesterol in animals fed 8% acacia diet for up to 4 weeks were observed. these effects were, however, reversed one week after treatment termination. no significant changes in serum parameters of hepatic and renal functions, fa ... | 2000 | 10794124 |
| inhibitory effects of sudanese medicinal plant extracts on hepatitis c virus (hcv) protease. | one hundred fifty-two methanol and water extracts of different parts of 71 plants commonly used in sudanese traditional medicine were screened for their inhibitory effects on hepatitis c virus (hcv) protease (pr) using in vitro assay methods. thirty-four extracts showed significant inhibitory activity (>/=60% inhibition at 100 microg/ml). of these, eight extracts, methanol extracts of acacia nilotica, boswellia carterii, embelia schimperi, quercus infectoria, trachyspermum ammi and water extract ... | 2000 | 11054840 |
| total phenolics concentration and antioxidant potential of extracts of medicinal plants of pakistan. | thirty-seven plant organs, traditionally used as drugs, collected in pakistan, were extracted with 70% acetone and analyzed for their total phenolics concentration and antioxidant potential. seven extracts showed more than 85% inhibition of lipid peroxidation in vitro as compared with blank. butylated hydroxytoluene (bht) (ic50 = 233.6 microg/l +/- 28.3) was the strongest antioxidant in our test system. the ic50 results indicate that the extracts of nymphaea lotus l. flowers, acacia nilotica (li ... | 2001 | 11837686 |
| a correlative study on antimutagenic and chemopreventive activity of acacia auriculiformis a. cunn. and acacia nilotica (l.) willd. ex del. | the present study provides a correlation of the antimutagenic and chemopreventive activity of the barks of two commonly observed plants viz. acacia auriculiformis and acacia nilotica. we used the ames antimutagenicity assay and the mouse mammary gland organ culture (mmoc) model. the plants were extracted with organic solvents to obtain chloroform fractions and acetone extracts. the antimutagenic activity was determined in two different strains using both direct-acting [4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine ... | 2002 | 11850969 |
| interaction of folk medicinal plant extracts with human alpha2-adrenoceptor subtypes. | forty-two extracts of folk medicinal plant organs from pakistan were tested in competition binding assays for their interaction with the specific ligand recognition sites on the human alpha2-adrenoceptor subtypes alpha2a, alpha2b and alpha2c strong binding of the extracts (40 mg/ml) from acacia nilotica (l.) delile leaves (88-98% displacement of radiolabel) and peganum harmala seeds (89-96% displacement) on three subtypes prompted us to extract these plant materials with 40% and 80% methanol, et ... | 2002 | 12064736 |
| tylenchida associated with different crops in sennar state (sudan). | a study was done on the taxonomy and morphology of plant parasitic nematodes (tylenchida) found in sennar state (sudan). sixty samples of different crops were collected in the sugarcane area. thirty samples originated from soil around the roots of saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) from different ratoons and thirty samples were collected from other crops (mangifera indica; citrus limon; citrus aurantifolia; citrus paradisi; citrus sinensis, phoenix dactylifera, musa sapentium; cassia italica, cap ... | 2001 | 12425088 |
| indian medicinal plants as a reservoir of protective phytochemicals. | india is one of the 12 mega diversity countries in the world so it has a vital stake in conservation and sustainable utilization of its biodiversity resources. plant secondary metabolites have been of interest to man for a long time due to their pharmacological relevance. with this in view, the bark powder of acacia auriculiformis, a. nilotica, juglans regia, and the fruit powder of terminalia bellerica, t. chebula, emblica officinalis, and a combination drug "triphala," which are known to be ri ... | 2003 | 12616620 |
| isolation and x-ray study of an anti-inflammatory active androstene steroid from acacia nilotica. | 3beta-acetoxy-17beta-hydroxy-androst-5-ene was isolated from aerial parts of acacia nilotica (l.) willd (mimosaceae). the structure of this compound was established by spectral analysis and single crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. the steroid showed dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity against tpa-induced mouse earedema. | 2003 | 12677540 |
| mineral toxicity and physiological functions in tree seedlings irrigated with effluents of varying chemistry in sandy soil of dry region. | effluents namely canal water as control (t1); municipal effluent (t2); textile effluent (t3); steel effluent (t4); textile + municipal effluent in 1:1 ratio (t5); steel + municipal effluent in 1:2 ratio (t6); steel + municipal + textile in 1:2:2 ratio (t7); and steel + textile in 1:2 ratio (t8) were added to the seedlings of acacia nilotica and eucalyptus camaldulensis. the aim was to monitor the toxic effect of the accumulated mineral ions on the physiological functions and ultimately to utiliz ... | 2003 | 12826032 |
| effects of acacia nilotica and acacia karoo diets on haemonchus contortus infection in goats. | this study was carried out to determine the effects of acacia karoo and acacia nilotica diets on haemonchus contortus infections in goats. twenty-four boer goats of mixed sex (live weight 17-22 kg) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups, namely: a. nilotica (an) group, a. karoo (ak) group, control infected with h. contortus (hc) group and the non-infected control (nhc) group. animals in the an, ak and hc groups were orally infected with a single dose of 3000 hc third stage larvae. the a ... | 2003 | 12935742 |
| effects of fire and fire intensity on the germination and establishment of acacia karroo, acacia nilotica, acacia luederitzii and dichrostachys cinerea in the field. | while fire has been used in some instances to control the increase of woody plants, it has also been reported that fire may cause an increase in certain fire-tolerant acacia tree species. this study investigated germination of acacia karroo, a. luederitzii and dichrostachys cinerea, thought to be increasing in density, as well as the historically successful encroaching woody species, a. nilotica, in savanna grassland, hluhluwe-imfolozi park, south africa. a. karroo is thought to be replacing a. ... | 2004 | 15068486 |
