Morphological and Physiological Studies of Helicostylum piriforme Bainier

Estimation of antioxidant potential of individual components present in complex mixture ofWithania somnifera(Ashwagandha) root fraction by thin-layer chromatography-2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhdrazyl method

“…Besides, W. somnifera also grows mainly in arid zones of Baluchistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Congo, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan. W. somnifera has several pharmacological activities, viz., antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal [4], adaptogenic [5], nootropic [6], cardioprotective [7], anticancer [8], neuroprotective [1], anticonvulsant [9], immunomodulatory [10], apoptic [11], diuretic [12], hepatoprotective [13], and anti-inflammatory features [14,15]. Pharmacological action also includes physiologic and metabolic restorations.…”

Nutritional Studies on Six Members of the Mucorales – II

“…Starch and dextrin, reported to be usually good sources of carbon for Mucorales (Raizada, 1957;Saksena and Sarbhoy, 1960;and Mehrotra and Mehrotra, 1962). were utilized by all the spe cies of Mucorales tested.…”

“…Similar has been the find ings of Dayal (1961) for Achlya a planes, Isoachlya unispora, I. toruloides and Saprolegnia parasitica for the utilization of lactose and melibiose. Raizada (1957) for Absidia cylindrospora, Choanephora cucurbitarum, Mucor liiemalis and Mucor rouxii and Mehrotra and Mehrotra (1962) for Helicostylum piriforme for the uti lization of lactose. On the other hand, there are others who report ed that in the case of certain Fungi Imperfecti these sugars are used up after hydrolysis.…”