Volume 12 (2025) - Issue 12, December
Review Articles
ACACIA CATECHU: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ITS PHYTOCHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL USES
The goal of this review is to have a thorough understanding of Acacia catechu's general description and therapeutic applications. The Khair tree's wood is used to make Catechu. For centuries, people all around the world have used this to heal a variety of illnesses. It is extremely important due to its therapeutic characteristics. The tree's various parts have distinct biological and pharmacologic...
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A REVIEW ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Inflammation is an essential component of the innate immune response and serves as a protective mechanism against harmful stimuli such as physical injury, infectious agents, toxic chemicals, and allergens. Although beneficial in acute phases, uncontrolled or chronic inflammation is associated with the development of numerous diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disorders, obesi...
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PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF IVY GUARD PLANT
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt, commonly known as Ivy gourd, little gourd, or 'Kundru' in vernacular Indian languages, is a tropical perennial vine belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is widely distributed across India, tropical Africa, Australia, and other Oriental countries, and has a long history of use in traditional medicine systems, such as Ayurveda and Unani. This review provides a compr...
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Research Articles
ETUDE MONOGRAPHIQUE, PHYTOCHIMIQUE ET MICROGRAPHIQUE DE TROIS PLANTES MEDICINALES DE LA FAMILLE DES FABACEAE
Medicinal plants play a vital role in addressing health problems, particularly in Africa, where they often constitute the primary therapeutic resource. Encouraged by the WHO, which recommends their integration into health systems, their use nevertheless requires rigorous control based on identification. In Côte d'Ivoire, among the most widely used botanical families are the Fabaceae, renowned for...
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COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF AERIAL PART AND LEAF CALLUS OF MOLLUGO PENTAPHYLLA L. A POTENT ETHNO MEDICINAL HERB
Mollugo pentaphylla L. (Molluginaceae), commonly known as carpetweed, has tremendous medicinal importance. Although the plant has been scientifically evaluated for its various biological activities but no work has not been carried out till date on comparative pharmacognostic characterization of the in-vivo plant and leaf callus. This study aims to investigate the comparative pharmacognostic and ph...
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INVESTIGATIONS OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF THREE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF BANGLADESH
The antihelmintic activity of Nigella sativa (family: Ranunculaceae), Lawsonia inermis (family: Lythraceae) and Syzygium cumini (Family: Myrtaceae) was studied against adult earthworms (Pheretima posthuma). The extract showed anthelmintic activity at the doses of 25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, and 100 mg/ml, although the reference standard used was albendazole (10 mg/ml). But the 100 mg/ml had the higher str...
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EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND PROTEASE CHARACTERIZATION FROM LATEX OF PLUMERIA ALBA, EUPHORBIA GRANTII AND CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA
Latex-bearing plants represent a rich source of bioactive compounds with significant medicinal value with wound healing property, antimicrobial activity, antiinflammatory and anticancer activity. The present investigation was aimed at evaluating the antioxidant activity, protease characterization and antimicrobial activity of latex extracts of Plumeria alba, Euphorbia grantii and Calotropis gigant...
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