| evaluation of acacia nilotica (l.) del. and casuarina equisetifolia forst. for tolerance and growth on microbially treated dyestuff wastewater. | two tree species, acacia nilotica (l.) del. and casuarina equisetifolia forst., were tested for their tolerance and growth on dyestuff wastewater containing phenol, aniline, and methyl violet. the wastewater was treated microbially by using a culture of pseudomonas alcaligenes in a fixed-film bioreactor. the plants were watered with untreated and treated wastewater and tap water (control) at the rate of 2 litre per plant per week. a. nilotica exhibited 100% survival with both untreated and treat ... | 1993 | 15091836 |
| bush selection along foraging pathways by sympatric impala and greater kudu. | in order to identify the selection mechanism of two sympatric african browsers, we analysed encounter rates and selection of bushes along foraging pathways. we monitored the tracks, left overnight, by kudu and impala on an experimental plot of natural acacia nilotica and dichrostachys cinerea in the highveld of zimbabwe, and recorded the number of bushes attacked in each category. both ungulates were selective for the bush categories, but kudu were consistently more selective than impala, and sh ... | 2004 | 15278425 |
| effect of aqueous extract of acacia nilotica ssp adansonii on milk production and prolactin release in the rat. | in view of the traditional belief that acacia nilotica ssp adansonii (an) can stimulate milk production in lactating women, experiments were performed to determine the effect of an aqueous extract of an on milk production in rats. female rats that received oral doses of aqueous extract of this plant during their first lactation produced about 59% more milk than controls (p<0.01). pup weight gain was also significantly higher than that in the control group. a lower dose, comparable to that used b ... | 2004 | 15283686 |
| antimicrobial evaluation of some medicinal plants for their anti-enteric potential against multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi. | screening was done of some plants of importance in the ayurvedic system of traditional medicine used in india to treat enteric diseases. fifty four plant extracts (methanol and aqueous) were assayed for their activity against multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi. strong antibacterial activity was shown by the methanol extracts of aegle marmelos, salmalia malabarica, punica granatum, myristica fragrans, holarrhena antidysenterica, terminalia arjuna and triphal (mixture of emblica of fi cinalis, ... | 2004 | 15476301 |
| traditional oral health practices among kanuri women of borno state, nigeria. | a structured questionnaire was administered on 495 women (urban 339, rural 156) from two lgas of borno state, nigeria, using the interviewer method. the age range of the subjects was 12 to 80 years with a mean age (+/- sd) of 35.7 +/- 13.44 years. majority (83.5%) did not have any formal education. oral hygiene tools used by the respondents included toothbrush/paste 36 (7.9%), chewing stick 250 (54.9%), charcoal 159 (34.9%) and ordinary water 10 (2.2%). of those using chewing sticks; 168 (67.2%) ... | 2004 | 15900821 |
| evaluation of five medicinal plants used in diarrhoea treatment in nigeria. | five medicinal plants [acacia nilotica, acanthospermun hispidum, gmelina arborea, parkia biglobosa and vitex doniana] used in diarrhoeal treatment in kaduna state, nigeria, were investigated. this study was carried out on perfused isolated rabbit jejunum and castor oil-induced diarrhoea in mice. the aqueous methanol extracts (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mg/ml) were generally found to cause a dose-dependent response in the isolated rabbit jejunum, though this was not uniform in all the plants. gmelina ... | 2005 | 15908152 |
| evaluation of genotoxicity of medicinal plant extracts by the comet and vitotox tests. | we report the results of our genotoxic evaluation of extracts from three medicinal plants acacia nilotica, juglans regia, and terminalia chebula and the herbal drug triphala employing the vitotox and comet tests.these tests detect dna damage in prokaryotic and eukaryotic test systems, respectively. in the vitotox test, none of the extracts were identified as genotoxic. in the comet assay, extracts of acacia nilotica showed statistically significant dna damage only in a concentration of 2500 ppm ... | 2005 | 16050803 |
| rhizobial populations in soils from natural acacia senegal and acacia nilotica forests in mauritania and the senegal river valley. | eighty-two strains of rhizobia were isolated from soils taken from several sites in mauritania and senegal. these soil samples were collected from natural stands of acacia nilotica and acacia senegal. the soils from mauritania were less rich in native rhizobia than the soils from senegal. the strains were characterized using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism and by sequencing the rdna 16s-23s intergenic spacer region (igs). they were sorted into seven igs groups. ... | 2005 | 16184338 |
| impact of land use practices on faunal abundance, nutrient dynamics and biochemical properties of desert pedoecosystem. | increased dependence of resource-poor rural communities on soils of low inherent fertility are the major problem of desert agroecosystem. agrisilviculture practices may help to conserve the soil biota for maintaining essential soil properties and processes in harsh climate. therefore, the impacts of different land use systems on faunal density, nutrient dynamics and biochemical properties of soil were studied in agrisilviculture system of indian desert. the selected fields had trees (zizyphus ma ... | 2005 | 16335596 |
| anti-plasmodial activity and toxicity of extracts of plants used in traditional malaria therapy in meru and kilifi districts of kenya. | the methanol and aqueous extracts of 10 plant species (acacia nilotica, azadirachta indica, carissa edulis, fagaropsis angolensis, harrissonia abyssinica, myrica salicifolia, neoboutonia macrocalyx, strychnos heningsii, withania somnifera and zanthoxylum usambarensis) used to treat malaria in meru and kilifi districts, kenya, were tested for brine shrimp lethality and in vitro anti-plasmodial activity against chloroquine-sensitive and chloroquine-resistant strains of plasmodium falciparum (nf54 ... | 2006 | 16530996 |
| antifungal activity of some tanzanian plants used traditionally for the treatment of fungal infections. | using the ethnobotanical approach, some tanzanian plants reported to be used by traditional healers for the treatment of oral candidiasis and fungal infections of the skin were collected and screened for their antifungal activity against candida albicans, candida glabrata, candida tropicalis, candida parapsilosis, candida krusei and cryptococcus neoformans. a total of 65 crude methanol extracts belonging to 56 plant species and 38 families were screened using the broth microdilution method, acco ... | 2006 | 16829001 |
