Strychnos nux-vomica

About: Strychnos nux-vomica is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 187 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2598 citations.

Cyclo -Arthenol: a Minor Constituent of Linseed Oil

Abstract: Cyclo-ARTHENOL has been isolated by Barton1 in addition to the corresponding ketone, cyclo-arthenone, from the latex of the Artocarpus integrifolia fruit and afterwards by Spring and co-workers from the unsaponifiable part of Strychnos nux vomica 2,3 These authors have studied its structure and have demonstrated that cyclo-arthenol may be correctly described as 9 : 19-cyclolanost-24-en-3β-ole:

Simultaneous Determination of Strychnine, Brucine, Strychnine N-Oxide and Brucine N-Oxide in Crude and Fermented Nux Vomica by CZE with Ephedrine Hydrochloride as an Internal Standard

Abstract: A rapid capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method with ephedrine hydrochloride as an internal standard was developed and validated for separating and quantifying the alkaloids strychnine (1), brucine (2), strychnine N-oxide (3), and brucine N-oxide (4) in the seed of Strychnos nux-vomica L (crude nux vomica) and its fermented products by fungus Trametes cinnabarina (Jacq: Fr) Fr (fermented nux vomica) The contents of alkaloids (1 and 2) in crude nux vomica were higher than those in fermented drugs, whereas alkaloids (3 and 4) were only detected in fermented ones The method developed is sensitive, specific and accurate, as well as effective and easy, which can be used to assess the qualities of crude and fermented nux vomica

Replacement of rotenone by locally grown herbal extracts

Abstract: The studies were conducted to assess the piscicidal activity of 10 locally available plants on freshwater trash fishes. The studies were focused on the laboratory determination of lethal concentrations (LC50) through a "static bioassay test". Leaf extracts of Nerium oleander (Family Apocynaceae), Cannabium sativum (Bhang, Family Cannabaceae), Datura alba (Family Solanaceae), Adenophyllum spp. (Berri patta, Family Asteraceae), Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco, Family Solanaceae) and Ricinus communis (Arind, Family Euphobiaceae), while root extracts of Parthenium spp. (Family Compositeae), Calotropis procera (Family Asclepiadaceae), Achyranthes aspera (puth kanda, Family Amaranthaceae) and seed extracts of Ricinus communis and Strychnos were utilized for these studies. Based on the 96 h lethal concentration, Ricinus communis, Datura alba and Strychnos nux vomica (Kutchla, Family Loganiaceae) showed the strongest piscicidal activity to fish.

Phytochemical investigation of the bark of Strychnos-nux-vomica and its antimicrobial properties

Abstract: Strychnos-nux-vomica which belongs to the family loganiacea also called Kanjiram is a medium-sized tree. The bark of the plant was under investigation. The bark of the plant was collected and extracted using ethyl acetate solvent. GC-MS analysis was conducted to identify the components present in it. The major components present in this extract were strychnine and brucine. The antibacterial screening of the extract was carried out by disc diffusion method. The extract was tested against four pathogenic bacterial stains of gram positive and gram negative organism. The ethyl acetate extract of Strychnos-nux-vomicashows antimicrobial activity.