Some medicinal properties of Cussonia and Schefflera species used in traditional medicine

Cyperus rotundus: A potential novel source of therapeutic compound against urinary tract pathogens

“…Shrivastava, State Forest Research Institute (SFRI), Jabalpur (MP) India. The plant material was first dried at room temperature, followed by drying in an oven at 50 • C for 48 h. It was then reduced to coarse powder using a grinder and stored at room temperature (Tetyana et al, 2002).…”

Assessing African medicinal plants for efficacy and safety: pharmacological screening and toxicology

“…Numerous plants have been screened by our laboratories in an attempt to rationalize their use in traditional medicines (Rabe and van Staden, 1997;Lin et al, 1999;Luyt et al, 1999;Shale et al, 1999;Kelmanson et al, 2000;Tetyana et al, 2002). The selection of plants for evaluation in these studies was based on traditional uses documented in the literature (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijk, 1962;Gelfand et al, 1985;Pujol, 1990;Hutchings et al, 1996).…”

Identification of vibriocidal compounds from medicinal plants using chromatographic fingerprinting

“…Each plant species was authenticated by Dr. J. L. Shrivastava, Scientist, State Forest Research Institute (SFRI), Jabalpur (MP), India. The plant materials were dried at 50°C, ground to fine powder and stored in airtight containers at room temperature in the dark until used (Tetyana et al 2002).…”