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IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PIPER BETEL LEAVES EXTRACT AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND CANDIDA ALBICANS
Endodontic irrigating solution used in root canal treatment in dental specialty is to eliminate root canal pathogens in necrotic pulp tissues. A microorganism like Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis were commonly seen pathogens in necrotic pulp tissues. Commonly used root canal irrigating solutions to kill bacteria’s in the dental root canal are hydrogen peroxide (H2O...
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AN OVERVIEW OF ANTI-CANCEROUS BEHAVIOR OF VITAMIN E
Imbalance of reactive oxygen species and their body neutralizing mechanisms defines oxidative stress. ROS play a vital role in cancer progression by taking part in DNA damage and induction of inflammatory processes. Studies reveal that natural anti-oxidant levels are reduced to a much lower extent in the serum of cancer patients in contrast to the healthy ones. Vitamin E subgroups like tocopherols...
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MEDICINAL EFFECT OF KAMEELA AND AMRAZE JILDIYA (SKIN DISEASES) DESCRIBED IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE AND CURRENT RESEARCH-AN OVERVIEW
Kameela or Kamala is a well known Unani drug which is being used as medicament from centuries for the treatment of Amraze Jildiya (skin disease) by Unani Physicians and also mentioned their medicinal efficacy in Unani classical text. It is widely scattered perennial shrub or small tree in tropical and subtropical region regions with an altitude below the 1,000 m and is a description to have a br...
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PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND QUANTIFICATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN THE LEAVES OF SPINACH (SPINACEAE OLERACEAE L.)
Plants are the sources for a large number of secondary metabolites. Spinacia oleraceae is a green leafy vegetable belonging to Chenopodiaceae family. It is having medicinal properties due to rich nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants. Antioxidant property of the spinach is due to the presence of bioactive compounds. The present study aims to screen the phytochemicals of different...
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ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS TUBER IN TRITON WR 1339 INDUCED HYPERLIPIDEMIC RATS
Hyperlipidemia is the most prominent risk factor in coronary heart disease. The present study was designed to investigate the anti-hyperlipidemic activity of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius Tuber in Triton WR-1339 induced hyperlipidemic rats. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius extract was administered at a different dose of 250mg/kg, 500mg/kg (p.o) daily for 7 days to hyperlipidemic rats. Gemfibrozil is us...
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A REVIEW ON ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITY OF POLYHERBAL SIDDHA FORMULATION “YELATHY CHOORANAM”
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) is an inflammation along the mucosal lining of esophagus, stomach or duodenum or anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. PUD is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in clinical practice because of alteration in lifestyle and food habits. The main symptoms related to PUD are Indigestion, heartburns, burning pain or abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, bloa...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND FRACTIONATION OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA LINN. FRUIT TO SHOW ANTIHYPERGLYCAEMIC ACTIVITY
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in the endocrine system. This dreadful disease is found in all parts of the world and is becoming a serious threat to mankind health. There are lots of chemical agents available to control and to treat diabetic patients, but total recovery from diabetes has not been reported up to this date. An alternative to these synthetic agents, plants provide a potent...
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES THAT OCCURS DURING FERMENTATION OF ARISHTAM (A HYDRO ALCOHOLIC CLASS OF DRUG OF AYURVEDA)
The present study was to evaluate the physicochemical changes that take place in vasarishta during the manufacturing of the arishtams (hydro-alcohol class of drug of Ayurveda). The manufacturing process of the Arishtams usually takes 21 -30 days. The time period of the entire study was 21 days. Batch fermentation was done for a period of 14 days after which the fermentation process was inhibited u...
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CARDIO-PROTECTIVE PLANTS PRESENT IN WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA: A SHORT REVIEW
Cardiac diseases are responsible for more number of deaths in India and the rest of the world. There are various synthetic drugs which are being used for cardiac diseases. The limitation of synthetic drugs is most of them shows anarchic side effects to human systems. Medicinal plants are gaining a lot of importance nowadays because of efficacy they have been showing in the traditional healing. Pla...
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A NEW NEO-CLERODANE DITERPENOID FROM TEUCRIUM POLIUM LINN.
Teucrium polium L. is a member of the Lamiaceae family and is represented in the Flora of Syria by two variety: Teucrium polium var. angustifolium and Teucrium polium var. mollissimum. Teucrium polium is a wild-growing flowering plant, found abundantly in Syria, and it is used traditional medicine for it's diuretic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, tonic, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, anorexic, ...
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