Various extracts (Petroleum ether, Benzene, Chloroform and Methanol) of Commiphora Berryi (Arn) Englor were subjected to preliminary phytochemical evaluation and it was shown that same extracts were evaluated for its anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenin induced rat paw oedema. Diclofenac sodium (30mg/kg), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent was used as a standard drug for comparison.
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out during 1984–87 in the forests of Nallamalais of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, one of the peninsular states of India. The forests of Nallamalais are inhabited by Chenchus, aboriginals, and the oldest tribes of South India. Sixty four plant crude drugs that are in use among the Chenchus have been recorded with the help of local elders and traditional healers. An attempt has also been made to study the mode of living, culture etc., of this jungle tribe.
Berzelius failed to make use of Faraday's electrochemical laws in his laborious determination of equivalent weights.