| in vitro assessment of anti - cutaneous leishmaniasis activity of some sudanese plants. | examination of crude methanol extracts of four sudanese plants (azadirachta indica, acacia nilotica, balanites aegyptiaca and allium sativa) revealed that only three species had a considerable in-vitro anti-leishmanial activity on leishmania major promastigotes. the plants azadrachta indica, allium sativa, and acacia nilotica gave a lc50 of 10.2, 4.94, and 89.38 microg/ml, respectively. extracts of balanites aegyptiaca had a moderate biological activity on l major promastigotes. | 2005 | 17167733 |
| anticancer and antimutagenic properties of acacia nilotica (linn.) on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced skin papillomagenesis in swiss albino mice. | we report the chemopreventive activity of acacia nilotica (linn.) gum, flower and leaf aqueous extracts, on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (dmba) induced skin papillomagenesis in male swiss albino mice. animals were divided into following groups: group i (controls) given dmba and croton oil, with no extract ; group ii (treatment) animals treated with acacia nilotica gum (group ii-a) (800 mg/kg body weight), flowers (group ii-b) (800 mg/kg body weight), or leaves (group ii-c) (800 mg/kg body weig ... | 2006 | 17250441 |
| octanol-water partition coefficients for predicting the effects of tannins in ruminant nutrition. | tannins can cause beneficial or harmful nutritional effects, but their great diversity has until now prevented a rational distinction between tannin structures and their nutritional responses. an attempt has been made to study this problem by examining the octanol-water solubilities of tannins. a relatively simple hplc method has been developed for screening mixtures of plant tannins for their octanol-water partition coefficients (kow coefficients). tannins were isolated from the fruits and leav ... | 2007 | 17567141 |
| in vitro immunomodulating properties of selected sudanese medicinal plants. | ethanolic extracts of 23 medicinal plants, commonly used in sudanese folk medicines against infectious diseases, were investigated for their immunomodulating activity using luminol/lucigenin-based chemiluminescence assay. preliminary screenings on whole blood oxidative burst activity showed inhibitory activities of 14 plant extracts, while only one plant, balanites aegyptiaca fruits exhibited a proinflammatory activity. further investigation was conducted by monitoring their effects on oxidative ... | 2008 | 18440170 |
| effect of polyethylene glycol 4000 supplementation on the performance of indigenous pedi goats fed different levels of acacia nilotica leaf meal and ad libitum buffalo grass hay. | in a first of two experiments, twenty yearling male pedi goats weighing 21.3 +/- 0.5 kg live weight were used in a 37-day study in a 2 (levels of peg 4000) x 2 (levels ofacacia) factorial arrangement in a completely randomised design to determine the effect of the level of acacia nilotica leaf meal supplementation plus 23 g polyethylene glycol 4000 on diet intake and digestibility, and growth rate of pedi goats fed ad libitum buffalo grass hay. acacia nilotica leaf meal contained high amounts of ... | 2008 | 18484126 |
| in vitro and in vivo trypanocidal effect of lipophilic extracts of medicinal plants from mali and burkina faso. | to determine the in vitro and in vivo antitrypanosomal activity of extracts of traditionally used plants. | 2008 | 18638537 |
| acacia nilotica and medicago sativa, suitable plants for agro-forestry in southern coasts of iran. | habitats of the multipurpose tree, acacia nilotica, were identified along the coastline of the persian gulf and oman sea, south of iran. four sites were randomly chosen and in each one, vegetation as well as climatic and soil characteristics were studied. likewise, biometry of acacia trees was conducted and compared in the sites. the fodder values in leaf and fruit of acacia were determined and compared with those of in foliage of medicago sativa being managed under an agro-forestry system. by a ... | 2007 | 19086523 |
| antioxidant and anti-quorum sensing activities of green pod of acacia nilotica l. | the antioxidant and anti-quorum sensing activities of eight extracts were studied in green pods of acacia nilotica. the specific phenolic compositions and their quantifications were performed by hplc and ms/ms, which showed that the hef (ph 4) was higher in gallic acid, ellagic acid, epicatechin, rutin, and gts. in order to find antioxidant potential of various extracts, their activities were studied for tpc, aoa, frsa, rp, inhibition of lpo, fic activity, ho* and o(2)(-) scavenging activities. ... | 2009 | 19168114 |
| antimicrobial activity of five herbal extracts against multi drug resistant (mdr) strains of bacteria and fungus of clinical origin. | antimicrobial activities of the crude ethanolic extracts of five plants were screened against multidrug resistant (mdr) strains of escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae and candida albicans. atcc strains of streptococcus mutans, staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus faecalis, streptococcus bovis, pseudimonas aeruginosa, salmonella typhimurium, escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae and candida albicans were also tested. the strains that showed resistance against the maximum number of antibiotic ... | 2009 | 19214149 |
| anthelmintic activity of ziziphus nummularia (bark) and acacia nilotica (fruit) against trichostrongylid nematodes of sheep. | ziziphus nummularia (rhamnaceae) and acacia nilotica (fabaceae) are being used as anthelmintics in ethnoveterinary medicinal system of pakistan. | 2009 | 19429379 |
| potential chemoprevention of n-nitrosodiethylamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis by polyphenolics from acacia nilotica bark. | chemopreventive potential of acacia nilotica bark extract (anbe) against single intraperitoneal injection of n-nitrosodiethylamine (ndea, 200mg/kg) followed by weekly subcutaneous injections of carbon tetrachloride (ccl(4), 3 ml/kg) for 6 weeks induced hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) in rats was studied. at 45 day after administration of ndea, 100 and 200mg/kg of anbe were administered orally once daily for 10 weeks. the levels of liver injury and liver cancer markers such as alanine transaminase ... | 2009 | 19446540 |
