Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC. (Ebenaceae) is a multi-use plant, including for therapeutic purposes. It is used in alternative medicine in Burkina Faso to treat conjunctivitis, menorrhagia, dysentery, and d...
Penicilliopsis clavariiformis,an ascomycete fungus is reported for the first time from Diospyros paniculata.Conspicuous clavarioid ascomata of P.clavariiformis were found emerging out of fruits and seeds of D.panicula...
supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (Grant No. 20110146110018);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 20110491172);the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (Grant No. 201203047)
Diospyros L. is the largest, most widely distributed, and economically important genus of the family Ebenaceae. However, various researchers disagree on the number of species and geographical distribution of Diospyros...
Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology(Memorandum No.39.012.002.02.01.016.2013-328);Bangladesh and University Grant Commission(Memorandum No.UGC/BUDGET/2013/7353)
Objective: To investigate the comparative effects of Diospyros blancoi(Ebenaceae)leaves(DBL), root bark(DBRB) and stem bark(DBSB) on free radicals and cancer.Methods: The polyphenol contents, antioxidant and free radi...
supported by HEC,Pakistan with grant number112-26510-2PS1-258
Objective: To evaluate the sedative effect of Diospyros lotus L(D. lotus) extract in mice using the open field and Rota rod tests.Methods: For the sedative and muscle relaxants activities of extract/fractions of the p...
Two new naphthalene derivatives named eucleanal A and B(1 and 2) were isolated from Euclea divinorum.The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis such as ~1H,^(13)C NMR,CO...
Crude decoction, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of two medicinal plants (Psidiura guajava and Diospyros raespiliformis), widely used in the central plateau of Burkina Faso to treat many diseases were evaluated for t...