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Quarterly published in print and online ‘Inventi Rapid/Impact: Ethnopharmacology’ publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals.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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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI-CANCER INVESTIGATIONS ON NERIUM OLEANDER LEAVES
Present study was aimed to evaluate the phytochemical and anti-cancer activity of Nerium oleander leaves in selected cell lines in-vitro. Nerium oleander leaves were collected from local cultivating areas near to Anantapuramu, shade dried, mechanically made into powder. The powder was subjected to extraction by cold maceration method. The methanolic extract of Nerium oleander leaves was subjected ...
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ROLE OF ANNONA SQUAMOSA JUICE AS AN ANTIOXIDANT AND NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT
Stress is an event that we all experience it in our daily life, diverges into multiple human disorders. Long term stressful episodes may cause oxidative damage, neuroinflammation and neurotransmitter imbalance that may lead to mental disorder such as anxiety, psychosis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s. Consumption of nutritional diets loaded with therapeutic constituents, may endow with beneficial ef...
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HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF DESMODIUM OOJEINENSE (ROXB.).H. OHASHI AGAINST CCL4 INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY
The objective of this study was to investigate the hepatoprotective activity of ethanolic extract of stem bark of Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.). H. Ohashi against carbon-tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in wistar rats. The hepatoprotective activity of the ethanolic extract was assessed in CCl4 induced hepatotoxic rats. Alteration in the levels of biochemical markers of hepatic damage like SGOT,...
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EFFECT OF CURCUMA AMADA ON STRESS MODULATED SEXUAL DISORDER IN MALE MICE
Sexual function is a complex process involving brain, hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles, blood vessels and is very sensitive to stress. Therefore, stressful lifestyle usually induces sexual dysfunction. Recent studies reported that chronic physical and psychological stresses modulate neurotransmission in the median pre-optic area and decrease penile blood flow, resulting in erectile dysfunction....
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PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PROSOPIS CINERARIA IN EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED EARLY DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY IN RAT MODEL OF TYPE-2 DIABETES
Prosopis cineraria have been traditionally used in the treatment of renal diseases and hyperglycemia. In the present study, ethanolic extract of Prosopis cineraria (EEPC) bark was evaluated for diabetic nephropathy in experimentally induced type-2 diabetic rats. High fat diet and a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin produced type-2 diabetes. Insulin resistance was confirmed by oral...
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IN-VITRO ANTHELMINTIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF AERVA LANATA (LINN) JUSS. EX. SCHULT
Aerva lanata (Linn) Juss. ex. Schult (Amaranthaceae) is widely found as weed on mountains and bare ground. It is an herb which trails on the ground with many branches and leaves are alternately arranged with fine hairs above and with wooly beneath. This study aimed to evaluate the anthelmintic and antiinflammatory activity by human red blood cells (HRBC) membrane stabilization method. The methanol...
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