Current Issue : April-June Volume : 2012 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 8 Articles
Luffa acutangula (Cucurbitaceae) is common cultivated plant in allover India and other countries, used for traditional medicine. This review represents the ethanopharmacology of luffa acutangula as well as its potential therapeutic benefits especially for non-alkaloidal constituents. The non-alkaloidal includes tannins, flavonoids, starch, proteins and amino acids are documented. The beneficial peroperties of luffa actangula are hepatoprotective activity, antidiabetic activity, antioxidant activity, fungistatic property, CNS depressant activity and other various activities....
Clerodendrum phlomidis has been mentioned for many disorders. However no references are available regarding the toxicity study of this herb. So we confined our work on acute toxicity studies of aqueous extract of Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn. (AECP) roots in albino mice Method: Albino mice of either sex were divided into four groups 1st group given plain water and 2nd, 3rd, 4th given 100, 300 and 1000 mg of AECP per 100 gm body weight in single dose respectively. After 72 hour of dose blood sample taken to determine haemoglobin, RBC count, WBC count, blood urea, blood glucose, serum creatinine, serum cholesterol, S.G.P.T and S.G.O.T. Gross and histological examination done by veterinary pathologist. Result: Results indicated that AECP did not have lethal effect upon 100 times of the therapeutic dose in albino mice. Although not dose dependent, this extract produced significant abnormality in liver and kidney. Fatty changes occurred in the kidneys. S.G.P.T level increased markedly. Fasting blood sugar continued to show inconsistent tendency toward hypoglycemia. Conclusion: AECP did not have any lethal effect up to 100 times of the therapeutic dose in the Albino mice....
Plants are a source of large amount of drugs compromising to different groups such as antispasmodics, emetics, anti-cancer, anti-microbial etc. The WHO estimated that 80% of the population of developing countries still relies on traditional medicine, mostly plant drugs for their primary health care needs. Hence, there is an urgent need to study the screening of antioxidant properties of herbs which will be helpful in the treatment of several diseases. Antioxidants are an inhibitor of the process of oxidation, even at relatively small concentration and thus have diverse physiological role in the body. Antioxidants may be synthetic or natural. Synthetic antioxidants such as BHT and BHA have recently been reported to be dangerous for human health. Thus, the search for effective, non-toxic natural compound with antioxidative activity has been intensified in recent years. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give information about the antioxidant activity of Bougainvillea Glabra, which is an immensely showy, floriferous and hardy plant....
Today the world is moving back to the natural remedies for treating or curing the diseases and disorders because of various side effects of the allopathic medicines. The use of herbs in treatment is as old as human being is there. This article is an attempt made to direct the attention of researchers towards the variety of medicinal applications of Passiflora incarnata L.which belongs to the family Passifloraceae and which had proved its significant pharmacological activities in dreadful diseases and disorders....
Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (Leguminosae) and Datura metel Linn are known for its anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory activities and to treat various pain-related physiological conditions and are used in folk medicines. In the present study, we attempted to verify and compare the analgesic effects of both the extracts.Three experimental models were used (acetic acid, formalin, and hot-plate tests) in order to characterize the analgesic effect. The extracts significantly reduced the pain induced by intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid. In the formalin test, the fenugreek extract significantly reduced the painful stimulus. In acetic acid writhing test, fenugreek performed well however in hot plate test Datura performed better. These results suggest that the compounds present in the extracts activated both central and peripheral mechanisms to elicit the analgesic effect....
Convolvulus plauricaulis also known as Convolvulus microphyllus had been used as nootropic agent from ancient time. The whole plant is used for therapeutic purpose but the source of drug is controversial. So it is necessory to detemine the quality standard of plant which will be helpful in easy identification of plant as well as acceptability of drug in current scenario.An attempt has been taken in present work for pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of Convolvulus plauricaulis....
Ficus carica Linn. is commonly referred as "Fig", grows in tropical and subtropical regions of India. In traditional medicine the roots are used in treatment of leucoderma and ringworms and its fruits which are sweet, have antipyretic, purgative, aphrodisiac properties and have shown to be useful in inflammations and paralysis [21]. F. carica has been reported to have numerous bioactive compounds such as arabinose, Earlier chemical examination of this plant have shown the presence of psoralen, bergapten, umbelliferone, campesterol, stigmasterol, fucosterol, fatty acids, 6-(2- methoxy-Z-vinyl)-7-methyl-pyranocoumarin and 9,19-cycloarlane triterpenoid as an anticancer and antiproliferative agent: 6-O-acyl-β-Dglucosyl -β-sitosterol, calotropenyl acetate, and lupeol acetate. In addition, several therapeutic effects have been shown for different parts of Ficus carica, such as hypoglycemia, cancer suppressive, anthelmintic [De-Amorin et al; 1999], hypotriglyceridemia hypocholestrolemia and bovine papilomatosis. The chloroform extract obtained from a decoction of Ficus carica leaves improved the blood cholesterol status in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats[22].Many neutraceuticals are not very popular but they are having great potential to produce certain pharmacological properties. Study of evidence based scientific reportings can become the foundation for further research keeping in view of the phytochemical constituents and their pharmacological responses. Ficus Carica is one such plant which has not grabbed considerable attention .This article was designed with an intention to provide complete review of its pharmacognostic details, phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities....
A wound is break in the skin (the outer layer of the skin is called the epidermis). Wound are usually caused by cuts or scalps, symptoms at wound or injury include swelling, stiffness, tenderness, discoloration skin tightness, scabbing, itching and scar formation. The present study aims to investigate the possible wound healing effect of hydroalcoholic extracts of aerial parts of Ocimum basilicum in the present study excision wound model was used to evaluate the wound healing activity of Ocimum basilicum ,. The present study was aimed for wound healing potential of hydroalcoholic extract of O. basilicum (aerial part) in the form of simple ointment using excidion wound model in rats. The main objective of this investigation is to develop a product, which may give a wound healing property, and enhance wound healing process like increase the collagen synthesis, fibroblast proliferation, angiogenesis and epithelization, because products which are available in market are either antiseptic or antimicrobial....
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