Infectious diseases caused by parasites are a major threat for the entire mankind, especially
in the tropics. More than 1 billion people world-wide are directly exposed to tropical …

Vitex negundo L.(Verbenaceae) is a hardy plant, flourishing mainly in the Indian
subcontinent. All parts of the plant, from root to fruit, possess a multitude of phytochemical …

About half of the world's population and 80% of the world's biodiversity can be found in the
tropics. Many diseases are specific to the tropics, with at least 41 diseases caused by …

Filariasis is result of parasitic infection caused by three specific kinds of round worm.
Lymphatic filariasis is found in under developed region of South America, Central Africa …

The article aims to review all the chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of
Vitex negundo L.(Verbenaceae)(VN). VN is an important medicinal plant used as reputed …

Keeping in mind the immense biological potential of chalcones and sulfonamide scaffolds, a
library of sulfonamide chalcones has been synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antifilarial …

The present study was based on assessments of the antiparasitic activities to determine the
efficacies of leaf hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Aegle …

We evaluated the antifilarial activity of 6 flavonoids against the human lymphatic filarial
parasite Brugia malayi using an in vitro motility assay with adult worms and microfilariae, a …

Bioassay guided fractionation of ethanolic extract of the leaves of Bauhinia racemosa led to
the isolation of galactolipid and catechin class of the compounds (1–7) from the most active …

Lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, loaisis, and other helminth infections cause serious
health problems especially in resource-limited tropical and subtropical developing countries …