Current Issue : July - September Volume : 2016 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 6 Articles
Withania somnifera, popularly known as ashwagandha is widely considered as the Indian ginseng. In ayurveda, it is classified as a rasayana (rejuvenation) and expected to promote physical and mental health, rejuvenate the body in debilitated conditions and increase longevity. Herbal medicine has become an item of global importance both medicinal and economical. Although usage of these herbal medicines has increased, their quality, safety and efficiency are serious concerns in industrialized and developing countries. The allopathic system of medicine includes two conventional line of the treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, which come along with certain side effects. Hence, turning to safe, effective and time tested ayurvedic herbal drug formulation would be a preferable option. The article reviews is an attempt to compile and documented information on different aspect of Withania somnifera pharmacological properties and article published on this plant highlighted the need for research and their potential development....
Strychnos colubrina L. (Loganiaceae) is being used in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments. Four successive standards and four crude extract of its barks were subjected for in-vitro antioxidant activity using p-NDA hydroxyl scavenging activity. The successive methanol extract have shown potent antioxidant activity in p-NDA method with 65±0.001, 72±0.008, 59±0.001, 51±0.002 (mean±S.E.M) for 10 µg/ml, 20 µg/ml, 40 µg/ml and 80 µg/ml, respectively. The crude methanol has shown moderate antioxidant activity in scavenging of hydroxyl radical by p-NDA method. All the concentration prepared was paying dose dependent antioxidant activity....
Different extracts from five spices and herbs (thyme, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and clove) were studied by\nusing cold and hot extract methods. The present investigation was carried out to study the effect of extraction method\non antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, chemical compositions and total phenolic compounds for each extract.\nThe obtained data showed that, the main phenolic compounds in thyme and cumin were (e-vanillic, pyrogall, caffeic,\ncinnamic and salicylic), ginger and cinnamon were (Pyrogall, caffeic, e-vanillic and cinnamic), and clove were\n(Gallic, pyrogall, catechol, caffeic, e-vanillic and cinnamic). While, the main flavonoid compounds in thyme and\ncumin were (naringin, rutin, hisperiden, rosmarinic and hespertin), ginger and cinnamon was (rutin) and clove were\n(naringin, rutin, hisperiden, rosmarinic, apegenin). Hot extract led to increase the total phenolic compounds of thyme,\ncumin and cinnamon extracts from 302.0 to 340.6, from 270.3 to 299.0 and from 270.0 to 282.0 mg GAE/100ml,\nrespectively. Also, antioxidant activity was increased for thyme, cumin and cinnamon extracts from 82.35 to 91.93%,\nfrom 16.47 to 48.91% and from 24.37 to 53.28%, respectively. Meanwhile, total phenolic content of clove and ginger\nextracts were decreased from 268.6 to 241.3 and from 376.0 to 348.0 mg GAE/100 ml, respectively. While,\nantioxidant activity was decreased from 15.97 to 12.10% and from 93.60 to 89.58% for clove and ginger extracts,\nrespectively. On the other hand, the antimicrobial effect of thyme and cumin extracts was decreased by hot extract,\nwhile, the antimicrobial effect of clove and ginger extracts was increased. Meanwhile, there were no distinct changes\nbetween cold and hot extract of cinnamon in the antimicrobial effect....
We selected different concentrations of ethephon, to stress C. roseus. We used qRT-PCR and HPLC followed by PCA to obtain\ncomprehensive profiling of the vinblastine biosynthesis in response to ethephon. Based on our findings, the results showed that the\nhigh concentration of ethephon had a positive effect at both transcriptional and metabolite level.Meanwhile, there was a remarkable\ndecrease of hydrogen peroxide content and a promoted peroxidase activity in leaves. The loading plot combination with correlation\nanalysis suggested that CrPrx1 could be regarded as a positive regulator and interacts with ethylene response factor (ERF) to play a\nkey role in vinblastine content and peroxidase (POD) activity. This study provides the foundation for a better understanding of the\nregulation and accumulation of vinblastine in response to ethephon....
One of the most critical problems of developing country like India is its geometrical increase in human population. Approximately 48.2% of couples practice family planning methods in India. Herbal contraceptives were used even by the primitive people of ancient civilizations to control fertility and prevent pregnancy. Modern medicine has provided several preventive and corrective methods of contraceptives, none of which is very safe and without any serious side effects. The development of new fertility regulating drug from medicinal plants is an attractive proposition, because from times immemorial humans have relied on plants and their products agents. Other advantages of herbal contraceptive would include the familiarity with rural people, the fewer side effects associated with herbal preparations, their ready availability from local sources and protection of privacy. A large number of scientists are searching for a relatively cheap, widely available, easily accepted and effective contraceptive of plant origin that is equally non-invasive, non-hormonal in action, non-toxic and relatively long acting....
Traditional medicinal resources have been found to act as a vital component in the management of dermatological ailments. Aim of the present study is to highlight various medicinal plants with anti-microbial activity. Since time immemorial, herbal medicines have strong prestige to provide basic health service for patient with various disease condition, especially in India. In developing countries and rural societies, the use of medicinal plants is a valuable resource and it also provides alternatives for primary health care system. Information and knowledge on indigenous medicinal plants and organized database is limited and many potential medicinal plants in India still remain unexplored. The screening of plants for antimicrobial activity is done by several methods; ethno botanical approach is one of the common methods that are utilized in selecting the plant for pharmacological study. This article revealed important Indian medicinal plants from 24 families with antimicrobial activity that may open up the scopes for further analysis for medicinal plants to develop effective formulation for common skin ailments....
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