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A REVIEW ON CURCUMA CAESIA AS A HERBAL MEDICINE
Curcuma caesia Roxb. is a relatively uncommon and nearly unexplored medicine; traditional healers employ the genus Curcuma to cure various diseases. In the current effort, the requisite ethnomedicinal utilities are attempted to be established. An erect, perennial herb with big leaves, Curcuma caesia Roxb. Rhizomes are grown for their rhizomes, which are utilized in traditional medicine. Fresh rhiz...
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND NATURAL PRODUCT INVESTIGATIONS OF ESSENTIAL OIL AND VARIOUSLY EXTRACTED MEDICINALLY USEFUL MATERIALS FROM THE RHIZOMES OF ALPINIA SPECIOSA K. SCHUM.
Essential oil isolated from the rhizomes of Alpinia speciosa K. Schum. by hydrodistillation has a yield of 0.69 percent by weight. Light yellow oil from Alpinia speciosa has a spicy odor; specific gravity 0.8577; optical rotation +6o30′. Acid and saponification values are also determined and reported. Extractions of medicinally useful materials separately through solvents of decreasing polaritie...
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EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF DEFATTED EXTRACT OF COCOS NUCIFERA KERNEL ON HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINE
The present study was designed to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant effects and potential benefits of using coconut kernel extract in preventing the proliferation of human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. Defatted extract from coconut kernel (CKf) was evaluated for its radical scavenging, prevention of human LDL oxidation, cytotoxic, apoptotic and nuclear effects on MCF-7 cells. Intracellular produ...
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TRADITIONAL PLANT MEDICINES AS A SOURCE OF NEW DRUGS IN CURRENT TRENDS
Before the advances in synthetic chemistry and discovery of antimicrobials in the 19th early to 21st centuries, plants provided the major source of medicines. Traditional knowledge is more and more an established resource for modern medical science. Ayurveda is the most ancient health care system and is practiced widely in India, Sri Lanka and other countries. This article reviews some of the past...
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QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT MARKETED BRANDS OF LOHASAVA
The qualitative estimation of herbal formulation Lohasava, is of principal importance to justify their adequacy in the present system of medicine. One of the key problems which are faced by the herbal drug industry is the unavailability of rigid quality control profiles for herbal materials and their formulations. Regulatory bodies have such as WHO, AYUSH, ICH, etc., had laid down the standardizat...
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EFFECT OF WITHANIA SOMNIFERA (ASHWAGANDHA) LEAVES EXTRACT ON L-METHIONINE INDUCED HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA IN RATS
Withania somnifera is a traditional indigenous plant having numerous medicinal values. With renewed interest, the present study was undertaken to determine its new potential therapeutic benefit. We aimed to evaluate the effect of methanolic extract of Withania somnifera leaves in L-methionine induced hyperhomocysteinemia in rats. Wistar rats (250-300 gm) were divided into 5 groups (n=6/group): Gro...
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INHIBITORY EFFECT OF SOLVENT EXTRACTS AND THEIR FRACTIONS OF MEMECYLON SPECIES ON RNASE AND PROTEASE ACTIVITY
Genus Memecylon belonging to the family Melastomataceae is a large shrub or a small tree native to Western Ghats of India. Memecylon species are reported to show various biological activities and are also used as medication in herpes virus infection. RNases and proteases are involved in the replication of herpes simplex virus (HSV). The present study was taken up to screen RNase and protease (tryp...
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NATURAL HERBS USED IN NORMAL COUGH AND COLD CONDITIONS
Natural herb Ajwain, Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the highly valued medicinally important family, Apiaceae; the essential oil from the fruits are the phenols, mainly thymol, and some carvacrol. The Indian Pharmacopoeia requires Ajowan oil to contain not less than 40 percent thymol. The remainder of the oil is called 'thymene'. Thymene, which constitute...
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CURRENT STATUS OF UROLITHIASIS AND ITS TREATMENT WITH PHYTOMEDICINE
Urolithiasis is the one of the old diseases in humans. Renal stones are a common problem worldwide, affecting all geographical regions with substantial morbidities and economic costs. The main aim of this article to review the recent research on urolithiasis to treat with medicinal plants that are present in India. In this article, review the recent prevalence data of urolithiasis in India. The st...
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ETHNOMEDICINAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF ATROPA BELLADONNA: A REVIEW
Humans have used flora's resources to cure a variety of ailments for thousands of years. Atropa belladonna is currently a vital plant in research and medicine due to the compounds it contains. Atropa belladonna is a perennial plant that is exceedingly dangerous. It originates from the Solanaceae family. Deadly Nightshade is the common name for Atropa belladonna. The medicine "Atropine" is mostly d...
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