| antifungal activity of some constituents of murraya koenigii spreng. | | 1965 | 5870511 |
| hypoglycemic action of murraya koenigii (curry leaf) and brassica juncea (mustard): mechanism of action. | effect of murraya koenigii and brassica juncea on carbohydrate metabolism has been studied using rats as experimental animals. both showed significant hypoglycemic action. there was increase in the concentration of hepatic glycogen and glycogenesis, as evident from the increased activity of glycogen synthetase, and decrease in glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis as evident from the decreased activity of glycogen phosphorylase and gluconeogenic enzymes. | 1995 | 7642200 |
| haematological & histological studies after curry leaf (murraya koenigii) & mustard (brassica juncea) feeding in rats. | whole curry leaf and mustard fed to rats at doses equal to normal human intake did not cause any adverse effect on food efficiency ratio (fer), red blood cell count (rbc), white blood cells (wbc), total count, differential counts or on the levels of blood constituents, like serum electrolytes, blood urea, haemoglobin, total serum protein, albumin-globulin ratio, fibrin level, glycosylated haemoglobin and the activity of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (got), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (gpt) ... | 1995 | 8543364 |
| consumption pattern of carotene rich foods and development of a year calendar. | consumption pattern of beta carotene rich foods from 500 households of coimbatore district was elicited. through market surveys in four seasons namely: summer, south-west monsoon, north-east monsoon and winter, a year calendar of beta carotene rich foods was developed. the total and beta carotene contents of five commonly consumed beta carotene rich foods both in raw and cooked states were determined. results indicated that greens were mainly purchased from market and consumed 2-3 times per week ... | 1996 | 8886334 |
| biochemical response in rats to the addition of curry leaf (murraya koenigii) and mustard seeds (brassica juncea) to the diet. | three groups with 12 weanling male albino rats were group fed for 90 days on a standard laboratory rat diet plus 20% coconut oil either without a supplement or with the addition of 10% curry leaf or 10% mustard seeds. feed was offered at a level of 10% body weight. at the end of the trial, measurements were made on the total serum cholesterol, high density lipoproteins, low density lipoproteins, and very low density lipoproteins fractions, release of lipoproteins into the circulation, lecithin c ... | 1996 | 8983055 |
| role of murraya koenigii (curry leaf) and brassica juncea (mustard) in lipid peroxidation. | the status of lipid peroxidation was investigated in rats fed m. koenigii (curry leaf) and b. juncea (mustard). concentration of malondialdehyde showed a significant decrease, while hydroperoxides and conjugated dienes were significantly increased in liver and heart of both the experimental groups. sod and catalase activity was found to be increased in liver and heart of both the spices administered groups. glutathione levels in liver, heart and kidney were lowered in rats administered these spi ... | 1996 | 9062811 |
| murraya koenigii and brassica juncea--alterations on lipid profile in 1-2 dimethyl hydrazine induced colon carcinogenesis. | the influence of the two commonly used spices murraya koenigii (curry leaf) leaf and brassica juncea (mustard) seeds on the levels of lipids, fecal bile acids and neutral sterols was studied in rats administered 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine (1,2 dmh). the levels of cholesterol and phospholipids decreased in the experimental groups when compared with the control. the cholesterol phospholipid ratio showed an elevated level in the dmh treated control compared with the species group. bile acids and neutra ... | 1996 | 9157071 |
| anti-oxidant effects of curry leaf, murraya koenigii and mustard seeds, brassica juncea in rats fed with high fat diet. | status of lipid peroxidation was studied in rats induced high fat diet and some commonly used spices, viz. murraya koenigit and brassica juncea. the study revealed that these species alter the peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) level to a beneficial extent. histological studies also focus on modulation of hepatic functions to near normal level. | 1997 | 9315222 |
| carbazole alkaloids from murraya koenigii. | two new alkaloids, 9-carbethoxy-3-methylcarbazole and 9-formyl-3-methylcarbazole, and a known metabolite, 3-methyl-carbazole were isolated from the roots of murraya koenigii. all three compounds were identified by detailed spectral analyses including 2d nmr studies and their structures confirmed by synthesis. of the two new metabolites, the 9-formyl compound displayed weak cytotoxicity against both mouse melanoma b16 and adriamycin-resistant p388 mouse leukemia cell lines. | 1997 | 9366097 |
| identification of sources of plant resistance to diaprepes abbreviatus (coleoptera: curculionidae) by three bioassays. | host plant resistance to the root weevil diaprepes abbreviatus (l.) was assessed for 3 citrus rootstock cultivars, 5 promising hybrid rootstocks, and 3 citroid fruit trees using 3 bioassay methods: a pot bioassay with 1-yr seedlings; a new, 21-cm plastic cell bioassay with 5-mo seedlings; and a diet incorporation bioassay. the plastic cell bioassay is a more rapid screening method and is capable of evaluating a larger number of entries in a shorter period compared with current methods. the 3 bio ... | 1999 | 10504899 |
| phenolic antioxidants from herbs and spices. | spices and herbs are recognized as sources of natural antioxidants and thus play an important role in the chemoprevention of diseases resulting from lipid peroxidation. our studies on spices and herbs have given us over a hundred compounds, known and new, having high antioxidant activity. from the labiatae family, rosmarinus officinalis, thymus vulgaris, origanum vulgare and o. majorana gave 26 active comopounds. over 40 antioxidative compounds from zingiber officinale, 26 compounds from curcuma ... | 2000 | 11237173 |
| hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic activity of murraya koenigii leaves in diabetic rats. | the commonly used spice curry patta (murraya koenigii) is traditionally consumed by diabetics in southern part of india. feeding of diet containing various doses of curry leaves (5, 10 and 15%) to normal rats for 7 days as well as mild diabetic (blood glucose levels >175 mg/dl induced by alloxan 35 mg/kg ip) and moderate diabetic rats (blood glucose levels >250 mg/dl induced by stz 60 mg/kg ip) for 5 weeks showed varying hypoglycemic and anti-hyperglycemic effect. in normal rats, reduction in bl ... | 2002 | 12241985 |
| two new carbazole alkaloids from murraya koenigii. | two new carbazole alkaloids named murrayanine (1) and 8,8' '-biskoenigine (2) were isolated from murraya koenigii. the structure elucidations for 1 and 2 were carried out on the basis of 1d and 2d nmr experiments. compound 1 was a novel carbazole alkaloid with a rare phenylpropanyl substitution. compound 2 was a symmetrical dimer of the carbazole alkaloid koenigine and showed antiosteoporotic activity in the cat-b model with ic(50) 1.3 microg/ml. the synthesis of 2 from koenigine was carried out ... | 2003 | 12662104 |
