Natural Product Pharmacology

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Can anyone suggest a pharmacological screening method to compare activity of plant extract against uric acid and calcium oxalate stones in rats?

I would like to make a comparative study on the effect of a plant extract on uric acid and calcium oxalate stone in vivo.

05 March 2015 4,560 3 View

How can I calculate antioxidant activity for plants?

I have extracted antioxidants from plants and performed antioxidants assay by colorimetric method... i want to know equations for the calculation of enzyme activity...

03 March 2015 6,536 12 View

For in vivo studies is it necessary that we should make plant extracts of pure solvents (ethanolic, aqueous etc)?

Anti cancer study in wistar rats after chemically inducing tumour with DMBA. I was planning for an anti cancer study of my plant extracts with hydro ethanolic solvent(1:1), but i couldnt find any...

03 March 2015 6,847 14 View

Can anyone suggest a pharmacological screening method to compare activity of plant extract against uric acid and calcium oxalate stones in rats?

I would like to make a comparative study on the effect of a plant extract on uric acid and calcium oxalate stone in vivo.

03 March 2015 9,823 4 View

Is there any work or relevant literature on the occurrence of Emericella quadrillineta on leaf surfaces of medicinal plants ?

I am working on the occurence of emericella quadrillineata and related species on the phyllosphere of some medicinal plants and their pathogenic activity

03 March 2015 4,964 1 View

Is there any proper layer formation in reducing power assay?

I am doing reducing power assay of plant extracts. but after centrifuge of 3000 rpm as per suggested by all protocols that take upper part of layer, but i am not getting any layer formation in...

03 March 2015 2,138 1 View

Any ideas for an essential oil distiller placed in a small scale indoor research lab?

Also trying to make the best combination of cost/efficiency

22 February 2015 9,205 4 View

What is the best protocol to determinate anticholinesterase activity in medicinal plant extract?

biotechnology and health

19 February 2015 2,638 3 View

What are the techniques used for the extraction of essential oils from a plant?

kindly provide the detail methods used for the isolation of essential oil from fresh and dried plant tissue.

10 February 2015 7,773 28 View

How would you make a liquid out of a powdered plant extract?

What would be the best way (or how you would personally go about doing this) to make a liquid solution using a powdered plant extract without subtracting from the plants natural medicinal effects...

02 February 2015 5,638 19 View

Any ideas for an essential oil distiller placed in a small scale indoor research lab?

Also trying to make the best combination of cost/efficiency

02 February 2015 9,256 5 View

What is the best protocol to determinate anticholinesterase activity in medicinal plant extract?

biotechnology and health

02 February 2015 6,004 3 View

Would somebody be able to collaborate in a systematic review about natural products with medicinal properties?

Currently, I am developing a short project to know more about natural products molecules and chemical space of these molecules in order to identify potential drug substances used as research tools...

02 February 2015 1,927 15 View

What are the techniques used for the extraction of essential oils from a plant?

kindly provide the detail methods used for the isolation of essential oil from fresh and dried plant tissue.

02 February 2015 4,315 29 View

PH vs Antioxidant activity?

What is the effect of pH on antioxidant activity of any food sample

02 February 2015 3,684 16 View

What are the most importants compounds from Jacaranda caroba and Calendula officinalis?

02 February 2015 3,278 8 View

What solvent (and concentration) is suitable to solve volatile oil in water (without affecting germination and plant growth)?

Hello everyone. I am trying to solve a volatile oil in water so the question is what is the best way to solve an essential oil in water? Which solvent (DMSO,Tween 20 or 80) should I use and what...

02 February 2015 6,083 12 View

Is there anybody interested collaborating in an Algerian-Portugal partnership in oncology and/or medicinal plants?

A joint call for research project proposals between Portugal and Algerian scientists / researchers is now available, and invite all local scientists / researchers wishing to participate, to submit...

18 January 2015 5,256 33 View

Is there anybody interested collaborating in an Algerian-Portugal partnership in oncology and/or medicinal plants?

A joint call for research project proposals between Portugal and Algerian scientists / researchers is now available, and invite all local scientists / researchers wishing to participate, to submit...

01 January 2015 2,967 34 View

Is it possible to buy thymol glucuronide and thymol sulfate ? Or does anybody have experience with production of these compounds?

We need analytical standards for thymol sulfate and thymol glucuronide. Thank you for your answers

01 January 2015 7,051 7 View

What are the techniques used to check the antioxidant potential of an isolated compound?

We have some isolated compounds from a medicinal plant.

01 January 2015 4,999 8 View

Can anyone give me the different "recent" extraction methods for medicinal plants?

Mostly we use hot water, ethanol or other common solvents for extraction. Are there more recent "novel" approaches to extracting active ingredients from plants other than the conventional methods?

01 January 2015 6,530 19 View

Do attar/ essential oils induce beard and eyebrow hair whitening?

sometimes, when damask rose attar is used, the hairs of surface are whitened faster than usual? do you know any thing/reference?

01 January 2015 6,607 4 View

What is the best/more common method to extract medicinal oils from plants?

Extraction by means of pressing, heating, solving in solvents etc, which one has best efficiency?

01 January 2015 8,043 16 View

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