| role of some egyptian medicinal plants against liver and kidney toxicity induced by cadmium chloride. | the present study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of some local medicinal plants against liver and kidney toxicity induced by cadmium chloride. methanolic extracts of acacia nilotica and retama raetam were used in this study. furthermore, histopathological and histochemical investigations were done. cadmium chloride caused a significant increase in serum ast, alt, alp, bilirubin, urea, and creatinine, cholesterol, ldl, triglycerides, and hdl levels administration of acacia nilotic ... | 2009 | 19817661 |
| free radical scavenging activity from leaves of acacia nilotica (l.) wild. ex delile, an indian medicinal tree. | the present study compares the two extraction methods and evaluates the free radical scavenging activity of acacia nilotica. results indicated that the sequential extraction method was effective in concentrating the active principles in the ethanol extract as compared to the maceration method in dpph assay. based on the results, free radical scavenging property of the extracts obtained from sequential extraction method was analyzed in different assays to find out the possible antioxidant mechani ... | 2010 | 19837122 |
| antidiarrhoeal activity of acacia nilotica willd. bark methanol extract. | acacia nilotica willd. subsp. indica (family- mimosaceae) bark is used for treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, liver disorders, inflammation in ethnomedicinal practices. this bark was undertaken to study antidiarrhoeal activity using suitable battery of test. bark powder of acacia nilotica was successively extracted with petroleum ether, methanol and distilled water. solvents from these extracts were removed under reduced temperature and pressure. exploratory studies revealed presence of signific ... | 2007 | 19957539 |
| in vitro biological activities of niloticane, a new bioactive cassane diterpene from the bark of acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana. | acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana was reported in african traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments. isolation of an active compound in this study from the bark extract may lead to the validation of its efficiency as a traditional crude drug. | 2010 | 20138134 |
| antimicrobial activity of some indian medicinal plants. | the antimicrobial potential of seventy-seven extracts from twenty-four plants was screened against eight bacteria and four pathogenic fungi, using microbroth dilution assay. lowest concentration of the extract, which inhibits any visual microbial growth after treatment with p-iodonitrotetrazolium violet, was considered to be minimum inhibitory concentration (mic). water extracts of acacia nilotica, justicia zelanica, lantana camara and saraca asoca exhibited good activity against all the bacteri ... | 2007 | 20161895 |
| antidiabetic screening of commercial botanical products in 3t3-l1 adipocytes and db/db mice. | numerous botanicals are purported to improve glucose metabolism and diabetic risk factors with varying degrees of supportive evidence. we investigated 203 commercially available botanical products representing 90 unique botanical species for effects on lipogenic activity in differentiating 3t3-l1 adipocytes. anti-inflammatory activity of 21 of these products was further assessed in tumor necrosis factor alpha (tnfalpha)-stimulated, mature 3t3-l1 adipocytes. from these results, rho-isoalpha acids ... | 2010 | 20521979 |
| hop and acacia phytochemicals decreased lipotoxicity in 3t3-l1 adipocytes, db/db mice, and individuals with metabolic syndrome. | the plant-based compounds rho-iso-alpha acids (riaa) from humulus lupulus (hops) and proanthocyanidins (pac) from acacia nilotica have been shown to modulate insulin signaling in vitro. we investigated their effects on triglyceride (tg) deposition in 3t3-l1 adipocytes, glucose and insulin in obese mouse models, and metabolic syndrome markers in adults with metabolic syndrome. the combination of riaa and pac synergistically increased tg content and adiponectin secretion in 3t3-l1 adipocytes under ... | 2010 | 20721358 |
| antifungal efficacy of punica granatum, acacia nilotica, cuminum cyminum and foeniculum vulgare on candida albicans: an in vitro study. | the establishment and maintenance of oral microbiota is related not only to interbacterial coaggregations but also to interactions of these bacteria with yeasts. hence, it is important for agents used in the treatment of oral diseases to have antifungal properties for effective therapy. objective: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antifungal efficacy of punica granatum, acacia nilotica, cuminum cyminum and foeniculum vulgare on candida albicans. | 2010 | 20930339 |
| acacia nilotica leave extract and glyburide: comparison of fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, beta-thromboglubulin levels and platelet aggregation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. | to evaluate the hypoglycaemic and anti-platelet aggregation effect of aqueous methanol extract of acacia nilotica (an) leaves compared with glyburide on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. | 2011 | 21465938 |
| antiviral activity of acacia nilotica against hepatitis c virus in liver infected cells. | abstract: hepatitis c virus (hcv) belonging to the family flaviviridae has infected 3% of the population worldwide and 6% of the population in pakistan. the only recommended standard treatment is pegylated inf- alpha plus ribavirin. due to less compatibility of the standard treatment, thirteen medicinal plants were collected from different areas of pakistan on the basis of undocumented antiviral reports against different viral infections. medicinal plants were air dried, extracted and screened o ... | 2011 | 21569385 |
| free radical scavenging, cytotoxic and hemolytic activities from leaves of acacia nilotica (l.) wild. ex. delile subsp. indica (benth.) brenan. | dietary intake of phytochemicals having antioxidant activity is associated with a lower risk of mortality from many diseases. therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the free radical scavenging, cytotoxic and hemolytic activities of leaves of acacia nilotica by using various methods. the results of the present study revealed that ethanol extract was the most effective and ic(50) value was found to be 53.6?µg?ml(-1) for vero cell lines and 28.9?µg?ml(-1) for hela cell lines in cytotoxic ... | 2011 | 21799676 |
