January 2015

Anti inflammatory properties of the root tubers of Gloriosa superba and its conservation through micropropagation

Gloriosa superba L. (Liliaceae) is an important medicinal herb of Asia and Africa. The plant is used to cure ulcers, piles, cancer, gout, scrofula and act as abortifacient, anthelmintic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drug. The main aim of the proposed work is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of G. superba and also conserve the same plant through the in vitro propagation. The anti-inflammatory activity was...

Author(s): Nikhila, G. S., Sangeetha, G. and T. S. Swapna

January 2015

Compact callus cultures and evaluation of the antioxidant activity of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae) under in vivo and in vitro culture conditions

Plant biotechnology enables the production of biomass under controlled conditions, providing the synthesis of raw material in a continuous and homogeneous way. The aim of the present study was to establish Hovenia dulcis callus cultures and to evaluate their antioxidant potential in comparison with wild grown and in vitro plants. The best results for compact calli were obtained with the supplementation of...

Author(s): Ivan Gonçalves Ribeiro, Carlos Roberto Machado Gayer, Tatiana Carvalho de Castro, Marsen Garcia Pinto Coelho and Norma Albarello