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Quarterly published in print and online ‘Inventi Rapid/Impact: Ethnopharmacology’ publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals.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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EVALUATION OF PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LUFFA ECHINATA ROXB. FRUIT IN ACETIC ACID INDUCED INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE MODEL IN MICE
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes two major inflammatory disorders of gastrointestinal tract, Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The present study was designed to evaluate protective effect of methanolic extract of Luffa echinata Roxb. (MELE) fruit by using acetic acid induced IBD model in mice. Acute toxicity study was performed for MELE in Wistar rats. No signs of toxic...
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DEVELOPMENT OF POLYHERBAL GEL FORMULATION OF EMBLICA OFFICINALIS, ACACIA CONCINNA, ECLIPTA ALBA, SAPINDUS MUKOROSSI, WITHANIA SOMNIFERA, NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI, TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM, ALOE-VERA AND THEIR EFFICACY IN ALOPECIA
This study was designed to investigate the potential of Emblica officinalis, Acacia concinna, Eclipta alba, Sapindus mukorossi, Withania somnifera, Nardostachys jatamansi, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Aloe-vera extracts in the promotion of hair growth. Hair growth promoting activity of gel formulation of Emblica officinalis, Acacia concinna, Eclipta alba, Sapindus mukorossi, Withania somnifera, Nard...
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GANODERMA LUCIDUM MITIGATES HALOPERIDOL INDUCED VACUOUS CHEWING MOVEMENT IN MICE
Tardive dyskinesia is the common extrapyramidal side effect that occurs with the chronic use of antipsychotics. In this study we used an animal model of vacuous chewing movements induced by chronic treatment with haloperidol for the assessment of protective benefit of Ganoderma lucidum, a polyphenolic richmushroom species. Ganoderma lucidum has shown various pharmacological activities that include...
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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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