Inventi Impact - Ethnopharmacology
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Journal Scope:
Quarterly published in print and online ‘Inventi Rapid/Impact: Ethnopharmacology’ publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals. The journal covers all the areas under ethnic medicines. It welcomes articles pertaining to empirical knowledge of medicinal substances and their toxic potential as passed-on by oral tradition; scientific study of indigenous medicines; search for pharmacologically unique principles from existing indigenous remedies; formulation, manufacturing and quality control aspects of ethnic medicines.
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ANTIDIABETIC POTENTIAL OF EUPHORBIA THYMIFOLIA EXTRACT IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETES IN RATS VIA INHIBITION OF α-GLUCOSIDASE AND RESTORATION OF β-CELL
The present work was designed to evaluate the antidiabetic effect of methanolic extract of Euphorbia thymifolia (ETME) in experimentally induced diabetes in rats. Diabetes was induced in experimental rats using streptozotocin, 55 mg/kg, i.p. The antidiabetic effect was estimated by measuring glucose level and other parameters like lipid profile, total cholesterol and triglyceride level in tissue h...
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EVALUATION OF HEPATOPROTECTIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF DEVA VATI TABLETS (AN AYURVEDIC FORMULATION) AGAINST PARACETAMOL INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY
The study highlights the hepatoprotective and antioxidant potential of hydro alcoholic extract of Deva vati tablets (HEDV), an ayurvedic formulation, against paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats. The formulation was standardized pharmaceutically and microbiologically. Acute toxicity studies were performed and LD50 was fixed at the dose of 2000 mg/kg since no mortality and morbidity wa...
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AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF SPIRULINA PLATENSIS ON HALOPERIDOL INDUCED CATALAPSY AND VACUOUS CHEWING MOVEMENTS IN MICE
Parkinson’s disease is the most common type of neurodegenerative disease causing the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the brain due to which symptoms like muscle rigidity, bradykinasia, gait posture and tremors at rest appear. Spirulina has shown curative effects on diabetes and hypertension besides being hepatorenal protective and immunity booster. There are many species of Spirulina found in na...
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EFFECT OF PIPERINE ON ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY AND PHARMACOKINETIC PROFILE OF METFORMIN
Bioenhancers are the agents capable of enhancing bioavailability of certain drugs with which it is co-administered. Piperine (CAS no:94-62-2), an alkaloid obtained from Piper nigrum and P. longum has been shown to possess diverse biochemical and pharmacological activities and known inhibitor of various enzymes like CYP (Cytochrome P450) responsible for biotransformation of drugs. By inhibiting the...
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EVALUATION OF NOOTROPIC ACTIVTY OF GMELINA ARBOREA IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODELS
Cognitive dysfunction is a major health problem in 21st century, one of the most functionally devastating aspects of many neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative disorders. Gmelina arborea Roxb. belongs to the family Verbinaceae. It is found in parts of India, Western Ghats and from foot of North-West Himalaya to Chittagong and throughout Deccan Peninsula. This plant is planted in gardens...
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IN-VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITIES OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SEED KERNELS OF ACACIA CONCINNA
Since ancient times, mankind all over the world mainly depended upon the plant kingdom to meet their all needs of medicines, for alleviating ailments. The present work carried out as an ethnobotanical approach based on the historical medicinal values of shikakai containing saponin glycosides. The results of preliminary phytochemical tests on aqueous extract of seed kernels showed that the presence...
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