| cytotoxic activity of selected nigerian plants. | cancer is one of the most prominent human diseases which has stimulated scientific and commercial interest in the discovery of new anticancer agents from natural sources. the current study investigates the cytotoxic activity of ethanolic extracts of sixteen nigerian plants used locally for the treatment of cancer using the mtt assay on the hela cell line. sapium ellipticum leaves showed activity comparable to the reference compound cisplatin and greater cytotoxic activity than combretum panicula ... | 2009 | 20606772 |
| mosquito larvicidal potential of four common medicinal plants of india. | mosquitoes transmit serious human health diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. plants may be sources of alternative mosquito control agents. the present study was carried out to assess the role of larvicidal activities of the crude extracts of four plants viz. alternanthera sessilis l. (amaranthaceae), trema orientalis l. (cannabaceae), gardenia carinata smith. (rubiaceae) and ruellia tuberosa l. (acanthaceae) against culex quinquefasciatus say in laboratory bioassay. | 0 | 25222784 |
| 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 |
| ionone derivatives from alternanthera sessilis. | the chloroform extract of the air-dried leaves of alternanthera sessilis afforded a mixture of diastereomers of a new ionone derivative 1 whose structures were elucidated by extensive 1d and 2d nmr spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. oxidative cleavage of 1 to aldehyde 3 with manganese dioxide confirmed diastereoisomerism arose from a racemic side chain chiral centre. antimicrobial tests on the mixture of diastereomers and the derivative indicated that they have low activities against pseudomona ... | 2002 | 12067155 |
| rationalizing ethnopharmacological uses of alternanthera sessilis: a folk medicinal plant of pakistan to manage diarrhea, asthma and hypertension. | tribal herbal practitioners of pakistan use alternanthera sessilis (amaranthaceae) to treat diarrhea, asthma and hypertension. | 2016 | 26900127 |
| detection of ni, cd, and cu in green leafy vegetables collected from different cultivation areas in and around colombo district, sri lanka. | five types of green leafy vegetables ["kankun" (ipomoea aquatica), "mukunuwenna" (alternanthera sessilis), "thampala" (amaranthus viridis), "nivithi" (basella alba), and "kohila leaves" (lasia spinosa)] were randomly collected from six different locations (wellampitiya, kolonnawa, kottawa, piliyandala, bandaragama, and kahathuduwa) in and around colombo district, sri lanka, and subjected to analysis of three heavy metals [nickel (ni), cadmium (cd), and copper (cu)] by atomic absorption spectrome ... | 2016 | 26911591 |
| alpha-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant potential of antidiabetic herb alternanthera sessilis: comparative analyses of leaf and callus solvent fractions. | alternanthera sessilis is a medicinal herb which is consumed as vegetable and used as traditional remedies of various ailments in asia and africa. | 2017 | 27867265 |
| a survey of herbal weeds that are used to treat gastrointestinal disorders from southern thailand: krabi and songkhla provinces. | weeds are plants grow naturally and are commonly seen. they are mostly used for feedstuff. however, their use as herbs for treating diseases, including gastrointestinal disorders, is rare. therefore, the present study aimed to: (1) quantify the number of herbal weeds used for treating gastrointestinal disorders; (2) study local knowledge of weed utilization for treating gastrointestinal disorders in songkhla and krabi provinces; and (3) analyse quantitative data with the informant consensus fact ... | 2017 | 27956357 |
| the invasive wetland plant alternanthera philoxeroides shows a higher tolerance to waterlogging than its native congener alternanthera sessilis. | plant invasion is one of the major threats to natural ecosystems. phenotypic plasticity is considered to be important for promoting plant invasiveness. high tolerance of stress can also increase survival of invasive plants in adverse habitats. limited growth and conservation of carbohydrate are considered to increase tolerance of flooding in plants. however, few studies have examined whether invasive species shows a higher phenotypic plasticity in response to waterlogging or a higher tolerance o ... | 2013 | 24303048 |
| the invasive plant alternanthera philoxeroides was suppressed more intensively than its native congener by a native generalist: implications for the biotic resistance hypothesis. | prior studies on preferences of native herbivores for native or exotic plants have tested both the enemy release hypothesis and the biotic resistance hypothesis and have reported inconsistent results. the different levels of resistance of native and exotic plants to native herbivores could resolve this controversy, but little attention has been paid to this issue. in this study, we investigated population performance, photosynthesis, leaf nitrogen concentration, and the constitutive and induced ... | 2013 | 24386236 |
| warming benefits a native species competing with an invasive congener in the presence of a biocontrol beetle. | climate warming may affect biological invasions by altering competition between native and non-native species, but these effects may depend on biotic interactions. in field surveys at 33 sites in china along a latitudinal and temperature gradient from 21°n to 30.5°n and a 2-yr field experiment at 30.5°n, we tested the role of the biocontrol beetle agasicles hygrophila in mediating warming effects on competition between the invasive plant alternanthera philoxeroides and the native plant alternant ... | 2016 | 27094757 |