| intramuscular fatty acid profile of longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscle from pateri goats fed under traditional feeding system of sindh, pakistan. | the present study was undertaken to assess the intramuscular fatty acid composition of different muscles taken from male pateri (n=15) goats, reared on naturally grown grasses, leaves and pods of acacia nilotica and crushed cereal, under traditional way of feeding. goats were slaughtered with an average weight of 68±7kg and age 12±1 month. the samples were taken from longissimus dorsi region (between the 12th and 13th rib) and distal region of semitendinosus muscle. results of total fat content ... | 2008 | 22063602 |
| Potential pharmacokinetic interactions between antiretrovirals and medicinal plants used as complementary and African traditional medicines. | The use of traditional/complementary/alternate medicines (TCAMs) in HIV/AIDS patients who reside in Southern Africa is quite common. Those who use TCAMs in addition to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment may be at risk of experiencing clinically significant pharmacokinetic (PK) interactions, particularly between the TCAMs and the protease inhibitors (PIs) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). Mechanisms of PK interactions include alterations to the normal functioning of drug e ... | 2011 | 22024968 |
| Antimicrobial activities of three species of family mimosaceae. | The antimicrobial activities of crude methanolic extract of leaves of Acacia nilotica L., Albizia lebbeck L. and Mimosa himalayana Gamble belonging to family mimosaceae were investigated in this research work. Antibacterial activity was studied by agar well diffusion method against one gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and three gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia. Crude extract of all plants showed best activity against gram-negative bacterial strains w ... | 2012 | 22186331 |
| anthelmintic efficacy of five tropical native australian plants against haemonchus contortus and trichostrongylus colubriformis in experimentally infected goats (capra hircus). | the study of the anthelmintic properties of plants rich in plant secondary metabolites can provide ecologically sound methods for the treatment of parasites on grazing animals. the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the anthelmintic effect of five tropical native australian plant species rich in plant secondary metabolites on adult haemonchus contortus and trichostrongylus colubriformis in experimentally infected goats. thirty young, nematode-free goats were infected with 2500 h. conto ... | 2012 | 22265804 |
| ethnobotanical and antimicrobial studies of some plants used in kibwezi (kenya) for management of lower respiratory tract infections. | respiratory tract infections have gained worldwide recognition especially due to the increased incidence of hiv/aids. the bacteria responsible for these infections have also become increasingly resistant to chemotherapeutic agents in lower respiratory infections in kibwezi in kenya. interviews were conducted using semi-structured questionnaires and detailed discussions with respondents. during the field surveys direct observations were made on how these plants are used. from the ethnobotanical s ... | 2011 | 22238495 |
| in vivo antitrypanosomal effects of some ethnomedicinal plants from nupeland of north central nigeria. | four medicinal plants acacia nilotica, bombax buonopozense, terminalia avicennioides and zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides traditionally used for treatment of sleeping sickness in nupeland were investigated for in vivo antitrypanosomal activity. methanol extracts of different parts of each plant (stem barks and fruits) were obtained and evaluated for their in vivo antitrypanosomal activities against trypanosoma brucei brucei. phytochemical screening of the methanol extracts of each plant were performed ... | 2011 | 22238478 |
| chemoprotective and immunomodulatory effect of acacia nilotica during cyclophosphamide induced toxicity. | most of the synthetic chemotherapeutic agents used today are immunosuppressant and lead to numerous side effects. plant based immunomodulators are employed as supportive therapy to counteract the undesirable side effects of chemotherapy. in the present study, the immunomodulatory and chemoprotective effect of methanolic extract of acacia nilotica was investigated in mice. intraperitoneal administration of the extract was found to significantly increase the total wbc count, bone marrow cellularit ... | 2012 | 23350347 |
| potential antileishmanial effect of three medicinal plants. | the antileishmanial activity of three organic solvent extracts and water residue of the plants: acacia nilotica (mimosaceae) (husk), ambrosia miratima (astraceae) (aerial shoot) and azadarichta indica (meliaceae) (leaves) were tested in vitro against leishmania donovani promastigotes. the study revealed that the extracts of a. nilotica and a. miratima have effectious antileishmanial activity at concentrations (ic(50)) less than 8 μg/ml, while the extracts of a. indica lack antileishmanial activi ... | 2012 | 23326001 |
| metabolomic profiling and antioxidant activity of some acacia species. | metabolomic profiling of different parts (leaves, flowers and pods) of acacia species (acacia nilotica, acacia seyal and acacia laeta) was evaluated. the multivariate data analyses such as principal component analysis (pca) and partial least square-discriminant analysis (pls-da) were used to differentiate the distribution of plant metabolites among different species or different organs of the same species. a. nilotica was characterized with a high content of saponins and a. seyal was characteriz ... | 2014 | 25313274 |
| studies on antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of hot aqueous extract of acacia nilotica l. leaves against common veterinary pathogens. | acacia nilotica is a plant species that is almost ubiquitously found in different parts of the world. various preparations of it have been advocated in folk medicine for the treatment of tuberculosis, leprosy, smallpox, dysentery, cough, ophthalmia, toothache, skin cancer as astringent, antispasmodic, and aphrodisiac since immemorial times. the present study investigates the antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and immunomodulatory potential of hot aqueous extract (hae) of acacia nilotica leave ... | 2014 | 24804150 |
| determinants of visceral leishmaniasis: a case-control study in gedaref state, sudan. | improving knowledge on local determinants of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is crucial to guide the development of relevant control strategies. this study aimed to identify individual and household level determinants of primary vl in 24 highly endemic villages of tabarak allah hospital's catchment area, gedaref state, sudan. | 2015 | 26544177 |
