The present study was performed to investigate the scientific basis for the traditional uses of the crude methanolic extract and its partitionate of the leaves of the plant Lasia spinosa (Fam: Araceae). The preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and glycosides. Crude methanolic extract with other partitionates were subjected to bioactivity guided investigations such as anti-nociceptive (central and peripheral), anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antihelmintic, antidepressant, cytotoxicity, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiarrhoeal and...

The roots of Typha elephantina (Fam: Typhaceae) was subjected to phytochemical screening and pharmacological examination.The phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, quinones, glycosides and carbohydrates. The methanolic extract and its partitionate of roots of Typha elephantina were subjected to pharmacological investigations such as antioxidant activity, cytotoxic activity, antimicrobial assay, analgesic activity(peripheral and central), antipyretic activity, CNS depressant activity and thrombolytic activity.The study showed that the plant can be used for...