Volume 12 (2025) - Issue 9, September
Review Articles
PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS: MECHANISMS, BENEFITS, AND CHALLENGES – A NARRATIVE REVIEW
The human gut microbiota harbours numerous microbiota which includes archaea, fungi, viruses and bacteria. A balanced and healthy gut microbiota is essential for maintaining optimal physiological functions and thus the overall health and well-being. The state of a balanced gut microbiome is known as eubiosis, while dysbiosis is condition where an imbalances or disruptions in the gut microbiota, oc...
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A REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ALASTONIA AND VITEX NEGUNDO
Two extensively researched medicinal plants having important ethnopharmacological significance in traditional medical systems like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine are Alstonia scholaris and Vitex negundo. Because of its high concentration of alkaloids, flavonoids, and triterpenes, Alstonia, and especially Alstonia scholaris, is well-known for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and ant...
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A SCHEMATIC REVIEW ON AJWAIN AND ITS BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
Trachyspermum ammi (L), often known as "Ajwain," is a herbal remedy that has been used in the Unani school of medicine for millennia to treat a variety of diseases. It belongs to the Apiaceae family. The plant is around 90 cm tall. Its fruit is utilized as a spice around the world. Its fruit is utilized as a spice around the world. The fruit's morphological traits include two mericarps with bifid ...
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A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON CAPPARIS DIVARICATA LAM.
Medicinal plants remain an integral part of global healthcare systems, with nearly 70–80% of the population in developing countries relying on herbal remedies. Capparis divaricata Lam. (family: Capparaceae), a traditionally valued plant, has long been used as both food and medicine by various ethnic groups and practitioners of Ayurveda and Unani medicine. This review highlights the taxonomy, mor...
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Research Articles
THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY AND GC-MS PROFILING OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM MOSS BRYUM CAPILLARE HEDW
Bryophytes are known for chemically diverse group of non-vascular plants, and secondary metabolite of these plants, particularly in their lipophilic fractions yet remain unexplored in most of the plants. The present study deals with the analysis and investigation of the non-polar chemical composition of hexane extract of Bryum capillare using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Gas Chromatography-...
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HARNESSING PROBIOTICS: GEL-BASED THERAPIES FOR DIABETIC WOUND HEALING
Diabetic wounds represent one of the most challenging complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by impaired tissue regeneration, prolonged inflammation, and high susceptibility to infection. Conventional therapies often fail to achieve satisfactory healing outcomes, necessitating the exploration of novel strategies. Probiotics, with their antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, and regenerative p...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND EVALUATION OF WOUND HEALING POTENTIAL OF ETHANOLIC SEEDS EXTRACT OF LAGENARIA SICERARIA (MOLINA) IN WISTAR RATS
Background: The present study was carried out to evaluate the wound healing potential of seed extracts of Lagenaria siceraria in two different types of wound models in albino rat viz., incision and excision. The plant has been used traditionally for its cardio protective, cardio tonic, general tonic, aphrodisiac and acts as alternate purgative, diuretic. It all so cures pain, ulcers, fever, and us...
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PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LAM. (MORINGACEAE), A PLANT USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN MALI
Moringa oleifera is the plant most frequently used by diabetic patients in Bamako (Mali) for the management of their diabetes. The present study aimed to determine the pharmacognostic parameters of the leaves of Moringa oleifera harvested in Mali. The pharmacognostic study consisted of determining the botanical characteristics (organoleptic features and microscopic elements), physicochemical param...
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DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY PARAMETERS AND DETERMINATION OF GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID AND PIPERINE CONTENT IN YASTIMADHUVATI
`Yastimadhuvati’ is a popular Ayurvedic formulation prescribed in cough, cold, respiratory diseases and chronic fever. The proposed study is aimed at developing physico-chemical parameters and estimating the contents of glycyrrhetinic acid and piperine in the formulation. Pills were prepared according to the Vaidyaka chikitsasar. The pills were subjected to pharmacognostical and phytochemical sc...
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PILOT CLINICAL STUDY OF ESSENTIAL OIL OROPHARYNGEAL SPRAY OF CYMBOPOGON GIGANTEUS FOR OUTPATIENT ACUTE SORE THROAT IN BENIN
Sore throat is acute inflammation of the pharynx and/or palatine tonsils, usually caused by an infection (viral or bacterial) and which frequently leads to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. In the context of antimicrobial resistance, herbal medicines, which contain multiple bioactive compounds, may offer alternatives. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolera...
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ASSESSMENT OF PHARMACOGNOSTIC, PHYTOCHEMICAL, PHYSICOCHEMICAL STANDARDS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ROOTS OF DRACAENA SANDERIANA
Dracaena sanderiana, commonly known as lucky bamboo, is an ornamental plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, with potential medicinal properties that have been acknowledged in traditional medicine. The fresh as well as dried powdered specimens of roots were subjected to basic pharmacognostic examinations like morphological, and histological evaluations, qualitative phytochemical investigation...
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