Inventi Rapid - 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Quarterly published in print and online ‘Inventi Rapid/Impact: Ethnopharmacology’ publishes high quality unpublished as well as high impact pre-published research and reviews catering to the needs of researchers and professionals.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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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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ULCER PROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS BY PYLORIC LIGATED ULCERS IN ALBINO RATS
Cytoprotective activity of pet ether, (60-80°C) chloroform, alcoholic and aqueous extract of Alternanthera sessilis (Family: Alternanthaceae) was studied in albino rats by pyloric ligated ulcers. The treatment with alcoholic extract of Alternanthera sessilis significantly reduced the volume of gastric juiced, free and total acidity and the ulceration in albino rats....
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A REVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF AGARICUS BLAZEI MURRILL
Mushrooms are essential food as well as functional food. They are naturally enriched with carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres and amino acids. They have been used as a part of medicine in the Western and other countries. Owing to their benefits, they are also termed as medicinal mushrooms which can be defined as basidiomycetes class of macroscopic fungi. Among many medicinalmushrooms, Agaricus blazei,...
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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 ...
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EVALUATION OF IN-VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF LEAVES AND STEM EXTRACTS OF VENTILAGO MADERSPATANA GAERTN
In-vitro antioxidant studies were carried out by standard methods on leaves and stem extracts of Ventilago maderspatana Gaertn belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is an important and well known plant in the Indian system of medicine. Leaf and stem samples of V. maderspatana were subjected to maceration by using distilled water and ethanol. Aqueous and ethanolic extract were prepared from the le...
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