| mechanism of mahanine-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells (hl-60). | mahanine, a carbazole alkaloid occurs in the edible part of micromelum minutum, murraya koenigii and related species has been found to induce apoptosis in human myeloid cancer cell (hl-60). concentration of 10 microm mahanine caused a complete inhibition of cell proliferation and the induction of apoptosis in a time dependent manner. mahanine-induced cell death was characterized with the changes in nuclear morphology, dna fragmentation, activation of caspase like activities, poly(adp-ribose) pol ... | 2004 | 14667927 |
| brassica juncea (rai) significantly prevented the development of insulin resistance in rats fed fructose-enriched diet. | brassica juncea (bj; hindi name: rai) seeds and murraya koenigii (mk; english names: curry leaves) leaves, used as food ingredients and also by diabetics in india, were assessed in a fructose-mediated non-genetic model of insulin resistance. feeding of fructose rich diet for 30 days resulted in rise in blood glucose by 29.4%, insulin by 101.2% and cholesterol by 26.7% indicating development of insulin resistance. however, feeding of a fructose diet containing 10% brassica juncea seeds powder for ... | 2004 | 15182915 |
| effect of extracts of murraya koenigii leaves on the levels of blood glucose and plasma insulin in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. | the effect of daily oral administration of aqueous extract (600 mg/kg b.wt.) and methanol extract (200 mg/kg b.wt.) of murraya koenigii spreng leaves for a period of eight weeks was studied on blood glucose and plasma insulin level in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. blood glucose levels of diabetic rats treated with aqueous and methanol extracts of murraya koenigii spreng showed significant reduction (p<0.05) as compared to diabetic control groups. plasma insulin showed significantly high on 43rd ... | 2004 | 15648408 |
| hypoglycemic effects of murraya koenigii on normal and alloxan-diabetic rabbits. | in past there have been many medicinal plants, which have been used in traditional medicines for their antidiabetic properties without any scientific support and pharmacological evidence. the aqueous extract of murraya koenigii leaves has been taken to evaluate the hypoglycemic activity in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rabbits. this plant is promising as it is widely and regularly used as a spice for food flavoring and as such it appears to be without any side effects and toxicity. adequat ... | 2005 | 15707761 |
| the hypoglycaemic effect of curry leaves (murraya koenigii spreng). | | 2005 | 16170995 |
| anti-trichomonal, biochemical and toxicological activities of methanolic extract and some carbazole alkaloids isolated from the leaves of murraya koenigii growing in nigeria. | the methanolic extract of murraya koenigii leaf was screened for toxicological and biochemical effects on rats because of the folkloric uses as an anti-dysentery and anti-diabetes. the extract was moderately toxic (ld(50)=316.23 mg/kg body weight) to rats and had appreciable effect on the liver and kidney at higher doses leading to liver inflammation. it had little or no effect on haematology and relative organ weight of lungs, heart and spleen. acute doses (500 mg/kg) reduced significantly seru ... | 2006 | 16492527 |
| curry leaf (murraya koenigii spreng.) reduces blood cholesterol and glucose levels in ob/ob mice. | we observed that curry leaf (murraya koenigii) extract possesses the property to decrease blood cholesterol and blood glucose levels in diabetic ob/ob mice. mice received daily intraperitoneal injections of 80 mg/kg curry leaf extract for 10 consecutive days. the extract significantly decreased blood cholesterol level from 277.6 +/- 16.6 mg/d (day 0) to 182.0 +/- 15.3 mg/d (day 10, p < 0.01 compared with the change in vehicle group). the extract also significantly decreased blood glucose level f ... | 2006 | 16552838 |
| induction of apoptosis by carbazole alkaloids isolated from murraya koenigii. | in the current study, we isolated 10 carbazole alkaloids from the plant species murraya koenigii (rutaceae), and examined their effects on the growth of the human leukemia cell line hl-60. three carbazole alkaloids, mahanine (6), pyrayafoline-d (7) and murrafoline-i (9), showed significant cytotoxicity against hl-60 cells. fluorescence microscopy with hoechst 33342 staining revealed that the percentage of apoptotic cells with fragmented nuclei and condensed chromatin was increased in a time-depe ... | 2006 | 16635744 |
| anti-diabetic effect of murraya koenigii leaves on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. | the present study was aimed to evaluate the anti-hyperglycemic efficacy of murraya koenigii in stz-induced diabetic rats. oral administration of ethanolic extract of m. koenigii at a dose of 200 mg/kg/ b.w./day for a period of 30 days significantly decreased the levels of blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, urea, uric acid and creatinine in diabetic treated group of animals. determination of plasma insulin level revealed the insulin stimulatory effect of the extract. the results suggest that ... | 2006 | 17069429 |
| biochemical evaluation of antidiabetogenic properties of some commonly used indian plants on streptozotocin-induced diabetes in experimental rats. | 1. diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disorder with micro- and macrovascular complications that results in significant morbidity and mortality. 2. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the hypoglycaemic efficacy of commonly used traditional indian plants, such as murraya koenigii, mentha piperitae, ocimum sanctum and aegle marmelos, in streptozotocin (stz)-induced experimental rats. 3. oral administration of the ethanolic extract of these plants resulted in a significant decrease in ... | 2006 | 17184494 |
| beneficial effects of murraya koenigii leaves on antioxidant defense system and ultra structural changes of pancreatic beta-cells in experimental diabetes in rats. | oxidative stress and oxidative damage to tissues are common end points of chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis. oxidative stress in diabetes coexists with a reduction in the antioxidant status, which can further increase the deleterious effects of free radicals. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible protective effects of murraya koenigii leaves extract against beta-cell damage and antioxidant defense systems of plasma and pancreas in st ... | 2007 | 17188670 |
| purification and characterization of a trypsin inhibitor from seeds of murraya koenigii. | a protein with trypsin inhibitory activity was purified to homogeneity from the seeds of murraya koenigii (curry leaf tree) by ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration chromatography on hplc. the molecular mass of the protein was determined to be 27 kda by sds-page analysis under reducing conditions. the solubility studies at different ph conditions showed that it is completely soluble at and above ph 7.5 and slowly precipitates below this ph at a protein concentration of 1 mg/ml. the puri ... | 2007 | 17373557 |