| antidiabetic potential of a peptide isolated from an endophytic aspergillus awamori. | to exploit the potential of endophytic fungi for pharmaceutically important antidiabetic alpha glycosidase inhibitors. | 2016 | 26544796 |
| in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of biomodified lignin from acacia nilotica wood. | the antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of biomodified alkali lignin extracted from a deciduous plant acacia nilotica, was evaluated in vitro. the extracted alkali lignin was subjected to microbial biotransformation by ligninolytic fungus aspergillus flavus and emericella nidulans. these modifications were done under varying concentration of carbon to nitrogen sources. the structural feature of the lignin samples were compared by ftir, functional group analysis and (13)c solid state nmr. all l ... | 2015 | 25600985 |
| 'honey ointment': a natural remedy of skin wound infections. | honey is a gift of nature, principally identified and valued to possess antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity and has been used as a natural remedy of wounds since ancient times. the objectives of this study were to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of honey against micro-organisms, to formulate a honey ointment and to evaluate the efficacy of such ointment by conducting clinical trials on skin wound infection. | 2014 | 24800336 |
| anaerobic degradation of tannins in acacia nilotica pods by enterococcus faecalis in co-culture with ruminal microbiota. | | 2015 | 25833679 |
| antibacterial activities and possible modes of action of acacia nilotica (l.) del. against multidrug-resistant escherichia coli and salmonella. | medicinal plants are frequently used for the treatment of various infectious diseases. the objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity and mode of action of acacia nilotica and the antibiogram patterns of foodborne and clinical strains of escherichia coli and salmonella. the mechanism of action of acacia extracts against e. coli and salmonella was elucidated by observing morphological damages including cell integrity and cell membrane permeability, as well as changes in ce ... | 2017 | 28098806 |
| pharmaco-phylogenetic investigation of methyl gallate isolated from acacia nilotica (l.) delile and its cytotoxic effect on nih3t3 mouse fibroblast. | present exploration deals with the therapeutic perspective of methyl gallate isolated from the leaf extract of acacia nilotica (l.) delile in contrast to food-borne bacterial pathogen's viz., escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, salmonella typhimurium, pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus with their evolutionary succession. the extract was subjected to phytochemical analysis and isolated compound was identified as methyl gallate using uv-vis, ir and nmr spectra. it was found most ... | 2016 | 26813302 |
| anti-helicobacter pylori and urease inhibition activities of some traditional medicinal plants. | different parts of acacia nilotica (l.) delile, calotropis procera (aiton) w.t. aiton, adhatoda vasica nees, fagoniaar abica l. and casuarina equisetifolia l. are traditionally used in folk medicine for the treatment of a variety of common ailments like nausea, cold, cough, asthma, fevers, diarrhea, sore throat, swelling, etc. the present study was aimed to evaluate the anti-helicobacter pylori and urease inhibition activities of extracts produced from the above selected medicinal plants native ... | 2013 | 23434867 |
| improved production of tannase by klebsiella pneumoniae using indian gooseberry leaves under submerged fermentation using taguchi approach. | tannase (tannin acyl hydrolase e.c 3.1.1.20) is an inducible, largely extracellular enzyme that causes the hydrolysis of ester and depside bonds present in various substrates. large scale industrial application of this enzyme is very limited owing to its high production costs. in the present study, cost effective production of tannase by klebsiella pneumoniae kp715242 was studied under submerged fermentation using different tannin rich agro-residues like indian gooseberry leaves (phyllanthus emb ... | 2016 | 27411334 |
| in vitro screening and evaluation of some indian medicinal plants for their potential to inhibit jack bean and bacterial ureases causing urinary infections. | bacterial ureases play an important role in pathogenesis of urinary infections. selection of plants was done on the basis of their uses by the local people for the treatment of various bacterial and urinary infections. | 2015 | 25366133 |
| antimicrobial efficacy of acacia nilotica, murraya koenigii (l.) sprengel, eucalyptus hybrid, psidium guajava extracts and their combination on streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus acidophilus. | the aim of this in vitro study was to assess antimicrobial efficacy of acacia nilotica, murraya koenigii (l.) sprengel, eucalyptus hybrid, psidium guajava extracts, and their combination on streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus acidophilus. | 2017 | 27076832 |
| herbal extracts in oral health care - a review of the current scenario and its future needs. | oral diseases are among the major public health problems and the commonest of chronic diseases that affect mankind. the application of natural products for the control of oral diseases is considered as an interesting alternative to synthetic antimicrobials due to their lower negative impact, and for the effort to overcome primary or secondary resistance to the drug during therapy. | 2017 | 26392704 |
| anticariogenic activity and phytochemical studies of crude extract from some indian plant leaves. | the aim was to screen the selected indian plants for their antibacterial efficacy against four cariogenic bacteria lactobacillus acidophilus (la)(microbial type culture collection [mtcc]-*447), lactobacillus casei (lc) (mtcc-1423), streptococcus mutans (smu) (mtcc-890) and staphylococcus aureus (mtcc-96). to identify and characterize active principle present in these plants for the treatment of dental caries. | 2017 | 26401353 |
| assessment of the cytotoxic and anti-viral potential of aqueous extracts from different parts of acacia nilotica (linn) delile against peste des petits ruminants virus. | peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv); a negative sense single stranded rna enveloped virus that causes peste des petits ruminants (ppr), is dramatically affecting the health status of ruminants all around the world resulting in extensive economical losses in livestock sector. acacia nilotica (linn) delile; a tannin-rich medicinal plant distributed throughout subcontinent, is traditionally used as food for ruminants and possesses anti-viral potential against different rna viruses. in the curre ... | 2013 | 23262040 |