| the invasive stoloniferous clonal plant alternanthera philoxeroides outperforms its co-occurring non-invasive functional counterparts in heterogeneous soil environments - invasion implications. | environmental heterogeneity is considered to play a defining role in promoting invasion success, and it favours clonal plants. although clonality has been demonstrated to be correlated with the invasion success of several species of clonal invasive plants in heterogeneous environments, little is known about how the spatial scale of heterogeneity affects their performance. in addition, the factors that distinguish invasive from non-invasive clonal species and that enhance the invasive potential o ... | 2016 | 27897247 |
| the antimosquito properties of extracts from flowering plants in south africa. | extracts of selected flowering plants, which are considered eco-friendly, are used for the treatment of numerous ailments and vector control worldwide. this has resulted in approximately 25 per cent of currently used drugs being derived from herbal sources. the aqueous and methanolic extracts of twelve plant species, psidium guajava (pink fruit), psidium guajava (white fruit), psidium cattleianum var. cattleianum, psidium guineense and psidium x durbanensis, achyranthes aspera, alternanthera ses ... | 2013 | 24522123 |
| ethnopharmacological survey on medicinal plants used in herbal drinks among the traditional communities of pakistan. | there is very limited information regarding medicinal plants used by traditional healers in pakistan, for treating wide-ranging diseases. current study provides significant ethnopharmacological information, both qualitative and quantitative on medical plants in pakistan and the pharmacological importance of herbal drinks, especially in the discovery of new drugs. | 2016 | 26947900 |
| biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using the extract of alternanthera sessilis-antiproliferative effect against prostate cancer cells. | green synthesis of silver nanoparticles was carried out using the aqueous extract of alternanthera sessilis under various experimental conditions. the aqueous extract of alternanthera sessilis showed significant potential for the quick reduction of silver ions. the synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized with uv-visible absorption spectrophotometer, xrd, sem, and ftir analysis. the average crystallite size as calculated from x-ray diffraction studies and sem analysis was found to be ... | 2017 | 26069509 |
| anti-bacterial activity and brine shrimp lethality bioassay of methanolic extracts of fourteen different edible vegetables from bangladesh. | to investigate the antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of fourteen different edible vegetables methanolic extract from bangladesh. | 2013 | 23570009 |
| alternanthera sessilis red ethyl acetate fraction exhibits antidiabetic potential on obese type 2 diabetic rats. | the antidiabetic potential of alternanthera sessilis red was investigated using the obese type 2 diabetic rats induced by high fat diet and streptozotocin. three fractions (hexane, ethyl acetate, and water) were obtained from the crude ethanol extract of alternanthera sessilis red. alternanthera sessilis red ethyl acetate fraction (aseaf) was found to possess the most potent antihyperglycemic effect through oral glucose tolerance test. the aseaf was subsequently given to the diabetic rats for tw ... | 2013 | 23606892 |
| ethanolic extract of alternanthera sessilis (as-1) inhibits ige-mediated allergic response in rbl-2h3 cells. | the present study was designed to investigate the anti-allergic effects of ethanolic extract of alternanthera sessilis (as-1) in rat basophilic leukemia (rbl-2h3) cells. it significantly reduced the β-hexosaminidase release from anti-dnp-ige sensitized rbl-2h3 cells. as-1also inhibited the ige antibody-induced increase in interleukin-6 (il-6), tnf-α, il-13 and il-4 production in these cells. the inhibitory effect of as-1 on these cytokine was found to be nuclear factor-kb (nf-kb) dependent, as i ... | 2013 | 23782276 |
| constructed wetland as an ecotechnological tool for pollution treatment for conservation of ganga river. | with aim to develop an efficient and ecofriendly approach for on-site treatment of sewage, a sub-surface flow constructed wetland (cw) has been developed by raising potential aquatic macrophytes; typha latifolia, phragmites australis, colocasia esculenta, polygonum hydropiper, alternanthera sessilis and pistia stratoites in gravel as medium. sewage treatment potential of cw was evaluated by varying retention time at three different stages of plant growth and stabilization. after 6 months, monito ... | 2013 | 24080292 |
| a preliminary evaluation of antihyperglycemic and analgesic activity of alternanthera sessilis aerial parts. | alternanthera sessilis is used by folk medicinal practitioners of bangladesh for alleviation of severe pain. the objective of this study was to scientifically analyze the analgesic (non-narcotic) property of aerial parts of the plant along with antihyperglycemic activity. | 2014 | 24885344 |
| phytoremediation of pb, zn, fe, and mg with 25 wetland plant species from a paper mill contaminated site in north east india. | in order to assess the potential of wetland plants to remediate metals from a paper mill effluent contaminated wetland site in northeast india, 25 abundant plant species belonging to 15 different families, soil, and water samples from the sites were tested for pb, zn, mg, and fe by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. the results showed that metal accumulation by wetland plants differed among species and tissues. plants thrived in high pb, zn, mg, and fe which indicated their tolerance. accordin ... | 2015 | 25103945 |
