| influence of tridax procumbens on lysyl oxidase activity and wound healing. | the effects of an indigenous drug, tridax procumbens l. (compositae), on developing granulation tissue in rats were studied. subcutaneously harvested granuloma tissue formed on dead space wound was removed at 4 day intervals up to 32 days of wounding. lysyl oxidase activity, protein content, specific activity, and breaking strength were all increased in drug-treated animals as compared to controls. a fall in the lysyl oxidase activity was observed in drug-treated animals after day 8. the drug ma ... | 1991 | 1685591 |
| preliminary screening of ethnomedicinal plants from india. | antibacterial activity of aqueous residues of 16 different ethnomedicinal plants have been studied. the effect of the aqueous extract at two different weights of plant residues, 30 and 40 mg, were tested against three gram positive bacteria and seven gram negative bacteria by the filter paper disc diffusion method. among the tested plants, cleome gynandropsis and ageratum conyzoides showed a significant control of the growth of alkaligens viscolactis, klebsiella aerogenas, bacillus cerues and st ... | 1999 | 10433484 |
| bioactivity studies of extracts from tridax procumbens. | an updated review on the biological activity of tridax procumbens is presented. a detailed biological screening comprised of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and fungi using crude extracts of this plant was undertaken. the n-hexane extract of the flowers showed activity against escherichia coli. the same extract of the whole aerial parts was active against mycobacterium smegmatis, escherichia coli, salmonella group c and salmonella paratyphi. the ethyl-acetate extract of the flow ... | 2000 | 11185735 |
| in vitro activity of tridax procumbens against promastigotes of leishmania mexicana. | tridax procumbens is an active herb against leishmaniasis. | 2009 | 19429313 |
| evaluation of hypoglycemic and anti-hyperglycemic potential of tridax procumbens (linn.). | diabetes is a metabolic disorder affecting carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. tridax procumbens linn. (family-asteraceae; common name-dhaman grass) is common herb found in india. traditionally, the tribal inhabitants of udaipur district in rajasthan (india) uses the leaf powder (along with other herb) orally to treat diabetes. there is a need to evaluate extracts of this plant in order to provide scientific proof for it's application in traditional medicine system. | 2009 | 19943967 |
| anticoagulant, antiherpetic and antibacterial activities of sulphated polysaccharide from indian medicinal plant tridax procumbens l. (asteraceae). | the sulphated polysaccharide from the widespread tridax procumbens plant was studied for the anticoagulant, antiherpetic and antibacterial activity. the anticoagulant activity was determined by the activated partial thromboplastin time assay. the sulphated polysaccharide from t. procumbens represented potent anticoagulant reaching the efficacy to heparin and chondroitin sulphate. moreover, the sulphated polysaccharide extracted from t. procumbens was found non-toxic on vero cell lines up to the ... | 2011 | 21671053 |
| medico - botanical study of yercaud hills in the eastern ghats of tamil nadu, india. | the study reports medicinal plant survey was conceded in yercaud hills ranges of eastern ghats, tamil nadu, india. the study primarily based on field surveys conducted throughout the hills, where dwellers provided information on plant species used as medicine, plant parts used to prepare the remedies and ailments to which the remedies were prescribed. the study resulted about 48- plant species belonging to 45- genera and 29- families of medicinal plants related to folk medicine used by the local ... | 2011 | 22557438 |
| essential oil of tridax procumbens l induces apoptosis and suppresses angiogenesis and lung metastasis of the b16f-10 cell line in c57bl/6 mice. | to determine the effect of essential oil obtained from a traditionally used medicinal plant tridax procumbens l, on lung metastasis developed by b16f-10 melanoma cells in c57bl/6 mice. | 2012 | 23317275 |
| identification of bacterial endophytes associated with traditional medicinal plant tridax procumbens linn. | in traditional medicine, tridax procumbens linn. is used in the treatment of injuries and wounds. the bacterial endophytes (bes) of medicinal plants could produce medicinally important metabolites found in their hosts; and hence, the involvement of bes in conferring wound healing properties to t. procumbens cannot be ruled out. but, we do not know which types of bes are associated with t. procumbens. | 2013 | 24501447 |
| larvicidal activity of medicinal plant extracts against anopheles subpictus & culex tritaeniorhynchus. | background & objectives: mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of deaths every year and the development of resistance to chemical insecticides resulting in rebounding vectorial capacity. plants may be alternative sources of mosquito control agents. the present study assessed the role of larvicidal activities of hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, and methanol dried leaf and bark extracts of annona squamosa l., chrysanthemum indicum l., and tridax procumbens l. agai ... | 2011 | 21808141 |
