: Phytomedicines are gaining a spotlight in wound management, where much research has suggested the wound healing potential of . The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of kernel extract in accelerating wound healing process in animal models. kernel was extracted using ethanol:water (7:3) solvent and was then used as a bioactive ingredient in a Carbopol 940-based gel formulation in four different concentrations (1, 3, 5 and 7 ppm).
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A number of tropical plant species have been recognised as molluscicidal plants, and Barringtonia racemosa (L.) is one of these. The toxicity effects of B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rasbora tawarensis is an endemic freshwater fish in Lake Laut Tawar, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Unfortunately, its status is regarded as critical endangered with populations decreasing in recent years. To date no information on the spawning activities of the fish are available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn anhydrophytosphingosine named pachastrissamine (3) has been isolated as a cytotoxic principle of a sponge, Pachastrissa sp., and the structure including the absolute configuration determined by spectroscopic and chemical analysis.
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