Ellagitannin, Phenols, and Flavonoids as Antibacterials from (Euphorbiaceae).

There is a significant need to gain access to new and better antibacterial agents. a plant from the Euphorbiaceae family, has been used in traditional medicine for centuries to treat infectious diseases. This manuscript reports the isolation, characterization, and antibacterial screening of 8 natural products extracted from maceration of aerial parts of Specifically, three extracts were assessed (-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol), in which antibacterial activity was evaluated against diverse bacterial strains.

Anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects of Baccharis conferta Kunth in a kaolin/carrageenan-induced monoarthritis model.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Popularly known as "escoba" (broom) or "escobilla china" (Chinese brush), Baccharis conferta Kunth (Asteraceae), is a plant widely used in Mexican folk medicine for alleviating muscular and rheumatic pain. A recent study described that dichloromethane extract as well as fractions and isolated compounds, possess anti-inflammatory activity in TPA-induced acute edema.

Aim Of The Study: Based on the popular medicinal uses of B.

Antidiabetic Activity of Xoconostle Fruit from Scheivar in Mice.

In Mexico, Cactaceae plants are widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes. The genus spp. Sheinvar prickly pears are known as xoconostle and are used in Mexican cuisine for their acidic flavor.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors from Vahl.

Phytochemical research of the acetate and methanol extracts of the aerial parts (flowers, leaves and stems) of allowed to obtain seventeen known compounds (): three of them (), had already been described for this species, while the others () are described for the first time for S. elegans. All isolated compounds were characterized using spectroscopic techniques and mass spectrometry and were evaluated in the Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition model, where the phenolic compounds (, and ) had the same inhibitory effect as lisinopril at 0.

Effect of Terpenoids and Flavonoids Isolated from Kunth on TPA-Induced Ear Edema in Mice.

In this study, we isolated from the aerial parts of Kunth (i) a new neoclerodane, denominated "bacchofertone"; (ii) four known terpenes: schensianol A, bacchofertin, kingidiol and oleanolic acid; and (iii) two flavonoids: cirsimaritin and hispidulin. All structures were identified by an exhaustive analysis of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectroscopy (MS). Extracts from aerial parts were screened for anti-inflammatory activity in the mice ear edema model of 12--tetradecanoylforbol-13-acetate mice.

Antibacterial activity of Morinda citrifolia Linneo seeds against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus spp.

In traditional medicine, Morinda citrifolia (Noni) is used to treat various ailments, including skin and respiratory-tract infections. In this work, a bio-directed study (seed extracts) with five bacteria was carried out against four clinical isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 strain to find molecules capable of inhibiting them. Three organic extracts were obtained by maceration of the noni seeds with ascending polarity solvents (n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol) that were evaluated as antibacterial in the model of bioautography and broth microdilution techniques.