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Aim of Study: Compare the phyto-pharmacognostical study of Acacia arabica and Prosopis juliflora. Material and Methods: The ethanolic extract of on Acacia arabica and Prosopis juliflora were using physio-chemical parameters and preliminary phytochemical investigation. Results: The present study was aimed at pharma-cognostical study. Plants Acacia arabica and Prosopis juliflora were studies for pharmacognostical characteristic, namely, morphology, microscopy, physicochemical, parameters which can be of utilized in identification and authentication of plants. Methanolic extracts used for the HPTLC analysis. Several medicinal properties have been scientifically established by various workers. Conclusion: In this study, I have done the comparative pharmacognostic study on Acacia arabia and Prosopis juliflora and conclude that the ethanolic extract of Acacia arabica plays a more significant role and has more significant value than the extract of Prosopis...
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Gardenia resinifera Roth. is a medicinal plant belonging to family Rubiaceae. It is an important traditional medicinal plant employed in various indigenous system of medicine against several diseases. The current communication provides pharma-cognostic, physicochemical and phytochemical investigation carried out on the leaves of Gardenia resinifera Roth, which are useful in setting some diagnostic indices for the identification and preparation of a monograph of the...
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The qualitative estimation of herbal formulation Lohasava, is of principal importance to justify their adequacy in the present system of medicine. One of the key problems which are faced by the herbal drug industry is the unavailability of rigid quality control profiles for herbal materials and their formulations. Regulatory bodies have such as WHO, AYUSH, ICH, etc., had laid down the standardization and specifications parameters for various Ayurvedic preparations. The present Investigation evaluated different brands of Lohasava available in the market as per WHO and Indian Pharmacopoeial specifications. Various physicochemical parameters such as Loss on drying, total ash, sugar content, alcohol content, and microbial content were determined. The result reveals that all the preparations contain acceptable levels of alcohol (less than 12%...
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Cytotoxicity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a bacteria-related compound and paraquat (PQ) as a non-bacterial toxicant on freshly isolated alveolar macrophages (AMs) was studied. At the same time, preventive, protective and therapeutic effects of quercetin (QCN) against LPS-induced and silymarin (SMN) against PQ-produced cytotoxicity as known antioxidants with potent anti-inflammatory property were also investigated. Freshly isolated rat’s AMs were exposed to low, medium and high concentrations of LPS (1, 5 and 10 µg/ml), PQ (1, 5 and 10 µg/ml), QCN (1, 5 and 10 µg/ml) and SMN (25, 50 and 100 µg/ml), separately. After that, the effective concentration of LPS/PQ along with low, medium and high concentrations of QCN/SMN in the forms of preventive, protective and therapeutic was evaluated on cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH), nitric oxide content and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of alveolar macrophages. Results showed that both LPS and PQ in a concentration-dependent manner reduced the cell viability and TAC values and elevated the NO content and LDH concentration. By contrast, QCN and SMN administration alone...
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today. Medicinal plants have historically proven their value as a source of molecules with therapeutic potential. The interest in natural product-based drug discovery has revitalized in recent years because synthetic compound libraries and high throughput screening for discovery of new drug leads did not meet the expectations. The aim of this study is to systematically review the use of Jordanian medicinal plants then identify the most attractive plant for the discovery and development of drugs against resistance Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on data collected from previous studies, that investigate the inhibitory effects of methanolic extracts of 8 Jordanian plants and their combinations with three antibiotics, on resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and studies that collected information from local population concerning the use of medicinal plants in Jordan. The results suggested that Artemisia herba-alba used in Jordan as traditional medicine has been reported to have a significant effect against the resistance...
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