| studies on the glycemic and lipidemic effect of murraya koenigii in experimental animals. | diabetes is often accompanied by lipid abnormalities, which contribute significantly to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. previously, we have demonstrated potent hypoglycemic activity of lyophilized aqueous extract of murraya koenigii leaves in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rabbits for short duration of 6 h. in this study, we examined the effect of 1 month oral administration of murraya koenigii aqueous leaves extract in normal and stz induced severe diabetic rat ... | 2007 | 17467937 |
| purification and characterization of approximately 35 kda antioxidant protein from curry leaves (murraya koenigii l.). | curry leaves (murraya koenigii l. spreng, rutaceae) is an herbal species used in traditional medicine in eastern asia. in this study, the antioxidant protein was purified by homogenization of curry leaves powder in tris buffer, 65% ammonium sulphate precipitation and gel filtration on sephadex g-75 column which resulted in three peaks (pi, pii and piii). pii protein inhibited lipid peroxidation in human rbc ghost at 100 microg by 80%, whereas pi and piii at 600 microg showed moderate antioxidant ... | 2008 | 18082361 |
| immunomodulatory activity of methanolic extract of murraya koenigii (l) spreng. leaves. | immunomodulatory activity of methanolic extract of m. koenigii leaves was evaluated on humoral and cell mediated immune response to ovalbumin, phagocytic activity by carbon clearance test, nitric oxide (no) release from murine peritoneal macrophages and cyclophosphamide induced myelosuppression. significant increase in the no production by mouse peritoneal macrophages was detected in culture supernatants indicated increased phagocytic activity of macrophages. the extract showed significant incre ... | 2008 | 18807753 |
| antiamnesic potential of murraya koenigii leaves. | murraya koenigii leaves commonly known as curry patta are added routinely to indian gravy and vegetarian dishes as a favorite condiment. the effects of murraya koenigii leaves (mkl) on cognitive functions, total serum cholesterol level and brain cholinesterase activity in young and aged mice fed orally with a diet containing 2%, 4% and 8% w/w of mkl for 30 days consecutively, were investigated. the memory scores were measured using various exteroceptive and interoceptive behavioral models. the m ... | 2009 | 18844259 |
| studies on indian green leafy vegetables for their antioxidant activity. | to identify the potential of green leafy vegetables (glv) as antioxidants, methanolic extracts of amaranthus sp., centella asiatica, murraya koenigii and trigonella foenum graecum were studied for their antioxidant activity in different systems at multiple concentrations. total antioxidant activity assessed by phosphomolybdenum method, free radical scavenging activity by 1,1-diphenly-2-picryl hydrazyl (dpph), reducing power and ferrous ion chelating activity were determined. the glv were analyze ... | 2009 | 18985454 |
| pharmacological properties of the extract and some isolated compounds of clausena lansium stem bark: anti-trichomonal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects. | clausena lansium (fool's curry leaf) is used for various ethnomedical conditions in some countries, including bronchitis, malaria, viral hepatitis, acute and chronic gastro-intestinal inflammation, and as a spicy substitute of the popular curry leaf tree (murraya koenigii). | 2009 | 19095054 |
| hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effect of aqueous leaf extract of murraya koenigii in normal and alloxan-diabetic rats. | the hypoglycaemic effect of aqueous leaf extract of murraya koenigii was studied in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. the extract was administered orally at 100 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg bodyweight each to respective groups of animals (groups i, ii and iii) for seven days. group iv received normal saline and served as control for the normal rats. for the alloxan-induced diabetic rats, the same dosage pattern was administered to three groups of rats for seven days (groups v, vi and v ... | 2008 | 19434212 |
| antidiarrhoeal activity of carbazole alkaloids from murraya koenigii spreng (rutaceae) seeds. | the bioassay guided fractionation of the n-hexane extract of the seeds of murraya koenigii spreng (rutaceae) resulted in the isolation of three bioactive carbazole alkaloids, kurryam (i), koenimbine (ii) and koenine (iii). the structures of the compounds were confirmed from their (1)h-, (13)c-, and 2d-nmr spectral data. of the three compounds (i) and (ii) exhibited significant inhibitory activity against castor oil-induced diarrhoea and pge(2)-induced enteropooling in rats. the compounds also pr ... | 2010 | 19695314 |
| apoptotic effects of mahanine on human leukemic cells are mediated through crosstalk between apo-1/fas signaling and the bid protein and via mitochondrial pathways. | apo-1 (fas/cd95), a cell surface receptor, triggers apoptosis after binding to its physiological ligand, apo-1l (fasl/cd95l). this study reports that mahanine, purified from the leaves of murraya koenigii, has a dose- and time-dependent anti-proliferative activity in acute lymphoid (molt-3) and chronic myeloid (k562) leukemic cell lines and in the primary cells of leukemic and myeloid patients, with minimal effect on normal immune cells including cd34(+) cells. leukemic cells underwent phosphati ... | 2010 | 19751707 |
| pancreatic lipase inhibitory alkaloids of murraya koenigii leaves. | in the continuing search for newer pancreatic lipase inhibitors from plants, a total of 63 extracts from 21 different plants were screened to study their pancreatic lipase (pl) inhibitory activity in vitro. all three extracts (dcm, etoac and meoh) of murraya koenigii (l.) spreng leaves (rutaceae) exhibited antilipase activity greater than 80%. further, bioactivity guided fractionation of the etoac extract led to the isolation of four alkaloids, namely mahanimbin, koenimbin, koenigicine and claus ... | 2009 | 19768989 |
| fluorescent epigenetic small molecule induces expression of the tumor suppressor ras-association domain family 1a and inhibits human prostate xenograft. | epigenetic silencing of ras-association domain family 1a (rassf1a) protein in cancer cells results in a disruption of cell cycle control, genetic instability, enhanced cell motility, and apoptotic resistance. ectopic expression of rassf1a reverses this tumorigenic phenotype. thus, small molecules with the ability to restore rassf1a expression may represent a new class of therapeutic agents. recently, we designed and synthesized a fluorescent carbazole analogue of mahanine (alkaloid from murraya ... | 2010 | 20184324 |
