Antioxidant and antipyretic studies on Pothos scandens L

Abstract

These findings justify that Pothos scandens can be a valuable natural antioxidant and antipyretic source which seemed to provide potential nutraceuticals for human health.

Antidiabetic effect of Merremia emarginata Burm. F. in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

“…In this context, a number of other plants have also been reported to exert hypoglycemic activity through insulin release stimulatory effect [33,34] . Decreased body weight observed in diabetic control rats in comparison to normal rats indicates that loss of body weight is a result of excessive breakdown of tissue proteins [35][36][37][38][39][40][41] . Treatment with M. emarginata improved body weight to a certain extent, indicating that control over muscle wasting resulted from glycemic control.…”

Investigation of hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of Terminalia paniculata bark in diabetic rats

“…A number of studies revealed that oxidative stress plays a major role in the development, progression of diabetes and its related complications [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] . In diabetic state, free radical generation may occur via increased glycolysis, intercellular activation of polyol pathway, auto-oxidation of glucose and non-enzymatic protein glycation [40] .…”

Antioxidant activities of leaf extracts of Euphorbia fusiformis Buch. -Ham. ex D. Don (Euphorbiaceae)

“…It gives more accurate and repeatable results for determination of antioxidant potential. 21 The radical scavenging potential of test plant extract possessed significant activity in acetone followed by methanol extract, which were capable of reducing DPPH radical into hydrogen ion, thus the intensity of the color change in the reaction depends upon the number of electrons transferred during the reaction. 22 Contribution of electron sharing was the tendency, rendered from the natural/ plant phenolic compounds.…”