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Arjuna is a well-known drug in Ayurveda. It is mainly used for heart disease, Obesity, and hemorrhagic disorders. It is used in various dosage form in Ayurveda such as powder, milk-based decoction, alcoholic fermented liquids, tablets, etc. Its bark is used for therapeutic purposes. Although it is widely available all over India, most of the time it is procured from the market; hence it needs to assure the quality of marketed Arjuna for standard quality formulations. Ayurvedic pharmacopeia of India (API) has given a monograph of Arjuna bark. So in this study, authentication, organoleptic, macroscopic, microscopic, and physicochemical analysis of a market sample of Arjuna was carried out. Organoleptic, macroscopic, microscopic studies have shown relatively similar characteristics as per standard. In physicochemical analysis, foreign (0.06%) matter was within normal range. Ash value (27.77%) was higher whereas acid insoluble ash (1.08%) almost matches with standard value, which shows more inorganic contents in Arjuna. Acid insoluble ash was nearly the same as a standard value. Water soluble extractive value (19.98 %)...
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Essential oils are obtained from plant material. The essence or aromas of plants are due to volatile or essential oils, many of which have been valued since antiquity for their characteristic odours. In this study, qualitative and quantitative analyses of the essential oil compositions in cinnamon oil were made by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In this analysis, the main constituents of cinnamonoil are cinnamal (63.59%), eugenol (8.32%), cinnamyl acetate (7.48%), caryophyllene (6.88%), linalool (6.31%) and eucalyptol (2.57%). These six components account for 95.15% of the total relative content of the cinnamon oil. This research also demonstrated that the cinnamonoil is rich in cinnamal, eugenol, cinnamyl acetate, caryophyllene and linalool could be a good source for these...
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Propolis is a natural material that can be found in bee honey. It has many medical uses due to its antibacterial activity. This study aimed to estimate the antibacterial efficacy of three propolis extracts using three different solvents (Ethanol, Methanol, and Ethyl Acetate). We experienced the three extracts on four different strains of bacteria (Klebsiella pneumonia, E. coli, Pseudomonas aruginosa & Staphylococcus aureus). The results indicated that all the studied propolis extractions do not have any efficacy on Klebsiella neither on E. coli. The methanolic extract has the greatest effect on Staphylo-coccus aureus as well as on Pseudomonas aruginosa in contrast to ethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts, which has no efficacy on any of the studied bacterial...
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All information about the herbal drug, including all its organoleptic characters, phytoconstituents, pharmacological actions, and its standardization in respect to various parameters, is required before developing an herbal drug formulation. Butea monosperma (Lam.) is commonly known as the Flame of the forest, belongs to the family Fabaceae. Commonly Butea monosperma is used as tonic, astringent, aphrodisiac, and diuretics. We are doing this work because it was thought worthwhile to explore this most functional plant based on this standardization parameter. The objective of the work is to study pharmacognostic and physicochemical characteristics of the root of Butea monosperma Fresh and dried root; root powder was studied for its morphology, microscopy, physicochemical, phytochemical characteristics, and other WHO-recommended methods for standardization. The root of Butea monosperma was observed to be brown in color and irregular in shape with a rough surface. The root has a characteristic odour and faint taste. Microscopy revealed the presence of cork cells; Medullary rays distinct parenchymatous cells narrow in the xylem region and wider in the phloem...
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Nymphaeaceae is a perennial herbaceous plant with a creeping rhizome that lives in calm waters at the edge of the lake or in the slowly flowing water channel. There are two species, Nymphaea alba (white lotus) and Nupharlutea (yellow lily), in Turkey, of which N. alba is common found in the Mediterranean region. In the present study, N. alba was used to discover novel alternative additives for industrial applications. The leaves of N. alba were collected from the Hatay region and dried in room conditions and pulverized, and then powdered. The powdery samples were examined by ICP-MS, GC/MS, LC/MS/MS, SEM and EDX, and XRD. Essential and free fatty acids analysis was conducted by GC/MS and found to be 1.75%. Minerals compounds were scrutinized by ICP/MS, results of minerals were found as Na 12864, Mg 1864.14, K 5144.35, Ca 8262.34 ppm. In addition, the alpha-tocopherol (E vitamin) analysis was examined by LC/MS/MS were found as 5.6 ± 0.4 mg / 100 g. The present analysis showed that N. alba extracts...
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