| hepatoprotective effects of aqueous leaf extract and crude isolates of murraya koenigii against in vitro ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity model. | medicinal plants constitute a principal health care resource corroborating their gradual acceptance by the global population. the ethno medicinal plant, murraya koeniggi (curry-leaf tree) as is native to india exhibits diverse biological activities. unpublished data from our laboratory revealed hepatoprotective activity of its crude aqueous extract against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in experimental animals. chronic ethanol consumption diminishes the cellular antioxidant levels through free r ... | 2010 | 20488686 |
| antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of murraya koenigii (l.) spreng leaves extracts and mahanimbine on high fat diet induced obese rats. | the dichloromethane (mkd) and ethyl acetate (mke) extracts of murraya koenigii leaves significantly reduced the body weight gain, plasma total cholesterol (tc) and triglyceride (tg) levels significantly when given orally at a dose of 300 mg/kg/day to the high fat diet (hfd) induced obese rats for 2 weeks. the observed antiobesity and antihyperlipidemic activities of these extract are correlated with the carbazole alkaloids present in them. mahanimbine (1) when given orally (30 mg/kg/day) also si ... | 2010 | 20655993 |
| evaluation of traditional indian antidiabetic medicinal plants for human pancreatic amylase inhibitory effect in vitro. | pancreatic α-amylase inhibitors offer an effective strategy to lower the levels of post prandial hyperglycemia via control of starch breakdown. eleven ayurvedic indian medicinal plants with known hypoglycemic properties were subjected to sequential solvent extraction and tested for α-amylase inhibition, in order to assess and evaluate their inhibitory potential on pancreatic α-amylase. analysis of 91 extracts, showed that 10 exhibited strong human pancreatic amylase (hpa) inhibitory potential. o ... | 2010 | 20953430 |
| ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants commonly used by kani tribals in tirunelveli hills of western ghats, india. | for thousands of years, medicinal plants have played an important role throughout the world in treating and preventing a variety of diseases. kani tribal people in tirunelveli hills still depend on medicinal plants and most of them have a general knowledge of medicinal plants which are used for first aid remedies, to treat cough, cold, fever, headache, poisonous bites and some simple ailments. | 2011 | 21291981 |
| beneficial effect of the leaves of murraya koenigii (linn.) spreng (rutaceae) on diabetes-induced renal damage in vivo. | murraya koenigii (linn.) spreng (curry leaf) is widely used as a nephroprotective agent in kidney's infirmities among diabetics by the traditional practitioners in malaysia. however, the latter role of curry leaf has been grossly under reported and is yet to receive proper scientific evaluation. | 2011 | 21354289 |
| immunomodulatory effect of leaf extract of murraya koenigii in diabetic mice. | context: extracts of different parts of murraya koenigii were traditionally used as medicine in many countries for the treatment of various diseases including diabetes. objective: to delineate whether aqueous (aem) and 50% methanol (mem) leaf extracts have immunomodulatory properties to regulate oxidative stress metabolism and fight against the adverse effect of diabetes in diabetic mice. materials and methods: alloxan-induced diabetic mice were received oral doses of extract (=200?mg/kg body we ... | 2011 | 21401386 |
| influence of murraya koenigii on experimental model of diabetes and progression of neuropathic pain. | the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ethanolic extract of murraya koenigii leaves (mkl) on blood glucose level and in prevention or management of diabetic neuropathy. in the present study the diabetic neuropathy was developed 9 weeks after single injection of streptozotocin (stz, 70 mg/kg i.v.) in rat. the treatment with mkl (300 and 500 mg/kg p.o.) was started after stabilization of blood glucose level (13 days after stz) and evaluated for determination of glycemic level, ... | 2010 | 21589767 |
| in vitro antimicrobial activity of ten medicinal plants against clinical isolates of oral cancer cases. | abstract: background: suppression of immune system in treated cancer patients may lead to secondary infections that obviate the need of antibiotics. in the present study, an attempt was made to understand the occurrence of secondary infections in immuno-suppressed patients along with herbal control of these infections with the following objectives to: (a) isolate the microbial species from the treated oral cancer patients along with the estimation of absolute neutrophile counts of patients. (b) ... | 2011 | 21599889 |
| effects of murraya koenigii leaf extract on impaired gastrointestinal motility in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. | the present study was to investigate the effects of murraya koenigii leaf (mkl), an indian herb, on glucose homeostasis, intestinal transit time, response to exogenous acetylcholine of smooth muscles of distal colon, and intestinal thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (tbars) level in streptozotocin (stz)-induced diabetic rats. | 2011 | 21849153 |
| Dietary agents in the prevention of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicty: preclinical observations. | Long term alcohol consumption is one of the important causes for liver failure and death. To complicate the existing problem there are no dependable hepatoprotective drugs and a large number of patients prefer using complementary and alternative medicines for treating and managing hepatic complications. Almost 25 centuries ago, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, proclaimed "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Exploring the association between diet and health continues even toda ... | 2011 | 22119904 |
| hepatoprotective potential of polyphenol rich extract of murraya koenigii l.: an in vivo study. | the present study investigates hepatoprotective effects of polyphenol rich murraya koenigii l. (mk) hydro-ethanolic leaf extract in ccl(4) treated hepatotoxic rats. plasma markers of hepatic damage, lipid peroxidation levels, enzymatic, and non-enzymatic antioxidants in liver and histopathological changes were investigated in control and treated rats. mk pretreated rats with different doses (200, 400 and 600mg/kg body weight) showed significant decrement in activity levels of alanine aminotransf ... | 2011 | 22067293 |
| reversal of haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia by murraya koenigii leaves in experimental animals. | context: orofacial dyskinesia (od) is a late complication of prolonged neuroleptic treatment characterized by involuntary movements of the oral region. chronic treatment with neuroleptics leads to development of vacuous chewing movements (vcms). vcms in rats are widely accepted as an animal model of od. objective: to study the effect of murraya koenigii l. (rutaceae) leaves on haloperidol-induced od. materials and methods: effect of alcohol extract of m. koenigii leaves (eemk) and its alkalo ... | 2011 | 22136413 |
