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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF HUGONIA MYSTAX
The objective of this research is to evaluate the preliminary phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity from the medicinal plant of Hugonia mystax of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. The leaves of plant Hugonia mystax was subjected to Soxhlet extraction process by using solvent ethanol. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of ethanol extract of Hugonia mystax leaves showed the presence of carb...
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ALTITUDE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR REMEDIES
People, who have visits to high altitudes, do experience a certain type of health problems as they transit to different altitude ranges. With ascend to high altitude, various kinds of acute and chronic physiological changes occur which influence all system of the human body. These problems although have temporary manifestations, arising due to maladjustment of the body to abrupt altitudinal change...
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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STANDARDIZATION OF KAILASPATI
Pharmacognostical parameters for the leaves including petiole of Kailaspati was studied with the aim of drawing the Pharmacognostical standards for this species. Macroscopical and microscopical characters of leaves and petiole, powder characteristics studies, fluorescence studies and thin layer chromatographic studies of the leaves powder included. The study also deals with the preliminary phytoch...
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ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF ANTI-TUMOR ENZYME L-ASPARAGINASE FROM SOIL ISOLATES
16 different bacteria were isolated from soil collected from and near Aurangabad city. All of the isolates were screened for L-asparaginase activity using modified M-9 medium. Spectro-photometric determination of L-asparaginase was done, and it was partially purified using ammonium sulphate precipitation. Out of the bacterial species screened only two were found to be producers of L-asparaginase. ...
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ANTI- NOCICEPTIVE ACTIVITY OF SPIRULINA PLATENSIS IN MICE
Spirulina platensis is a blue-green alga that widely used as a food supplement over worldwide. Two models were used to study the effects of Spirulina platensis on nociception which was induced by acetic acid (Writhing test), formalin (Paw licking test). Spirulina platensis was administered in the dose range of 200 and 400 mg/kg orally 1 h before pain induction. Spirulina platensis contains β-caro...
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PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACTS OF CORCHORUS FASCICULARIS IN PHENYLHYDRAZINE INDUCED ANEMIC RATS
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the anti anemic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Corchorus fascicularis against phenylhydrazine-induced hemolytic anemia in rats. Phenylhydrazine (40mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally for 2 days to induce anemia in rats. The animals were divided into five groups of 6 animals each. Group I served as normal control, group II as anemic control, ...
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THE EFFECT OF CHLOROFORM EXTRACT OF GERMAN CHAMOMILE (MATRICARIA RECUTITA) ON ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTED MICE
Emergence of new strains of Escherichia coli with the ability of resistance to a wide range of antibiotics necessitates the efforts to search alternatives for better treatments to deal with these infections. Chamomile is one of the most widely used herbs in the world. In this study, we investigated the potential therapeutic effects of chamomile chloroform extract on E. coli intraperitoneal (IP) in...
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PHARMACOGNOSTIC ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEDICINAL PLANT CANTHIUM PARVIFLORUM LAM.
The crude extract from the leaf of Canthium parviflorum Lam. in different solvents were subjected to physicochemical, fluorescence analysis, phytochemical and antimicrobial study. The microscopic analysis revealed that in C. parviflorum there is the presence of starch grains. The ash value was 5.81% in C. parviflorum. The fluorescent analysis at 366 nm of C. parviflorum powder extracted with alcoh...
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COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF CURCUMA AMADA AND CURCUMA AERUGINOSA
Curcuma amada and Curcuma aeruginosa are economically and medicinally very important species in India. Both of the species look similar in morphological nature. In the present study, an effort has been made to work out the identifying characters and detailed comparative account of both species for ready identification of the entire plant, live or in the herbarium and also the discrimination of dru...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF JUSTICIA TRANQUEBARIENSIS AND BAUHINIA RACEMOSA
Introduction: The phytochemicals in medicinal plants are defined as bioactive non-nutrient plant compounds in fruits, vegetables, and grains that have been linked to reducing the risk of major chronic diseases. The medicinal plant is promising to have such have effective medicinal property due to the presence of phytochemical compounds like alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds. T...
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