P. Thirugnanasambantham

TL;DR: The alcoholic extract of Clerodendron serratum roots produced a significant antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities in animal models, which support the traditional claims of C. Serratum as a remedy for pain, inflammation and fever.

TL;DR: Cerpegin, a new pyridine alkaloid, has been isolated from Ceropegia juncea together with lupeol as discussed by the authors, based on spectroscopic methods.

TL;DR: A definite structure-activity relationship was observed in the analgesic activity of flavone derivatives as well as in their mechanism of action.

TL;DR: Cerpegin, a novel furopyridine alkaloid isolated from the plant, showed no antibacterial activity against a few gram-positive and gram-negative organisms tested and did not show any antiviral activity against HIV.

TL;DR: Flavone, its methoxy derivatives and flavanone were synthesized by standard methods and were tested for analgesic activity in mice by employing acetic acid writhing and tail flick methods.