| the growth suppressing effects of girinimbine on hepg2 involve induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. | murraya koenigii is an edible herb widely used in folk medicine. here we report that girinimbine, a carbazole alkaloid isolated from this plant, inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma, hepg2 cells. the mtt and ldh assay results showed that girinimbine decreased cell viability and increased cytotoxicity in a dose-and time-dependent manner selectively. girinimbine-treated hepg2 cells showed typical morphological features of apoptosis, as observed from normal i ... | 2011 | 21862957 |
| bioinsecticidal activity of murraya koenigii miraculin-like protein against helicoverpa armigera and spodoptera litura. | miraculin-like proteins, belonging to the kunitz superfamily, are natural plant defense agents against pests and predators, and therefore are potential biopesticides for incorporation into pest-resistant crops. here, a miraculin-like protein from murraya koenigii was assessed for its in vitro and in vivo effects against two polyphagous lepidopteran insect pests, helicoverpa armigera and spodoptera litura. m. koenigii miraculin-like protein (mkmlp) inhibited the trypsin-like activity and total pr ... | 2011 | 21948662 |
| Protective effects of total alkaloidal extract from Murraya koenigii leaves on experimentally induced dementia. | Dementia is a syndrome of gradual onset and continuous decline of higher cognitive functioning. It is a common disorder in older persons and has become more prevalent today. The fresh leaves of Murraya koenigii are often added to various dishes in Asian countries due to the delicious taste and flavor that they impart. These leaves have also been proven to have health benefits. In the present study, the effect of total alkaloidal extract from M. koenigii leaves (MKA) on cognitive functions and br ... | 2011 | 22142688 |
| Biological activity of carbazole alkaloids and essential oil of Murraya koenigii against antibiotic resistant microbes and cancer cell lines. | A total of three carbazole alkaloids and essential oil from the leaves of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) were obtained and examined for their effects on the growth of five antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria and three tumor cell lines (MCF-7, P 388 and Hela). The structures of these carbazoles were elucidated based on spectroscopy data and compared with literature data, hence, were identified as mahanine (1), mahanimbicine (2) and mahanimbine (3). The chemical constituents of the essential oil ... | 2011 | 22105714 |
| leaves extract of murraya koenigii linn for anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity in animal models. | this work has been done for the investigation of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of methanol extract of dried leaves of murraya koenigii linn by oral administration at dose of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight, to healthy animals. extract was studied for its anti-inflammatory activity by using carrageenan-induced hind paw edema in albino rats and the mean increase in paw volume and % inhibition in paw volume were measured plethysmometrically at different time intervals after carrag ... | 2010 | 22247833 |
| evaluation of antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of artemisia nilagirica and murraya koenigii leaf extracts against mycobacteria and macrophages. | artemisia nilagirica (asteraceae) and murraya koenigii (rutaceae) are widely distributed in eastern region of india. leaves of artemisia nilagirica plant are used to treat cold and cough by the local tribal population in east india. murraya koenigii is an edible plant previously reported to have an antibacterial activity. pathogenic strains of mycobacteria are resistant to most of the conventional antibiotics. therefore, it is imperative to identify novel antimycobacterial molecules to treat myc ... | 2014 | 24597853 |
| endophytic l-asparaginase-producing fungi from plants associated with anticancer properties. | endophytes are novel sources of natural bioactive compounds. this study seeks endophytes that produce the anticancer enzyme l-asparaginase, to harness their potential for mass production. four plants with anticancer properties; cymbopogon citratus, murraya koenigii, oldenlandia diffusa and pereskia bleo, were selected as host plants. l-asparaginase-producing endophytes were detected by the formation of pink zones on agar, a result of hydrolyzes of asparagine into aspartic acid and ammonia that c ... | 2014 | 26644924 |
| phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of roots of murraya koenigii (linn.) spreng. (rutaceae). | murraya koenigii, family rutaceae, commonly known as curry leaf plant is a highly valued plant for its medicinal value and characteristic aroma. the plant is a rich source of carbazole alkaloids. the petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of roots of the plant were screened for phytochemical properties and antimicrobial activity for staphylococcus aureus, micrococcus luteus, bacillus subtilis, escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, candida albicans and aspergillus nig ... | 2011 | 24031791 |
| four new carbazole alkaloids from murraya koenigii that display anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activities. | in our present study, four new, designated as murrayakonine a-d (), along with 18 known carbazole alkaloids were isolated from chcl3 : meoh (1 : 1) crude extracts of the stems and leaves of murraya koenigii (linn.) spreng. the structures of the all isolated compounds were characterized by analysis of hr-esi-ms and nmr (1d and 2d spectroscopy) results, and comparison of their data with the literature data. for the first time, all the isolates were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities, ... | 2016 | 26947457 |
| molecular characterization and analysis of bacterial diversity in aleurocanthus woglumi (hemiptera: aleyrodidae). | aleurocanthus woglumi ashby (hemiptera: aleyrodidae), commonly referred to as citrus blackfly, is a sap-sucking hemipteran insect. although polyphagous, citrus is its most preferred host plant. samples of this insect were collected from murraya koenigii (l.). the cytochrome c oxidase subunit i gene (mtco1)-based analysis by sequencing helped in molecular identification of the insect. phylogenetic analysis of cytb-nd1-lrdna showed the coevolution of a. woglumi with its primary bacterial symbiont ... | 2013 | 24468556 |
| ethnopharmacology guided screening of traditional indian herbs for selective inhibition of plasmodium specific lactate dehydrogenase. | medicinal plants traditionally used to treat malaria can provide quality leads towards identifying novel anti-malarial drugs. here we combined this approach with target based drug discovery and explored plasmodium specific lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) inhibitory activity of 8 indian plants which are ethnically used to treat malaria. | 2012 | 22982392 |
