Molluscicidal activities of green-synthesized Alstonia congensis silver nanoparticles [PDF]
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2023 Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Alstonia congensis green-synthesized nanoparticles as a molluscicide against snail hosts of trematodes. Methods: The ethanolic leaf extract of Alstonia congensis was used to synthesize silver nanoparticles.
Oyetunde T Oyeyemi +4 more
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Antioxidant, cytotoxic, and anti-venom activity of Alstonia parvifolia Merr. Bark
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2021 Objective: To evaluate antioxidant, cytotoxic, and anti-venom capacity of crude bark extracts of Alstonia parvifolia Merr. Methods: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and energy dispersive X-ray analyses were accomplished to characterize the ...
Maria Carmen S. Tan +6 more
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The Aqueous Stem Bark Extract of Alstonia boonei Exhibits Anticataract Activity in Sprague Dawley Rat [PDF]
Scientifica, 2023 In Africa, Alstonia boonei is used folklorically for the management of the multitude of conditions including cataract, which accounts for 50% of cases of blindness in the region.
Adwoa Frema Amanfo +6 more
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Antispasmodic Effect of Alstonia boonei De Wild. and Its Constituents: Ex Vivo and In Silico Approaches [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Background: Alstonia boonei, belonging to the family Apocynaceae, is one of the best-known medicinal plants in Africa and Asia. Stem back preparations are traditionally used as muscle relaxants.
Opeyemi Josephine Akinmurele +7 more
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Physiochemical screening of road avenue plants in better landscape management of highly polluted urbanized city (Lahore), Pakistan [PDF]
PeerJLahore has been consistently ranked as the world’s most polluted city. Because of combative ideas to construct highways, underpasses and flyovers, Lahore had lost a remarkable percentage of its tree cover over the past 15 years. The present study focuses
Bushra Munam +11 more
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Phytotherapeutic Analysis of Chloroform-Based Fractions of Alstonia scholaris and Wrightia tinctoria Extracts Reveals Potent Anti-Psoriatic Activity: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsBackground/Objectives: Psoriasis, a prevalent dermatological disorder, poses therapeutic challenges due to limited effective treatments or adverse side-effects.
Madhavi Ojha +4 more
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Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity Evaluation of the Methanolic Extract of Alstonia scholaris Stem Bark
Medical Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2016 Alstonia scholaris has been used by traditional medicine practitioners since the medieval ages for the treatment of diseases. The aim of this research was to evaluate the acute and sub-acute oral toxicity of its methanolic extract.
Idris Bello +2 more
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Investigating the Devil's tree (Alstonia scholaris) for its health-safeguarding property and antipathogenic activities against fungi and helminth parasites of veterinary importance [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal ResearchObjective: The study was formulated to analyze the health benefits and antifungal and anthelmintic properties of Alstonia scholaris, specifically its bark, as claimed in Mizo traditional medicine.
Lal Ngaihmanawmi +6 more
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Phytochemical Studies on Alstonia scholaris
Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2010 Reinvestigation of the flowers of Alstonia scholaris of Pakistan origin have resulted in the isolation of three new triterpenoids, two of the ursane type, 3β -acetate-24-nor-urs-4,12-diene ester triterpene (1) and 3β -hydroxy-24-nor-urs-4,12,28-triene triterpene (2), and one of the oleanane type, 3,28-β - diacetoxy-5-olea-triterpene (3), together with ...
Nighat Sultana, Muhammad Saleem
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مجلة علوم ذي قار, 2023 The Indian medical systems hold promise for the genus Alstonia. Different types of Alstonia, primarily Alstonia scholaris, have been used by the various ethnic communities in India to treat various human illnesses.
Alyaa Majid, Hadeel Rashid Faraj
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