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A REVIEW ON EXTRACTION METHODS OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM KAFFIR LIME (CITRUS HYSTRIX) LEAVES
Kaffir lime or “limaupurut,” which are the common names for Citrus hystrix (C. hystrix), is a popular traditional herbal plant and an essential herb in Asian countries. C. hystrix was native to the Indonesian island known as Sumbawa; then, its cultivation was expanded to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and other tropical countries in the Asian region. C. hystrix contains phenolic compounds and e...
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ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS FROM PLANT PISONIA ACULEATA LINN BY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS
Botanicals and herbal preparations for medicinal usage contain various types of bioactive compounds. The focus of this paper is on the analysis of bioactive compounds present in the Pisonea aculeata Linn. having anticancer activity involving the applications of chromatographic techniques such as TLC and column chromatography, Spectrophotometric techniques such as UV, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and EIMS spec...
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REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF BAUHINIA PURPUREA L. FLOWER
Medicinal plants are nature’s gift to human being to have disease free healthy life. It plays a vital role to preserve our health. India is one of the most medico-culturally diverse countries in the world where the medicinal plant sector is part of a time honoured tradition that is respected even today. Medicinal plants are believed to be much safer. In our country, more than 2000 medicinal plan...
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF FRUITS RICH IN ANTIOXIDANTS ON DEPRESSION CAUSED BY DEXAMETHASONE IN RATS
Objective: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a psychological disease with a growing global burden. Oxidative stress has been shown to be a causative mechanism of MDD. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of antioxidant-rich fruits (mango, carrots and watermelon) on oxidative stress markers in rats treated with Dexamethasone to induce depression. Method: Thirty (30) rats were grouped into 5:...
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A REVIEW ON NATURAL REMEDIES USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
Respiratory disease is a medical term that refers to the pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura, and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing cavity. The common respiratory disorders include COPD, Asthma, Chronic...
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DETERMINATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND ANATOMIC SIGNS OF CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE L. (ВORAGINACEAE)
The expansion of research on finding herbal sources for producing new effective and safe medicinal herbal remedies is an urgent pharmacy task. One of the ways to increase the amount of herbal medicinal preparations is a broad study of the pharmacological action of non-pharmacopoeial medicinal plants used in folk medicine. One of these plants is Black root officinalis (Cynoglossum officinale), whic...
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A CONTEMPORARY LITERARY REVIEW OF PTEROSPERMUM ACERIFOLIUM (KANAK CHAMPA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO IT’S PHARMACOLOGICAL AND MEDICINAL ASPECTS
Pterospermum acerifolium belonging to Sterculiaceae family, commonly known as Bayur Tree, Dinner-plate tree is well distributed in India, particularly in the sub-Himalayan zone and outer Himalayan valleys. It is commonly known as Kanakchampa or Muchukunda. Different parts of the tree have been used to treat many diseases for thousands of years in traditional medicine. Mainly it is used for earache...
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ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS OF THE SEED EXTRACTS OF ALLIGATOR PEPPER (AFRAMOMUM DANIELLI ROXB.) ON SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM AND ESCHERICHIA COLI
The study investigated the antibacterial properties of the water and ethanolic extracts of the seed of alligator pepper on two bacterial species, Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli, which are known human pathogens. The phytochemicals (alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, glycosides, and phytates) in the seed extracts were estimated. The organisms were obtained from the microbiology l...
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NANOTECHNOLOGY IMPROVES THE ACTIVITY OF HERBAL MEDICINES: GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING COSTUS AFER LEAF EXTRACT AND ITS EFFECT ON HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES IN ADULT MALE WISTAR RATS
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing area of scientific interest due to its wide applications in catalysis, solar energy, waste management, and sensing technology. Nanomaterials are efficiently used in the field of medicine for the purpose of drug delivery, diagnosis, treatment of cardiovascular diseases, wound healing, and development of antimicrobial agents. The present study aimed to evaluate th...
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ETHNO-BOTANICAL STUDY OF SELECTED PLANTS USE, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION BY PEOPLE OF OJU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
A good number of medicinal and aromatic plants are used as complementary and alternative medicine in different regions of Nigeria. However, some of this valuable ethnobotanical knowledge has not been formally documented. Hence, the objective of this study was to document the ethnomedicinal plants, their preparations, and applications in managing a variety of ailments in the Oju local government ar...
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