Current Issue : October-December Volume : 2016 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 5 Articles
Herbal medicines are accepted worldwide, used by everyone and proved to be successful from time immemorial. Among the places known to follow this tradition, Europe and Asia are found to stand in a good position. This practice has been found to initiate from Europe. About 25% of medicines prescribed in US, is found to come from plant extracts. This mode of treatment is especially found to be very useful in chronic disorders like that of cancers, diabetes, chronic hypertension etc. Many people believed that herbal medicines are found to have no side effects, even though to a certain extent it could be accepted it is not completely true. They are reported to have a vast number of effects and interactions along with food, other drugs etc. Here one among such species is “Mukia maderaspatana”, an herbal plant found almost everywhere. It is found to possess a number of properties protecting the organs of vital importance such as the brain, heart, kidney, pancreas etc. It is not reported to have much side effects and found to be very effective. This work focus towards the action of the plant extracts against many diseases and disorders. Many more researches are being done in this field to come to know that the plant is more active and less in causing side reactions in humans and animals....
Thespesia populnea is a reputed ever green tree belonging to the family malvaceae; commonly known as Indian tulip tree. The plant is distributed tropical regions and coastal forest in India. It is well known and all the parts are used in traditional system of medicine. The plant has been used as astringent, antibacterial, hepatoprotective, haemostatic, anti-diarroheal and anti-inflammatory. The shade dried leaf powder of Thespesia populnea was subjected to successive extraction using the solvents (Pet. ether, chloroform, alcohol and water. The diuretic potential of various extract of the leaves was assessed in albino rats. The Volume of urine, urinary concentration of sodium (Na), potassium (K) and chlorine (Cl) ions were the parameters of the study. Fursemide (100 mg/kg) was used as standard. The extract (400 mg/kg) has shown significant increase in the volume of urine, urinary concentration of Na, K and Cl ions. From the present study it may be concluded that the extract possess polyphenolic compounds, carbohydrates, proteins and possess natriuretic and diuretic activities....
Erectile dysfunction (ED), otherwise known as impotency, affects more than 30 million men each year; yet only about 200,000 seek help from a physician. Persistent use of synthetic drugs is associated with adverse effects like cardiovascular, digestive, nervous and respiratory problems. However use of herbal drugs has been highly esteemed source of medicine throughout the human history. They are widely used today indicating that herbs are a growing part of modern high-tech medicine. Some of the herbal plants and active chemical constituents which have a role in the management of erectile dysfunction are compiled here are discussed in this review....
Phyllanthus retusa belongs to family Euphorbiaceous. Phyllanthus retusa is a shrub spreading branches. It grows generally in China, Bhutan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in India. The folklore medicinal claim of this species was reported to have juice of leaf for pain, skin inflammation, hyperglycemia, diarrhoea and as diuretic. The stem juice is used to treat conjunctivitis. The species is also used to treatment of cirrhosis, flatulence, hyperacidity, tetanus. The Chittagong hill living tribal used the juice of this whole plant for stomachache. Further fruits traditionally used for dysentery, roots for fits and meningitis, twigs for toothache. The present study aimed to bring successive extracts and to explore proximate analysis, preliminary phytochemical screening with thin layer chromatography fingerprints for the presence of water soluble phytochemicals and water insoluble phytochemicals in the leaf. The results obtain for the above studies gives promising results....
Neurodegenerative disorders are categorized by progressive loss of neurons in different reason of the brain and cause various neuropsychiatric diseases including Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, tardive dyskinesia, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, psychosis, Obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety and cerebrovascular impairment. Thus, many neuroprotective agents are being discovered to prevent further worsening of cell loss by acting on the function of receptors and other involved mechanisms. Synthetic neuroprotective agents have some unwanted side effects like drowsiness, dry mouth, sleepiness etc. Herbal medicines are in great demand because of their protective mechanisms with negligible side effects. Hence, there has been extreme interest focussed on herbals against neurodegeneration. Several plants parts such as flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, roots and seeds contains variety of phytoconstituents including alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, phenolics, terpenoids, saponins etc studied pre-clinically (in-vivo and in-vitro) and clinically in various neurodegenerative diseases. This paper highlights the research reports on phytochemicals with neuroprotective potential....
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