Our objectives were to find out the chemical constituents of some selected plants of family Zygophyllaceae and Euphorbiaceae collected from Peshawar and Attock Hills during 2009, by GC/MS. The oil obtained from three analysed plants of family Zygophyllaceae showed that oxygenated monoterpenes were the highest (90.99%) in Tribulus terrestris, followed by Fagonia cretica (89.94%) and the lowest (36.01%) found in Peganum harmala. Peganum harmala had maximum esters (11.58%) followed by Tribulus terrestris (5.8%) and Fagonia cretica (5.5%). Monoterpenes hydrocarbons were the highest (1.22%) in Fagonia cretica followed by Peganum harmala and absent in Tribulus terrestris. Sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons were maximum (11.01%) in Peganum harmala and absent in Tribulus terrestris. The analysis of essential oils revealed that Fagonia cretica oils had 17 compounds that constituted 100% of the oil composition. Oxygenated monoterpenes (89.94%), were a major group of compounds. Peganum harmala oil had 18 compounds. There were 10 compounds in Tribulus terrestris oil that consisted 100% of the total oil composition. Eight compounds were identified in Chrozophora tinctoria oils giving complete oil composition. It had oxygenated monoterpenes (86.93%), constituting 2(4H) - Benzofuranone, 5, 6, 7, 7a tetrahydro-4, 4, 7a-trimethy (50.718%). Ricinus communis . oil had 8 compounds with 100% of the oil composition. The present study exhibited that phytochemical attributes and chemical composition of the studied plants have potential uses for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry in future. Detailed research work on the antioxidant principles and biological activities of the studied plants is further recommended.

Essential oil composition of some plants of family zygophyllaceae and euphorbiaceae

The study targeted to determine the effects of ethanolic extracts of Fagonia cretica linn plant on many biochemical parameters in Albino rats Khartoum, Omdurman, and Shendi towns in Sudan during January – February, 2011. To determine the medicinal properties of the plant and to study the effects of the plant on many biochemical parameters. Different methods were adopted to achieve the objectives of this study, including Harborne methods for extraction. A total of 30 young adult Wistar rats, of age of 8-12 weeks were obtained from the Sudan National Centre for Research, Khartoum Sudan. These rats were divided into 4 groups, three groups are study groups ,where the 4th group was control group. The rats were fed standard rat food and water d libitum, were maintained at standard laboratory conditions. Ethical approval had been obtained from Omdurman Islamic University, Faculty of Pharmacy, and department of Pharmacology, under the number (01/0/2013) .Before the experiment was beginning; rats were fasted overnight for 14 – 16 hours. Group C, which was the control group, received 10 ml/kg body wt. distilled water, orally, throughout the study period while Groups 1, 2 and 3 were orally administered single, daily doses, 100, 300 and 600 mg/kg of body weight, respectively of the Fagonia cretica ethanolic extract dissolved in distilled water 1gm/10ml for 14 days using acute oral toxicity 425 protocol.

Eltayeb Abdalla

Papers

Effect of Fagonia cretica Linn Ethanolic Extract on Many Biochemical Parameters in Albino Rats in Sudan