| in vitro and in vivo anthelmintic activity of murraya koenigii against gastro-intestinal nematodes of sheep. | the present study have been conducted to evaluate the anthelmintic activity of crude aqueous and crude methanolic leaf extracts of murraya koenigii. infection of ruminants with gastro-intestinal (gi) parasite has become a worldwide problem. the parasite causes economic losses in a variety of ways. previously sheep producers relied heavily on anti-parasitic drugs to control gastro-intestinal parasites of the flocks. but due to misuse of these drugs the parasites become resistant to drugs. thus cr ... | 2016 | 27413305 |
| anti-tumour promoting activity and antioxidant properties of girinimbine isolated from the stem bark of murraya koenigii s. | girinimbine, a carbazole alkaloid isolated from the stem bark of murraya koenigii was tested for the in vitro anti-tumour promoting and antioxidant activities. anti-tumour promoting activity was determined by assaying the capability of this compound to inhibit the expression of early antigen of epstein-barr virus (ea-ebv) in raji cells that was induced by the tumour promoter, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. the concentration of this compound that gave an inhibition rate at fifty percent was 6.0 ... | 2012 | 22522395 |
| chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant profile of essential oil from murraya koenigii (l.) leaves. | this study is designed to extract and examine chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the hydro-distillated essential oil of murraya koenigii leaves from the south region of tamilnadu, india. matherials and methods: gas chromatography (gc) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms) analysis of the essential oil result was indicates the 33 different compounds representing 97.56 % of the total oil. | 2014 | 25050318 |
| 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 |
| antibacterial activities of essential oils extracted from leaves of murraya koenigii by solvent-free microwave extraction and hydro-distillation. | solvent-free microwave extraction (sfme) for the isolation of essential oil from leaves of murraya koenigii l. (rutaceae) has been compared with the conventional hydro-distilled oil (hd) in terms of yield, composition, antioxidant activity, and antibacterial activity against listeria innocua. the yield of essential oil obtained from 30 min of sfme was similar to that of hd for 180 min. by gc-ms analysis, the major compounds of the essential oil extracted by sfme, which were obtained in somewhat ... | 2012 | 22428264 |
| in vivo antiplasmodial potentials of the combinations of four nigerian antimalarial plants. | various combinations of nauclea latifolia root, artocarpus altilis stem bark, murraya koenigii leaf and enantia chlorantha stem bark used in african ethnomedicine as decoctions for malaria and fevers, and combinations with standard drugs, were investigated for antiplasmodial activities using plasmodium berghei berghei-infected mice. the respective prophylactic and curative ed50 values of 189.4 and 174.5 mg/kg for n. latifolia and chemosuppressive ed50 value of 227.2 mg/kg for a. altilis showed t ... | 2014 | 25162955 |
| antiplasmodial activity of certain medicinal plants against chloroquine resistant plasmodium berghei infected white albino balb/c mice. | in the present study of antimalarial efficacy, aqueous extracts of leaves and unripe fruits of psidium guajava, leaves of ocimum sanctum and leaves of murraya koenigii are evaluated against plasmodium berghei (chloroquine resistant nk65 strain) infected white albino balb/c mice. a 7 days oral administration was adopted with different dosage viz., 350 mg, 750 mg and 1,000 mg/kg body weight as treatment schedule along with parasite (group i) and drug control with chloroquine, 50 mg/kg body weight ... | 2014 | 24808642 |
| bioassay-guided isolation and characterization of active antiplasmodial compounds from murraya koenigii extracts against plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium berghei. | malaria is an overwhelming impact in the poorest countries in the world due to their prevalence, virulence and drug resistance ability. currently, there is inadequate armoury of drugs for the treatment of malaria. this underscores the continuing need for the discovery and development of new effective and safe antimalarial drugs. to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity of the leaf ethyl acetate extract of murraya koenigii, bioassay-guided chromatographic fractionation was emplo ... | 2014 | 24638906 |
| antiplasmodial potential of selected medicinal plants from eastern ghats of south india. | malaria caused by the protozoan parasite plasmodium falciparum, is a major health problem of the developing world. in the present study medicinal plants from eastern ghats of south india have been extracted with ethyl acetate and assayed for growth inhibition of asexual erythrocytic stages of chloroquine (cq)-sensitive (3d7) and (cq)-resistant (indo) strains of p. falciparum in culture using the fluorescence-based sybr green i assay. studied extracts showed a spectrum of antiplasmodial activitie ... | 2013 | 23399920 |
| inhibition of quorum-sensing-controlled virulence factors of pseudomonas aeruginosa by murraya koenigii essential oil: a study in a caenorhabditis elegans infectious model. | the global emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa poses a major threat in both hospital environments and the community. p. aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen, and it also infects a wide range of model organisms including the nematode caenorhabditis elegans. quorum sensing (qs) mediates cell-to-cell communication in bacteria and has an important role in regulating virulence genes, antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation, which are crucial for establishm ... | 2016 | 27902410 |
| in vitro antibiofilm activity of murraya koenigii essential oil extracted using supercritical fluid co₂ method against pseudomonas aeruginosa pao1. | the antibiofilm activity of murraya koenigii essential oil (eo) against pseudomonas aeruginosa pao1 was investigated in this study. a decrease in the production of rhamnolipid, extracellular polymeric substance and swarming motility was observed by the eo treatment (0.3% v/v). the static microtitre plate assay revealed 80% reduction in biofilm formation by p. aeruginosa pao1 on m. koenigii eo treatment. fluorescence microscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses confirmed the reduction of ... | 2015 | 25635569 |
| 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 |
| metabolites from the endophytic fungus curvularia sp. m12 act as motility inhibitors against phytophthora capsici zoospores. | the endophytic fungus curvularia sp., strain m12, was isolated from a leaf of the medicinal plant murraya koenigii and cultured on rice medium followed by chemical screening of the culture extract. chromatographic analysis led to the isolation of four new compounds, murranofuran a (1), murranolide a (2), murranopyrone (3a), and murranoic acid a (4a), along with six known metabolites, n-(2-hydroxy-6-methoxyphenyl)acetamide (5), curvularin (6), (s)-dehydrocurvularin (7), pyrenolide a (8), modiolid ... | 2017 | 28195475 |