| anti-inflammatory, cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant activities of standardized extracts of tridax procumbens l. | the standardized etoac, meoh and 70% etoh extracts of tridax procumbens aerial parts showed significant inhibition of rat paw edema at a medium dose of 200mg/kg and the etoac extract was the most active. these extracts were standardized by hplc with the help of chemical markers. further, the extracts were evaluated for cox-1 and cox-2 inhibitory activity and etoac extract exhibited the highest inhibition of cox-1 and cox-2 at 50 μg/ml. cent aurein, centaureidin and bergenin were isolated as cox- ... | 2011 | 20804828 |
| the leishmanicidal effect of (3s)-16,17-didehydrofalcarinol, an oxylipin isolated from tridax procumbens, is independent of no production. | the in vitro leishmanicidal effect of (3s)-16,17-didehydrofalcarinol (1) isolated from tridax procumbens whole plant against leishmania mexicana, the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (chiclero's ulcer) in the new world, was investigated. this oxylipin showed significant in vitro activity against promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes of l. mexicana. its inhibitory effect on amastigotes was not due to activation of no in recombinant gamma-interferon-stimulated macrophages, since th ... | 2010 | 19953523 |
| phytochemical constituents of some indian medicinal plants. | alkaloids, tannins, saponins, steroid, terpenoid, flavonoids, phlobatannin and cardie glycoside distribution in seven medicinal plants belonging to different families were assessed and compared. the medicinal plants investigated were aegle marmelos, cynodon dactylon, eclipta prostrata, moringa pterygosperma, pongamia pinnata, sida acuta and tridax procumbens. the significance of the plants in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of these chemical constituents were discusse ... | 2008 | 22557280 |
| ethnomedicinal plants used to treat skin diseases by tharu community of district udham singh nagar, uttarakhand, india. | tharu community is the largest primitive indigenous community of the uttarakhand, india. in this article we have scientifically enumerated medicinal plants and herbal preparations used by the tharu community to treat various skin diseases, and discussed dermatological properties of these plants in the light of previous ethnomedicinal, microbiological, pharmacological, toxicological, phytochemical and clinical studies. | 2014 | 25448505 |
| leishmanicidal activity of yucatecan medicinal plants on leishmania species responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis. | the leishmanicidal activity of 15 extracts and 4 pure metabolites obtained from urechites andrieuxii, colubrina greggii, dorstenia contrajerva, and tridax procumbens was evaluated using the newly developed mts ({3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2h-tetrazolium, inner salt) assay, optimized for promastigotes of leishmania major, leishmania tropica, and leishmania aethiopica, as well as for l. aethiopica axenic amastigotes. the assay was then used for calcul ... | 2009 | 18771334 |
| leishmanicidal evaluation of extracts from native plants of the yucatan peninsula. | methanol extracts were prepared from different parts of 18 plants collected in the yucatan peninsula and evaluated in an in vitro bioassay for leishmanicidal activity against leishmania mexicana promastigotes. the ten most potent plant extracts (ic(50)<50 microg/ml) were aphelandra scabra leaves, byrsonima bucidaefolia bark, byrsonima crassifolia bark, clusia flava leaves, cupania dentata bark, diphysa carthagenensis leaves, dorstenia contrajerva whole plant, milleria quinqueflora roots, tridax ... | 2007 | 17482379 |
| repellent activity of selected plant essential oils against the malarial fever mosquito anopheles stephensi. | in recent years, use of environment friendly and biodegradable natural insecticides of plant origin have received renewed attention as agents for vector control. in this study, essential oils extracted by steam distillation from leaves of five plant species centella asiatica l., ipomoea cairica l., momordica charantia l., psidium guajava l. and tridax procumbens l. were evaluated for their topical repellency effects against malarial vector anopheles stephensi in mosquito cages. all essential oil ... | 2007 | 18209711 |
| hepatoprotective activity of tridax procumbens against d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatitis in rats. | the hepatoprotective activity of aerial parts of tridax procumbens was investigated against d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (d-galn/lps) induced hepatitis in rats. d-galn/lps (300 mg/kg body weight/30 microg/kg body weight)-induced hepatic damage was manifested by a significant increase in the activities of marker enzymes (aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase and gamma glutamyl transferase) and bilirubin level in serum and lipids both in se ... | 2005 | 15923095 |
