Background of the study The genus Morinda of the Madder family,(Rubiaceae) has been
widely documented in traditional medicine due to its therapeutic properties and also …

Objective To investigate the hepatoprotective activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of
leaves of Morinda tinctoria Roxb. against paracetamol induced liver damage into rats …

Urbanization is increasingly compromising lakes in the rapidly developing countries of
tropical Southeast Asia. Greater understanding of the ecology of tropical lakes is essential in …

Leaf litter decomposition is an important process providing energy to freshwater biota. Flow
regulation and dams can strongly alter freshwater ecosystems, but little is known about the …

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the qualitative and quantitative
screening of phytochemicals, and characterization by HPTLC finger print analysis, HPLC …

Leeches are important members of communities developing on submerged hard substrates.
We studied patterns of leech colonization and distribution on artificial substrates, which …

We examined the dynamic of periphytic diatom colonization and litter decompositional
pattern in an intermittent stream of South India. Litter bags containing 5 g of fresh fallen …

Aim: To study the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of 50% aqueous-alcoholic leaves
extract of Morinda tinctoria (Rubiaceae) against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Study …

Benthic macro invertebrates remain undiscovered or under described partly because of
insufficient exploration and partly because of their often small sizes. To understand the …

The effects of leaf toughness and C/N ratio on decomposition rates of three riparian plants
were examined using a litter bag assay of three litter types (soft, medium and hard) during …