| antimalarial activity of fractions of aqueous extract of acacia nilotica root. | the problem of resistance of malarial parasites to available antimalarial drugs makes the development of new drugs imperative, with natural plant products providing an alternative source for discovering new drugs. | 2017 | 27104040 |
| antimicrobial efficacy of the combinations of acacia nilotica,murrayakoenigii (linn.) sprengel, eucalyptus, and psidiumguajava on primary plaque colonizers: an in vitro study. | the rise in disease incidence, increased resistance of pathogenic bacteria to currently used antibiotics and chemotherapeutics, opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals, and financial considerations in developing countries necessitates alternate preventive and treatment strategies for oral diseases. | 2016 | 27723640 |
| antimicrobial efficacy of acacia nilotica, murraya koenigii l. sprengel, eucalyptus hybrid, and psidium guajava on primary plaque colonizers: an in vitro comparison between hot and cold extraction process. | the potential drawbacks of the existing antiplaque agents call for innovative strategies that are safe, effective, and easily available. | 2017 | 26015668 |
| antimicrobial efficacy of the combinations of acacia nilotica, murraya koenigii l. sprengel, eucalyptus hybrid and psidium guajava on primary plaque colonizers. | there is an urgent need for innovative strategies to combat the two most common dental diseases of mankind namely dental caries and periodontitis. | 2014 | 25316992 |
| ethnobotanical study of plants used in the management of hiv/aids-related diseases in livingstone, southern province, zambia. | faced with critical shortages of staff, long queues, and stigma at public health facilities in livingstone, zambia, persons who suffer from hiv/aids-related diseases use medicinal plants to manage skin infections, diarrhoea, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, cough, malaria, and oral infections. in all, 94 medicinal plant species were used to manage hiv/aids-related diseases. most remedies are prepared from plants of various families such as combretaceae, euphorbiaceae, fabaceae, and ... | 2016 | 27069489 |
| salt tolerances of some mainland tree species select as through nursery screening. | a study of salt tolerance was carried out on germination, survival and height growth performance of important mesophytic species such as acacia auriculiformis, acacia hybrid, artocarpus heterophyllus, albizia procera, albizia lebbeck, acacia nilotica, achras sapota, casuarina equisetifolaia, emblica officinalis, leucaena leucocephala, samania saman, swetenia macrophylla, terminalia arjuna, tamarindus indica, terminalia bellirica and thespesia populnea in nursery stage using fresh water and salt ... | 2013 | 24502152 |
| characterisation and authentication of a. senegal and a. seyal exudates by infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics. | the authentication of acacia gums samples requires usually the use of sophisticated and time consuming analytical techniques. there is a need for fast and simple analytical techniques for the objective of a quality control methodology. commercial acacia senegal and acacia seyal gums present characteristic mir spectra. principal component analysis of the infrared spectra of gum exudates of trees allow to distinguish acacia gums from another gum exudates (combretum, ghatti, karaya, tragacanth). mo ... | 2012 | 22980842 |
| larvicidal activity of acacia nilotica extracts and isolation of d-pinitol--a bioactive carbohydrate. | a low-molecular-weight, sugar-like compound other than glucose, fructose, sucrose, or myo-inositol showing lipophilic nature was isolated from the etoh extract of acacia nilotica. the structure of the compound was determined by spectral methods. this alicyclic polyalcohol was found to be d-pinitol (= 3-o-methyl-d-chiro-inositol; 1). the configuration of the compound was confirmed by single-crystal x-ray analysis. the compound 1 is known from soybean, australian mangroves, fagonia indica, arachis ... | 2005 | 17192011 |
| total phenolics and total flavonoids in selected indian medicinal plants. | plant phenolics and flavonoids have a powerful biological activity, which outlines the necessity of their determination. the phenolics and flavonoids content of 20 medicinal plants were determined in the present investigation. the phenolic content was determined by using folin-ciocalteu assay. the total flavonoids were measured spectrophotometrically by using the aluminium chloride colorimetric assay. the results showed that the family mimosaceae is the richest source of phenolics, (acacia nilot ... | 2012 | 23439764 |
| effect of textile industrial effluent on tree plantation and soil chemistry. | a field study was conducted at arid forest research institute to study the effect of textile industrial effluent on the growth of forest trees and associated soil properties. the effluent has high ph, electrical conductivity (ec), sodium adsorption ratio (sar) and residual sodium carbonate (rsc) whereas the bivalent cations were in traces. eight months old seedlings of acacia nilotica, acacia tortilis, albizia lebbeck, azadirachta indica, parkinsonia aculeata and prosopis juliflora were planted ... | 2001 | 11480353 |
| an evidence-based approach to the evaluation of ethnoveterinary medicines against strongyle nematodes of equids. | cyathostomins are the most important gastrointestinal nematode infecting equids. their effective control is currently under threat due to widespread resistance to the broad spectrum anthelmintics licenced for use in equids. in response to similar resistance issues in other helminths, there has been increasing interest in alternative control strategies, such as bioactive plant compounds derived from traditional ethnoveterinary treatments. this study used an evidence-based approach to evaluate the ... | 2015 | 25868847 |
| utilization of agro-wastes to inhibit aflatoxins synthesis by aspergillus parasiticus: a biotreatment of three cereals for safe long-term storage. | the growth of aspergillus parasiticus and aflatoxins production were inhibited during storage of three important cereals (wheat, maize and rice) using leaves of neem (azadirachta indica) and kikar (acacia nilotica). cereals were inoculated with mould spores and stabilized by neem and kikar leaves-powder. test samples with moisture levels of 21% were stored at 30°c for a period of 9months. aflatoxins were quantified at different time intervals in stored cereals. neem leaves fully inhibited all ty ... | 2015 | 26356116 |
