Antidiabetic effect of aqueous-ethanol extract from the aerial parts of .

is used for the management of diabetes mellitus in the Indian subcontinent. The present work aimed to validate the traditional claim of the plant in diabetes mellitus. studies were conducted using α-glucosidase and α-amylase assays whereas streptozotocin-nicotinamide-induced diabetic Wistar rats were used for study.

Constituents of Artemisia indica Willd. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A source of davanone.

Background: The genus Artemisia is important due to its medicinal properties as well as vital aroma compounds of commercial value.

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the potential of the essential oil of Artemisia indica wildly growing in Uttarakhand.

Materials And Methods: The aerial parts of Artemisia indica Willd.

Volatile constituents of Saussurea costus roots cultivated in Uttarakhand Himalayas, India.

Background: Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipschitz, syn Saussurea lappa C.B.

α-Pinene Rich Volatile Constituents of Cupressus torulosa D. Don from Uttarakhand Himalaya.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the various chemical components present in the volatile oil of the leaf of Cupressus torulosa and to find variation of essential oil components among the populations. Twenty-two, 17 and 20 compounds were identified with 95.45, 95.

Constituents of Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm. from Uttarakhand Himalaya: A Source of Artemisia Ketone.

The essential oils isolated from the aerial parts of two different populations of Artemisia gmelinii growing in Uttarakhand Himalaya region were analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to determine the variation of concentration in their constituents. Artemisia ketone was detected as a major constituent in both the populations i.e.

Habitat-dependent variations in berberine content of Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex. DC. in Kumaon, Western Himalaya.

The variation of the berberine content in roots and stem bark of Berberis asiatica with altitude and edaphic conditions in the western Himalaya was estimated by HPLC. The comparative assessment revealed a significantly higher berberine content in roots than in stem barks. Moreover, the berberine content varied significantly with altitude and edaphic conditions both in root and stem bark samples.