The whole plat of Psoralea corylifolia (PC) is traditionally used in the treatment of diabetes. Mice were treated with prestandardised dose of dexamethasone for 22 days and effect of PC at the doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. on plasma blood glucose level, serum triglyceride level, glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, levels of hepatic antioxidant enzymes (GSH, SOD, catalase and LPO), and body weight were observed. PC showed significant decrease in plasma glucose and serum triglyceride levels (p < 0.01) at the dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o. and also stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. The levels of antioxidant enzymes GSH, SOD, and catalase were significantly increased (p < 0.01) and there was significant decrease (p < 0.01) in level of LPO.Hence it can be concluded that Psoralea carylifolia may prove to be effective in the treatment of Type-II Diabetes mellitus owing to its ability to decrease insulin resistance.

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The survey of plant nematodes were carried out during 2013-14. During this period the plant nematodes collect and observed. The species is characterized by body length 1.02 mm, ventrally curved upon fixation, buccal cavity1/3rd of its width and bears dorsal tooth opposed by five transverse rows of denticles ,length of oesophagus 1/4th of total body ,oesophagous intestinal junction non tuberculate ,gonad didelphic-amphidelphic, ovary small reflexed , tail short. All these characters are observed in Mylonchulus amurus hence the nematode is identified confirm to be redescribed species Mylonchulus amuru, Khan and Jairajpuri 1979.

Ptychobothridean genera like Senga and Circumoncobothrium are the common parasites of fresh water fishes. The genotypic study of these parasites was taken by RAPD. The RAPD profile of these two parasites were not similar to each other as depicted by the band pattern in picture. These results suggest the presence of inter-specific polymorphism among cestode parasites of two different genera for RAPD analysis. The present study demonstrated that genetic differentiation of cestode parasites could be accomplished on the basis of genomic variation with polymorphic band pattern using RAPD. All the detected bands (PCR product) were polymorphic and band size ranged from 500-5000 bp in length. The RAPD of profiles using GBO-31, GBO-32, GBO-33, GBO-34, GBO-35 and GBO-36. Primers were able to characterize inter-specific polymorphism among the two genus ( Senga and Circumoncobothrium ). Genetic analysis suggests that Senga and Circumoncobothrium show genetic diversity with respect to RAPD patterns using all the six primers used for the present study. The genetic distance between the analyzed genuses ranged from 0.14 to 0.80. The differentiation of the two parasites on the basis of genetic markers could greatly facilitate study on the biology of these parasites.

Redescription of the genus, Eudorylaimus was found in the soil around root of soybean crops in Jalna district (M.S.) India. The species characterized by its body length 6.4mm . Body ventrally curved upon fixation tapering toward both side, cuticle thick at mid body. Lip separated angular, lateral chord about 1/4th to 1/3rd of the body. Guiding ring single, pharynx odontostylet, length long. Female genital system amphidelphic, both the sexual branches equally developed. Oviduct joined ovary subterminally, sphincter present in oviduct uterus junction. Tail straight or slightly curved dorsally.