| antiarthritic activity of a polyherbal formulation against freund's complete adjuvant induced arthritis in female wistar rats. | to formulate a polyherbal formulation and evaluate its antiarthritic activity against freund's complete adjuvant induced arthritis in female wistar rats. | 2015 | 26229343 |
| antidiabetic activity of polyherbal formulation in streptozotocin - nicotinamide induced diabetic wistar rats. | glycosmis pentaphylla, tridax procumbens, and mangifera indica are well-known plants available throughout india and they are commonly used for the treatment of various diseases including diabetes mellitus. the antidiabetic activity of the individual plant parts is well known, but the synergistic or combined effects are unclear. the concept of polyherbalism has been highlighted in sharangdhar samhita, an ayurvedic literature dating back to 1300 ad. polyherbal formulations enhance the therapeutic ... | 2014 | 24860734 |
| effect of tridax procumbens on liver antioxidant defense system during lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatitis in d-galactosamine sensitised rats. | the present study was carried out to assess the effect of chloroform insoluble fraction of ethanolic extract of tridax procumbens (tp) against d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (d-galn/lps)-induced hepatitis in rats. induction of rats with d-galn/lps (300 mg/kg body weight/30 microg/kg body weight) led to a marked increase in lipid peroxidation as measured by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (tbars) in liver. further there was a decline in the activities of enzymic antioxidants such as s ... | 2005 | 15786725 |
| preliminary screening of five ethnomedicinal plants of guatemala. | we performed the irwin test on some different extracts of the aerial parts of tridax procumbens l., of the leaves of neurolaena lobata (l.) r. br., of the bark and leaves of byrsonima crassifolia (l.) kunth. and gliricidia sepium jacq. walp. and of the root and leaves of petiveria alliacea l. at a dosage of 1.25 g extract/100 g dried plant, the aqueous extracts of bark and leaves of byrsonima crassifolia (l.) kunth. and g. sepium jacq. walp. showed higher activity: decrease in motor activity, ba ... | 2001 | 11482789 |
| plants used in guatemala for the treatment of protozoal infections. i. screening of activity to bacteria, fungi and american trypanosomes of 13 native plants. | extracts were prepared from 13 native plants used for the treatment of protozoal infections. activity against bacteria and fungi was demonstrated by dilution procedures; trypanosoma cruzi was evaluated in vitro against epimastigote and trypomastigotes and in vivo against trypomastigotes. in active extracts, toxicity was evaluated by artemia salina nauplii, oral acute toxicity (1-5 g/kg) and oral and intraperitoneal subacute toxicity in mice (500 mg/kg). from the plants screened, six showed activ ... | 1998 | 9849628 |
| plants used in guatemala for the treatment of protozoal infections: ii. activity of extracts and fractions of five guatemalan plants against trypanosoma cruzi. | the activities of crude plant extracts of five plants popularly used in guatemala against bacterial and protozoal infections and some of their fractions have been evaluated against the trypomastigote and epimastigote forms of trypanosoma cruzi in vitro. the most active fraction of neurolaena lobata has also been screened in vivo. main in vitro activities against trypomastigotes have been observed for the hexane and ethanol extracts of n. lobata (asteraceae). both extracts were also active agains ... | 1998 | 9741882 |
| influence of tridax procumbens on wound healing. | | 1982 | 7106884 |
| steroid depressed wound healing and tridax procumbens. | dexamethasone 0.33 mg/kg (i.m.) on first day and half this dose thereafter daily, depressed wound contraction, epithelization, tensile strength and process of granulation of wounds in experimental animals. juice from the leaves of tridex procumbens (t.p. 1 ml, i.p., daily) resembled dexamethasone in effects on wound contraction and granulation; but it significantly (p less than 0.001) counteracted the effects of dexamethasone on tensile strength and epithelization. tp caused increase in adrenal ... | 1983 | 6852885 |
| laboratory assessment of indigenous plant extracts for anti-juvenile hormone activity in culex quinquefasciatus. | of 15 plants tested, five plant extracts showed anti-juvenile hormone-like activity against laboratory colonised late fourth instar larvae and adult female mosquitoes. petroleum ether extract of eichhornia crassipes and acetone extracts of ageratum conyzoides, cleome icosandra, tagetes erectes and tridax procumbens showed growth inhibitory (p less than 0.001) and juvenile hormone mimicing activity to the treated larvae of c. quinquefasciatus.. larval pupal intermediates, demalanised pupae, defec ... | 1992 | 1398811 |
