Volume 12 (2025) - Issue 3, March
Review Articles
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON ACALYPHA INDICA: TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Acalypha indica, an herbaceous plant indigenous to tropical areas, has been extensively utilized in traditional medicine for the treatment of various health issues. This review presents a thorough overview of its medicinal attributes, phytochemical composition, and pharmacological effects, emphasizing its promise in drug development. Extracts from this plant have shown notable anti-inflammatory, a...
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ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND PHARMACEUTICAL PROGRESS IN THE FORMULATION OF AYURVEDIC ARISHTA AND ASAVA
Ayurveda, the science of life, has a rich history in India and has been utilized for millennia to address various health issues. Ayurveda is deeply established in the application of mixtures of various herbs and medications to address numerous health issue. It includes a vast array of remedies, two of which are fermented: Asava and Arishta. These alcohol-based medicines are created by fermenting h...
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EXPLORING THE THERAPEUTIC MARVELS OF TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA
Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy), has been utilized across Ancient Indian and Ayurvedic medication for centuries due to its significant pharmacological properties. This comprehensive review explores the botanical, chemical, and therapeutic aspects of T. cordifolia, highlighting its widespread distribution, detailed plant description, and various vernacular names. The plant's cultivation preferences, c...
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UNVEILING THE SOURCES AND REFERENCES (MARAJEY WA MASADIR) OF ILMUL AMRAZ: A PERSPECTIVE FROM UNANI MEDICINE
Objectives: In Unani medicine the study of disease, known as Ilmul Amraz or Mahiyatul Amraz, holds a great importance as it lays the foundation for understanding the causes, development and ensuring accurate diagnosis. However, the literature on this subject is scattered across various manuscripts, necessitating collection and compilation of this valuable knowledge to deepen the understanding of d...
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A SYSTEMATIC ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON VERNONIA CINEREA (L) LESS
Vernonia cinerea is a plant with traditional uses in various cultures for its medicinal properties. It has been used to treat digestive disorders, respiratory infections and skin conditions. Scientific studies have shown that, it possesses antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties, making it a promising candidate for the development of new drugs or natural remedies. A comprehens...
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EXPLORING THE PHARMACOGNOSTIC PROFILE OF CANISTEL A VALUABLE SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANT
The fruit, native to Central America, is known for its unique appearance and rich nutritional content. This profile includes an examination of the plant’s macroscopic and microscopic features of fruit anatomy. A significant focus is placed on the phytochemical constituents of Canistel, which include alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and terpenoids. These compounds associated with various biologica...
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THE PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BERBERIS ARISTTATA: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
An ayurvedic herb utilised since ancient times, Berberis aristata is an Indian medicinal plant that is a member of the Berberidaceae family. Other names for it are Daruharidra, Daruhaldi, Indian berberi, Darvi, and Chitra. Antipyretic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-hepatotoxic, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-cancer, antioxidant, and antilipidemic properties are all beneficial properties of the plan...
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A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON PLANT CLEOME GYNANDRA
Cleome gynandra (Capparaceae) is also known as spider plant. Cleome gynandra is an abundantly available species and grows as a weed in common barren land and in crop fields throughout India. In all over the world in different countries it is used to treat many diseases in their traditional system, and it is also used in various traditional culinary systems for its remarkable nutritional and antiox...
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Research Articles
IN-VITRO CYTOTOXICITY OF MAMMEA AFRICANA AND CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM METHANOL EXTRACTS AGAINST H460 LUNG CANCER CELLS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY USING THE MTT ASSAY
Natural plant extracts have gained interest in cancer research due to their potential therapeutic properties. This study investigates the in-vitro cytotoxic effects and phytochemical composition of Mammea africana stem bark and Calophyllum inophyllum leaves methanol extracts against H460 lung cancer cells using the MTT assay, with 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) as a standard control. Phytochemical scree...
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ANALGESIC AND CNS DEPRESSANT ACTIVITIES OF THE METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF HEMIGRAPHIS HIRTA
Hemigraphis hirta, a member of the Acanthaceae family, is locally known as buripana and borati gas and widely considered a medicinal plant in its native Bangladesh. It has been utilized for treating abdominal pain, glossitis, stomatitis, acute wounds, and helmintic infections. Analgesic activity was studied in rats using acetic acid induced writhing method. Diclofenac sodium25 mg/kg and vehicle se...
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ADVANCED ANALYTICAL APPROACH FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF POTASSIUM IODIDE IN HERBAL FORMULATIONS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SAMPLES BY USING INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICP-MS)
This research demonstrates the use of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) following microwave digestion in the estimation of the quantity of iodine in pharmaceutical samples and herbal formulations. The samples were dissolved in 4 mL of a 2% Tetra-methyl-ammonium-hydroxide solution, and iodine was used as a reference standard. Collectively, the findings show that the method was l...
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ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITIES OF VIETNAMESE HERBS
Cancer is a dangerous global disease and causes a heavy economic burden in low-income countries. Traditional medicinal plants play an important role in the research and development of cancer treatment drugs. Twenty-four traditional Vietnamese herbs were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against nine cancer cell lines including HepG2, A549, MCF7, HT-29, HeLa, RD, LNCaP, HL-60 and NTERA-2. Cy...
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PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT EXTRACT OF KIGELIA PINNATA LINN
Kigelia pinnata Linn (Balam Kheera) Belongs to the family Bignoniace and commonly called as “Sausage tree” because of its hugs fruits. To study pharmacognosy and phytochemistry of kigelia pinnata and also studying Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani system of medicine. Kigelia Africana (lam) Benth. It is one of those tree species that have been heavily exploited for their medicinal, religious and cultural...
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