Alstonia scholaris (L.) has been a popular household remedy for inflammation of the respiratory system and liver etc. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) its leaf extract is available commercially (anti-inflammatory, analgesic activities, anti-tussive, anti-asthmatic and expectorant activities).Hence, it was thought worthwhile to explore a detailed study of its pharmacognostic and hepatoprotective activity using well established models

Lafcadia is the leader of a group of warriors hired by a local lord to enforce his rule among the people. When he is ordered to punish a village that has failed to pay tribute, Lafcadia renounces his violent ways and sets off on a journey to the mountain village in which he was born. The lord then dispatches Biswas, Lafcadia's second-in-command, to track-down the former warrior and punish his betrayal with death.