| antileishmanial activity of a mixture of tridax procumbens and allium sativum in mice. | we tested a mixture of tridax procumbens, known for its direct action against leishmania mexicana, and allium sativum, known for its immunomodulatory effect, as an alternative to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis. acute oral toxicity was tested with the up-and-down procedure (udp) using a group of healthy mice administered with either t. procumbens or a. sativum extracts and compared with a control group. liver injury and other parameters of toxicity were determined in mice at day 14. the in vivo as ... | 2014 | 24717526 |
| bioassay-guided isolation of active principles from nigerian medicinal plants identifies new trypanocides with low toxicity and no cross-resistance to diamidines and arsenicals. | leaves from the plant species studied herein are traditionally used in northern nigeria against various protozoan infections. however, none of these herbal preparations have been standardized, nor have their toxicity to mammalian cells been investigated. in search of improved and non-toxic active antiprotozoal principles that are not cross-resistant with current anti-parasitics, we here report the results of the in vitro screening of extracts from seven selected medicinal plant species (centrose ... | 2017 | 28336470 |
| mechanism of antibacterial action of the alcoholic extracts of hemidesmus indicus (l.) r. br. ex schult, leucas aspera (wild.), plumbago zeylanica l., and tridax procumbens (l.) r. br. ex schult. | herbal products derived from hemidesmus indicus (l.) r. br. ex schult, leucas aspera (wild.), plumbago zeylanica l., and tridax procumbens (l.) r. br. ex schult. are widely used in traditional medicine. though the extracts of these plants were found to be antimicrobial in nature and have the potential to be used in clinics, the mechanism of action of is not reported. the ethanolic extracts of hemidesmus indicus (l.) r. br. ex schult, hemidesmus indicus ethanolic extract (hiee), leucas aspera (wi ... | 2015 | 26106379 |
| biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using fresh extracts of tridax procumbens linn. | a simple and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles (np's) using an aqueous solution of t. procumbens fresh plant extract (leaf and stem) as a bioreductant is reported. the prepared biogenic nanoparticles were well characterized using u.v. visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. the particles were confirmed to be elemental crystal by x-ray diffraction. the potential applications of biosynthesized ... | 2014 | 24772939 |
| protection of ornamental gold fish carassius auratus against aeromonas hydrophila by treating ixora coccinea active principles. | herbals such as ixora coccinea, daemia extensa and tridax procumbens were selected to screen in vitro antibacterial and immunostimulant activity against the freshwater fish pathogen aeromonas hydrophila using different organic polar and non-polar solvents. initial screening results revealed that, ethyl acetate extracts and its purified fraction of i. coccinea was able to suppress the a. hydrophila strains at more than 15 mm of zone of inhibition and positive immunostimulant activity. the purifie ... | 2014 | 24380832 |
| antiplasmodial activity of extracts of tridax procumbens and phyllanthus amarus in in vitro plasmodium falciparum culture systems. | aqueous extracts of tridax procumbens (tp) (compositae) and phyllanthus amarus (pa) (euphorbiaceae) are used in traditional medicine in ghana to treat malaria. previous studies have demonstrated the anti-trypanosoma, anti-bacterial and anti-hiv effects of tp and pa. | 2011 | 22359419 |
| evaluation of wound healing potential of topical formulation of leaf juice of tridax procumbens l. in mice. | tridax procumbens l. (compositae) is a common weed that grows in the rice fields of india. traditionally the juice from leaves of tridax procumbens has been used for healing dermal wound. however, in experimental studies, equivocal pro and anti-healing action of t. procumbens has been demonstrated. the present study evaluates the effect of topical ointment formulation of the leaf juice of t. procumbens using excision wound model in mice. excision wounds (4 mm, i.d.) were inflicted on depilated b ... | 2011 | 22457556 |
| topical treatment of dermatophytic lesion on mice (mus musculus) model. | antidermatophytic potential of three weed plants viz. tridax procumbens l., capparis decidua (forsk) edgew and lantana camara l. were explored and experimentally induced dermatophytic lesion was topically treated in mice. microbroth dilution method was carried out for determination of mic and mfc of different extracts of selected plants. in animal studies, mice were experimentally inoculated with trichophyton mentagrophytes and infected animals were topically treated with 5 mg/g terbinafine and ... | 2011 | 22654168 |