| in vitro thrombolytic potential of root extracts of four medicinal plants available in bangladesh. | thrombus formation inside the blood vessels obstructs blood flow through the circulatory system leading hypertension, stroke to the heart, anoxia, and so on. thrombolytic drugs are widely used for the management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis patients, but they have certain limitations. medicinal plants and their components possessing antithrombotic activity have been reported before. however, plants that could be used for thrombolysis has not been reported so far. | 2014 | 25538351 |
| effect of extraction solvent/technique on the antioxidant activity of selected medicinal plant extracts. | theeffects of four extracting solvents [absolute ethanol, absolute methanol, aqueous ethanol (ethanol: water, 80:20 v/v) and aqueous methanol (methanol: water, 80:20 v/v)] and two extraction techniques (shaking and reflux) on the antioxidant activity of extracts of barks of azadirachta indica, acacia nilotica, eugenia jambolana, terminalia arjuna, leaves and roots of moringa oleifera, fruit of ficus religiosa,and leaves of aloe barbadensis were investigated. the tested plant materials contained ... | 2009 | 19553890 |
| effect of certain indigenous processing methods on the bioactive compounds of ten different wild type legume grains. | in recent years, research efforts are under-way on the possibilities of utilization of natural source of bioactive compounds for the dietary management of certain chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer etc. in this connection, seed materials of promising wild type under-utilized food legume grains such as acacia nilotica (l.) willd. ex delile, bauhinia purpurea l., canavalia ensiformis (l.) dc., cassia hirsuta l., caesalpinia bonducella f., erythrina indica l ... | 2012 | 24293686 |
| anti-aging potential of phytoextract loaded-pharmaceutical creams for human skin cell longetivity. | the exposure to ultraviolet radiations (uvr) is the key source of skin sunburn; it may produce harmful entities, reactive oxygen species (ros), leading to aging. the skin can be treated and protected from the injurious effects of ros by using various pharmaceutical formulations, such as cream. cream can be loaded with antioxidants to quench ros leading to photo-protective effects. moreover, modern medicines depend on ethnobotanicals for protection or treatment of human diseases. this review arti ... | 2015 | 26448818 |
| molluscicidal properties of acacia nilotica. | the acetone, alcohol and aqueous extracts of fruits of acacia nilotica (l) willd. ex del. (mimosaceae) showed molluscicidal activity against bulinus truncatus and biomphalaria pfeifferi, the two snail species which transmit schistosomiasis in the sudan (s. haematobium and s. mansonii). tan, a new vegetable molluscicide prepared from the aqueous extract of the fruits of a. nilotica was produced on a pilot scale by using the spray drying procedure. due to the high content of tannins in the powder ... | 1982 | 17396969 |
| new claims in folk veterinary medicines from uttar pradesh, india. | in remote areas, folk medicines play a significant role in livestock health care management. the aims of this study were to document folk veterinary medicines of the uttar pradesh region and identify promising species for pharmacological studies. | 2013 | 23376281 |
| microwave-assisted enhancement of milkweed (calotropis procera l.) leaves as an eco-friendly source of natural colorants for textile. | application of natural colorants to textile fabrics has gained worldwide public acceptance due to the hazardous nature of synthetic dyes. present study investigated the microwave's mediated extraction of natural colorants from leaves of milkweed (calotropis procera l.) as well as their application to cotton fabrics assisted with biochemical mordants. dye extraction from c. procera leaves was carried out in various mediums (alkali and aqueous), and the extracted dye as well as cotton fabrics was ... | 2017 | 27988899 |
| phytoaccumulation of heavy metals in natural plants thriving on wastewater effluent at hattar industrial estate, pakistan. | the objective of this research was to compare the potential of native plants for the phytoaccumulation of heavy metals (hm). thirteen predominant plant species (including trees, bushes and grasses) namely ricinus communis, ipomoea carnea, cannabis sativa, parthenium hysterophorus, acacia nilotica, dalbergia sissoo, acacia modesta, solanum nigrum, xanthium stromarium, chenopodium album, cynodon dactylon, eleusine indica, and dactyloctenium aegyptium were collected from the wastewater originated f ... | 2015 | 25254600 |
| fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. | fruit pods contain various beneficial compounds that have biological activities and can be used as a source of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. although pods or pericarps are usually discarded when consuming the edible parts of fruits, they contain some compounds that exhibit biological activities after extraction. most fruit pods included in this review contain polyphenolic components that can promote antioxidant effects on human health. additionally, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, ... | 2012 | 23052712 |
| effects of season, browse species and polyethylene glycol addition on gas production kinetics of forages in the subhumid subtropical savannah, south africa. | this study was conducted to investigate the effects of season, species and polyethylene glycol addition on gas production (gp) and gp kinetic parameters by in vitro incubation (72 h) of five plant species from the subhumid subtropical savannah, south africa. plant species used were acacia natalitia, acacia nilotica, dichrostachys cinerea, scutia myrtina and chromolaena odorata, leaves of which were harvested during the dry (june/july), early wet (november/december) and late wet (february/march) ... | 2013 | 23015416 |
| mycetoma herbal treatment: the mycetoma research centre, sudan experience. | it is still challenging and difficult to treat patients with eumycetoma; the current treatment has many side effects and has proven to be expensive and characterized by high recurrence rate, hence the poor patients' treatment compliance. most of the patients are of low socio-economic status, have many financial constraints and hence, many of them rely on alternative and herbal medicine for the treatment of their disease. with this background, the current study was conducted to determine the prev ... | 2013 | 23991244 |