| green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using murraya koenigii leaf extract against anopheles stephensi and aedes aegypti. | mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. the use of synthetic insecticides to control vector mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance and adverse environmental effects in addition to high operational cost. insecticides of synthesized natural products for vector control have been a priority in this area. in the present study, the activity of silver nanoparticles (agnps) synthesized using murraya koenigii plant leaf extract against first to fourth in ... | 2013 | 23322327 |
| larvicidal activities of six plants extracts against two mosquito species, aedes aegypti and anopheles stephensi. | larvicidal activity of crude chloroform, dichloromethane and methanol extracts of the leaves and roots of six indian plants, aegle marmelos l., balanites aegyptica l., calotropis gigantica l., murraya koenigii l., nyctanthes arbor-tristis l. and plumbago zeylanica l., were tested against the early fourth instar larvae of aedes aegypti l. and anopheles stephensi. the larval mortality was observed after 24 h of exposure. all extracts showed moderate larvicidal effects. however, the highest larval ... | 2010 | 21399575 |
| larvicidal activity of plant extracts used alone and in combination with known synthetic larvicidal agents against aedes aegypti. | larvicidal activity of acetone and petroleum ether extracts of four plants murraya koenigii, coriandrum sativum, ferula asafoetida, trigonella foenum graceum and synthetic larvicides fenthion and temephos used alone and in combination was carried out against a. aegypti larvae under laboratory conditions. optimum values were found out by using different concentrations of each plant (ranged 25 ppm-900 ppm) and both synthetic larvicides (ranged 0.01-7.5 ppm). the synergistic study was carried out b ... | 2004 | 15623234 |
| effect of aegle marmelos and murraya koenigii in treatment of delayed pubertal buffaloes heifers. | this study aims to study the estrus induction, ovulation, and conception rate of delayed puberty in buffaloes heifers by feeding a herbal plants aegle marmelos (bael/bili/bhel leaf) and murraya koenigii (curry leaf). | 2016 | 28096608 |
| chemical composition and insecticidal activities of essential oils against diamondback moth, plutella xylostella (l.) (lepidoptera: yponomeutidae). | five himalayan plants namely, acorus calamus, cedrus deodara, aegle marmelos, tagetes minuta and murraya koenigii were used for the extraction of essential oils through hydrodistillation and the major volatile constituents as identified by gc and gc-ms techniques were β-asarone (91.1%), β-himachalene (45.8%), limonene (59.5%), z-ocimene (37.9%) and α-pinene (54.2%), respectively. essential oils were tested for their insecticidal properties against larvae of diamondback moth, plutella xylostella ... | 2016 | 26264423 |
| green leafy porridges: how good are they in controlling glycaemic response? | green leafy porridges made with leaf water extracts, rice and coconut milk are common sri lankan dietary remedies for diabetes. though water and ethanolic extracts of most leaves elicit hypoglycaemic effects, data are not available on the efficacy when leaf extracts are incorporated into porridges. thus, an effort was made to evaluate the proximate compositions and glycaemic index (gi) of some commonly consumed green leafy porridges. the gi of rice porridge and coconut milk porridge were measure ... | 2013 | 22849311 |
| influence of host plants on feeding, growth and reproduction of papilio polytes (the common mormon). | we studied the feeding, growth and reproductive behaviour of papilio polytes (common mormon butterfly) on five different host plants, murraya koenigii, toddalia asiatica, glycosmis pentaphylla, aegle marmelos and citrus medica. the growth rate of p. polytes was fastest on m. koenigii followed by t. asiatica, c. medica, g. pentaphylla and a. marmelos. we related this to the nutrient contexts of the five plants. the plants t. asiatica and c. medica had higher water contents, which influenced the g ... | 2010 | 20223241 |
| indigenous drugs in ischemic heart disease in patients with diabetes. | india is currently facing the silent epidemic of ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm), hypertension, and stroke. both diabetes and ischemic heart disease appear in indian people a decade earlier compared to whites. the recent evidence that certain medicinal plants possess hypoglycemic, lipid-lowering, and immunomodulating properties on account of their rich flavonoid and/or other glucose-lowering active constituents merits scientific scrutiny in this regard. | 2009 | 19922253 |
| mineral content of some medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. | it is known that certain inorganic trace elements such as vanadium, zinc, chromium, copper, iron, potassium, sodium, and nickel play an important role in the maintenance of normoglycemia by activating the beta-cells of the pancreas. in the present study, the elemental composition in the leaves of four traditional medicinal plants (murraya koenigii, mentha piperitae, ocimum sanctum, and aegle marmelos) widely used in the treatment of diabetes-related metabolic disorders has been studied using ato ... | 2005 | 15772435 |
| hypoglycemic effect of a few medicinal plants. | indigenous plants such as ocimum sancium, aegle marmelos, azadiracta indica, and murraya koenigii decreased the blood sugar of streptozotocin diabetic rabbits. the most effective drug aegle marmelos in different solvents showed different rate of hypoglycemic action. on feeding streptozotocin to diabetic rabbits for a period of 3 months aegle marmelos showed remarkable hypoglycemic action. | 1990 | 22557703 |
| antioxidant and anti-glycation activities correlates with phenolic composition of tropical medicinal herbs. | to determine the contribution of total phenolic content (tpc) in glycation inhibitory activity of common tropical medicinal food and spices with potential antioxidative properties. | 2013 | 23768830 |
| plant foods in the management of diabetes mellitus: spices as beneficial antidiabetic food adjuncts. | diet has been recognized as a corner stone in the management of diabetes mellitus. spices are the common dietary adjuncts that contribute to the taste and flavour of foods. besides, spices are also known to exert several beneficial physiological effects including the antidiabetic influence. this review considers all the available information from animal experimentation as well as clinical trials where spices, their extracts or their active principles were examined for treatment of diabetes. amon ... | 2005 | 16361181 |
| biguanide related compounds in traditional antidiabetic functional foods. | biguanides such as metformin are widely used worldwide for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. the identification of guanidine and related compounds in french lilac plant (galega officinalis l.) led to the development of biguanides. despite of their plant origin, biguanides have not been reported in plants. the objective of this study was to quantify biguanide related compounds (brcs) in experimentally or clinically substantiated antidiabetic functional plant foods and potatoes. the corrected resu ... | 2013 | 23411283 |
| antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of cortex magnoliae officinalis and some other medicinal plants commonly used in south-east asia. | eight medicinal plants were tested for their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. different extraction methods were also tested for their effects on the bioactivities of the medicinal plants. | 2008 | 19038060 |
| in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using different plant extracts. | phytofabricated green synthesis of zinc oxide (zno) nanoparticles using different plant extracts of azadirachta indica, hibiscus rosa-sinensis, murraya koenigii, moringa oleifera, and tamarindus indica for biological applications has been reported. zno nanoparticles were also synthesized by chemical method to compare the efficiency of the green synthesized nanoparticles. ft-ir spectra confirmed the functional groups involved in the green synthesis of zno nanoparticles and the powder xrd patterns ... | 2017 | 28361361 |
| evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer activity of copper oxide nanoparticles synthesized using medicinally important plant extracts. | copper oxide (cuo) nanoparticles were synthesized by green chemistry approach using different plant extracts obtained from the leaves of azadirachta indica, hibiscus rosa-sinensis, murraya koenigii, moringa oleifera and tamarindus indica. in order to compare their efficiency, the same copper oxide nanoparticles was also synthesized by chemical method. phytochemical screening of the leaf extracts showed the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, saponins, tannins, ... | 2017 | 28292015 |
| antidiabetic indian plants: a good source of potent amylase inhibitors. | diabetes is known as a multifactorial disease. the treatment of diabetes (type ii) is complicated due to the inherent patho-physiological factors related to this disease. one of the complications of diabetes is post-prandial hyperglycemia (pphg). glucosidase inhibitors, particularly α-amylase inhibitors are a class of compounds that helps in managing pphg. six ethno-botanically known plants having antidiabetic property namely, azadirachta indica adr. juss.; murraya koenigii (l.) sprengel; ocimum ... | 2011 | 18955350 |
| evaluation of in vitro aldose reductase inhibitory potential of alkaloidal fractions of piper nigrum, murraya koenigii, argemone mexicana, and nelumbo nucifera. | aldose reductase is primarily involved in development of long-term diabetic complications due to increased polyol pathway activity. the synthetic aldose reductase inhibitors are not very successful clinically. therefore, the natural sources may be exploited for safer and effective aldose reductase inhibitors. | 2014 | 24127538 |
| autecology of the common mormon butterfly, papilio polytes (lepidoptera : rhopalocera : papilionidae). | the adults of the common mormon butterfly papilio polytes linn. feed on a variety of floral species. the larval food plants in the study area included citrus limon and murraya koenigii both of the family rutaceae. the eggs are laid singly, and the hatching time is three days. the larvae pass through five instars. the larval growth is directly correlated with the quantity of food consumed. the ad (approximate digestibility) values decreased from first instar to the last, whereas the ecd (efficien ... | 2002 | 12602858 |
| phylogenetic relationships of citrus and its relatives based on matk gene sequences. | the genus citrus includes mandarin, orange, lemon, grapefruit and lime, which have high economic and nutritional value. the family rutaceae can be divided into 7 subfamilies, including aurantioideae. the genus citrus belongs to the subfamily aurantioideae. in this study, we sequenced the chloroplast matk genes of 135 accessions from 22 genera of aurantioideae and analyzed them phylogenetically. our study includes many accessions that have not been examined in other studies. the subfamily auranti ... | 2013 | 23638116 |
| larvicidal efficacy of sphaeranthus indicus, cleistanthus collinus and murraya koenigii leaf extracts against filarial vector, culex quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae). | sphaeranthus indicus, cleistanthus collinus and murraya koenigii leaf extracts were tested against the third instar larvae of culex quinquefasciatus. the plant material was shade dried at room temperature and powdered coarsely. from each plant, 500 g powder was macerated with 1.5 l of hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate sequentially for a period of 72 h each and filtered. the yield of the s. indicus, c. collinus and m. koenigii crude extracts by hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate was 9.16, 11 ... | 2012 | 22562235 |
| efficacy and safety of ayurvedic herbs in diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised controlled crossover trial. | herbal medicines have been used widely for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) patients. the aim of this study is to investigate efficacy and safety of an ayurvedic herbal compound preparation made from: murraya koenigii (curry), punica granatum (pomegranate) and curcuma longa (turmeric), compared to a placebo in patients with diarrhoea predominant ibs. | 2016 | 27261998 |
| evaluation of nitric oxide scavenging activity of certain spices in vitro: a preliminary study. | the plant extracts of some commonly used spices were examined for their possible regulatory effect on nitric oxide (no) levels using sodium nitroprusside as a no donor in vitro. most of the extracts tested demonstrated direct scavenging of no and exhibited significant activity and the potency of scavenging activity was in the following order: foeniculum vulgare (aqueous) > citrus limettiodes > murraya koenigii (seed, aqueous) > murraya koenigii (leaf, aqueous) > curcuma aromatica (aqueous) > mur ... | 2003 | 13678266 |
| comparative antioxidant effect of aqueous extracts of curry leaves, fenugreek leaves and butylated hydroxytoluene in raw chicken patties. | antioxidant properties and use of aqueous extracts of curry leaves (murraya koenigii) and fenugreek leaves (trigonella foenum-graecum) as source of natural antioxidant in raw chicken meat were evaluated. four treatments viz., i. control (meat +2% salt), ii.bht (meat +2% salt +0.1% bht), iii. cle (meat +2% salt +2% curry leaves extract) and iv. fle (meat +2% salt +2% fenugreek leaves extract) were compared for lipid oxidation during eight days refrigerated storage. the average phenolic content wa ... | 2012 | 24293699 |
| pyranocarbazoles from murraya koenigii (l.) spreng. as antimicrobial agents. | the bioassay guided fractionation of methanolic extract of murraya koenigii (l.) spreng. leaves resulted in the isolation of seven pyranocarbazoles. these were evaluated against four bacterial strains and ten candida sp. including two matched pair of fluconazole sensitive/resistant clinical isolates. out of seven, three i.e. koenine (mk279), koenigine (mk309) and mahanine (mk347) exhibited significant antibacterial activity mic90 3.12-12.5 μg/ml against bacterial strains streptococcus aureus and ... | 2017 | 28368664 |