| effectiveness of traditional malaysian vegetables (ulam) in modulating blood glucose levels. | ulam refers to a group of traditional malaysian plants commonly consumed as a part of a meal, either in the raw form or after a short blanching process. many types of ulam are thought to possess blood glucose-lowering properties, but relatively little is known on the effectiveness of ulam in modulating blood glucose levels in humans. this review aims to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of ulam in modulating blood glucose levels in humans. a literature review was conducted using multiple ... | 2014 | 25164446 |
| central-stimulating and analgesic activity of the ethanolic extract of alternanthera sessilis in mice. | alternanthera sessilis is a popular vegetable and used in traditional medicinal practice of bangladesh and other parts of asia to relive tiredness, laziness, and sleeps as well as pain and inflammation. however, no report was found on the neuropharmacological and analgesic activity of this plant to-date. present study was undertaken to evaluate the neuropharmacological and analgesic activity of the ethanol extract of a. sessilis whole plant (etas) in mice models. | 2014 | 25315440 |
| climate warming increases biological control agent impact on a non-target species. | climate change may shift interactions of invasive plants, herbivorous insects and native plants, potentially affecting biological control efficacy and non-target effects on native species. here, we show how climate warming affects impacts of a multivoltine introduced biocontrol beetle on the non-target native plant alternanthera sessilis in china. in field surveys across a latitudinal gradient covering their full distributions, we found beetle damage on a. sessilis increased with rising temperat ... | 2015 | 25376303 |
| studies on the chitin binding property of novel cysteine-rich peptides from alternanthera sessilis. | hevein-like peptides make up a family of cysteine-rich peptides (crps) and play a role in plants in their defense against insects and fungal pathogens. in this study, we report the isolation and characterization of six hevein-like peptides, asg1-g3 and asr1-r3, collectively named altides from green and red varieties of alternanthera sessilis, a perennial herb belonging to the amaranthaceae family. proteomic analysis of altides revealed they contain six cysteines (6c), seven glycines, four prolin ... | 2015 | 26467613 |
| apoptotic efficacy of biogenic silver nanoparticles on human breast cancer mcf-7 cell lines. | this article describes the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of alternanthera sessilis as a reducing agent by sonication, espousing green chemistry principles. biologically synthesized nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have significant potential in the field of biopharmaceutics due to its smaller size entailing high surface area and synergistic effects of embedded biomolecules. in the present work the cytotoxic effect of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles studie ... | 2017 | 26566469 |
| comparative studies on accumulation of cr from metal solution and tannery effluent under repeated metal exposure by aquatic plants: its toxic effects. | the present study demonstrates comparison of cr accumulating potential by the plants of najas indica cham. (submerged), vallisneria spiralis l. (rooted submerged) and alternanthera sessilis r. br. (rooted emergent) under repeated metal exposure and its effect on chlorophyll and protein concentrations. these plants were treated with different concentrations of cr under repeated exposure in controlled laboratory conditions to assess the maximum metal accumulation potential. the plants of v. spiral ... | 2002 | 12437061 |
| development of natural crude drug resources from taiwan (x). pharmacognostical studies on the chinese crude drug "han-lian-cao". | in a previous paper(1), it was reported that the drug "han-lian-cao", in taiwan was derived from the entire plant or aerial part of eclipta prostrata l. and alternanthera sessilis r. brown. in this paper, the histological studies of "han-lian-cao" derived from wedelia and hypericum plants, and of 3 species of wedelia related plants distributed in taiwan were made. the results showed that it was possible to classify these species by their external and internal characteristics. in addition, a key ... | 1992 | 1605130 |
| antioxidant capacity and total phenolic contents in hydrophilic extracts of selected bangladeshi medicinal plants. | to evaluate hydrophilic extracts from edible portions of fifteen plants for total phenolic content (tpc) and anti-oxidant capacity (ac) as an effort to find possible sources for future novel antioxidants. | 2014 | 25312185 |
| cytotoxicity screening of bangladeshi medicinal plant extracts on pancreatic cancer cells. | there has been a long standing interest in the identification of medicinal plants and derived natural products for developing cancer therapeutics. our study focuses upon pancreatic cancer, due to its high mortality rate, that is attributed in part to the lack of an effective chemotherapeutic agent. previous reports on the use of medicinal plant extracts either alone or alongside conventional anticancer agents in the treatment of this cancer have shown promising results. this work aims to investi ... | 2010 | 20849608 |
| biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using alternanthera sessilis (linn.) extract and their antimicrobial, antioxidant activities. | the present work focuses the use of the aqueous extract of alternanthera sessilis linn. (amaranthaceae) in producing silver nanoparticles (agnps) from silver nitrate aqueous. phytochemical analysis of the extract revealed the presence of alkaloid, tannins, ascorbic acid, carbohydrates and proteins and they serve as effective reducing and capping agents for converting silver nitrate into nanoparticles. the synthesized silver nanoparticles (agnps) were also tested for proteins and ascorbic acid. i ... | 2013 | 23006568 |