| Antimicrobial flavonoids from Tridax procumbens. | Callus culture of Tridax procumbens has been established on Murashige and Skoog's medium supplemented with NAA and BAP from nodal segments. Free and bound flavonoids were extracted from 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks old calli by a well-established method. These free flavonoids were then screened against Staphylococcus aureus (bacteria) and Candida albicans (yeast) for their antimicrobial potential. Minimum inhibitory concentration, minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentrations and total activity were als ... | 2011 | 22047191 |
| effect of tridax procumbens (linn.) on bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis in rats. | the present study was undertaken to clarify whether methanolic extract of tridax procumbens prevents liver fibrosis in rat. the hepatic fibrosis was induced by 28 days of bile duct ligation in rats. the 4-week treatment with tridex procumbens reduced the serum aspartate aminotransferase (uôçël(-1)), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (uôçël(-1)), alkaline phosphatase (iuôçël(-1)), lactate dehydrogenase (iuôçël(-1)), total bilirubin (mgôçëdl(-1)), direct bilirubin (mgôçëdl(-1)) and hydroxyproline (m ... | 2011 | 21678161 |
| evaluation of medicinal plant extracts and isolated compound epicatechin from ricinus communis against paramphistomum cervi. | the purpose of this study is to determine the efficacies of hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, and methanol leaf extracts of euphorbia hirta l., psidium guajava l., ricinus communis l., solanum trilobatum l., and tridax procumbens l. against sheep fluke paramphistomum cervi (digenea: paramphistomatidae). all plant extracts showed moderate effects after 24-áh of exposure; however, the highest parasite mortality was found in the methanol extract of r. communis. in the present study, bioas ... | 2011 | 21842382 |
| evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants from north indian buchpora and south indian eastern ghats. | development of resistance against the frontline anti-malarial drugs has created an alarming situation, which requires intensive drug discovery to develop new, more effective, affordable and accessible anti-malarial agents. | 2015 | 25879738 |
| antimicrobial activity of emilia sonchifolia dc., tridax procumbens l. and vernonia cinerea l. of asteracea family: potential as food preservatives. | chemical preservatives have been used in the food industry for many years. however, with increased health concerns, consumers prefer additive-free products or food preservatives based on natural products. this study evaluated antimicrobial activities of extracts from emilia sonchifolia l. (common name: lilac tassel flower), tridax procumbens l. (common name: tridax daisy) and vernonia cinerea l. (common name: sahadevi), belonging to the asteracea family, to explore their potential for use agains ... | 2009 | 22691820 |
| ethnomedicinal and ethnopharmaco-statistical studies of eastern rajasthan, india. | the study was conducted in eastern parts of rajasthan from march 2008 to february 2009 to identify the important species used; determine the relative importance of the species surveyed and calculate the informant consensus factor (icf) in relation to medicinal plant use. methodology or material and methods: a total of 844 villagers (486 men and 358 women) were interviewed using specimen display method and a forest walk with interviewee and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit the k ... | 2010 | 20214972 |
| ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of rivers state of nigeria. | the medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine of rivers state of nigeria were surveyed. | 2012 | 22881140 |
| green chemistry focus on optimization of silver nanoparticles using response surface methodology (rsm) and mosquitocidal activity: anopheles stephensi (diptera: culicidae). | there is an exigent necessity for development of environmental friendly bio-control agent(s) for elimination of mosquito due to increased resistance resurgence against synthetic control agents. mosquito control strategy will lay a strong foundation to malaria exclusion or it can be curbed to certain level especially in the developing nations. in this study, silver nanoparticles were synthesized by green chemistry approach using tridax procumbens leaf extract as a reducing agent. the reaction med ... | 2015 | 26010566 |
| bioremediation of heavy metals using an endophytic bacterium paenibacillus sp. rm isolated from the roots of tridax procumbens. | the aim of the present study was to assess the bioremediation potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from roots of tridax procumbens plant. five bacterial endophytes were isolated and subsequently tested for minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) against different heavy metals. amongst the five isolates, strain rm exhibited the highest resistance to copper (750 mg/l), followed by zinc (500 mg/l), lead (450 mg/l), and arsenic (400 mg/l). phylogenetic analysis of the 16s rdna sequence suggested ... | 2016 | 28330314 |