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The “deadly nightshade” family, commonly known as “black nightshades,” it’s also used as a traditional medicine system in a country like India and China. Solanum xanthocarpum is known to contain alkaloids, steroids, glycol-alkaloids, steroid saponins, glycoproteins, that exhibit antitumor activity. This review explores the phytopharma-cological properties of Solanum xanthocarpum and summarizes its wide range of pharmacological applications to understand and integrate potential image issues as multipurpose medicines. Solanocarpidine and a phytosterol known as Carpesterol are also present. The seed oil contains Carpesterol. Diosgenin, lanosterol, sitosterol. Solasonnine, solamargine, and solasodine have been isolated from the plant. The roots and fruits are used for medicinal purposes. The herb is useful both internally as well as externally. The apoptotic effects and the amount of DNA fragmentation increased in a dose-dependent manner after the treatment with the protein. Authors believe this glycoprotein is a natural anticancer agent due to its potential to induce apoptosis in the HTC29...
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Many herbal remedies have been employed in various medical systems to treat and manage different diseases. Medicinal plants and their investigation of the phytoconstituents are much interested in today’s research. Herbal medicine uses medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of diseases: it ranges from traditional and popular medicines in every country to the use of standardized and titrated herbal extracts. Generally, cultural rootedness enduring and widespread use in a Traditional Medical System may indicate safety, but not efficacy of treatments, especially in herbal medicine where tradition is almost completely based on remedies containing active principles at very low and ultra-low concentrations or relying on magical-energetic principles. Here, this study aims to evaluate the Pharmacognostic parameters and identify the Phytoconstituents. Hypericum oblongifolium (family: Guttiferae) is well known in India and is one of the most versatile medicinal plants having a wide spectrum of biological activity. It is a highly useful and traditionally used medicinal herbaceous plant found in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The genus Hypericum consists...
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Aim: The objective of the present review is to compile & explore published literature on ethno botanical uses, pharmacognostic studies, phytochemicals, and pharmacological activities of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl from 2016 to till date. Background: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl, an under shrub belongs to the family Verbenaceae. The plant is native to the tropical Americas and has been used traditionally by various ethnic groups of this region. Though regarded as a weed or invasive species in many parts of the world, research works report the plant being used for medicinal purposes, as animal feed and as ornamental or hedge plant. Material & Methods: The review was undertaken by literature search through electronic databases such as PubMed and Google scholar, reported from 2016 to till date. Review results: The different parts of the plant are used in various ailments like fever, skin diseases, diabetes and respiratory problems. Flavonoid, tannins, saponins, glycosides are the chief bioactive constituents reported to be present which are responsible for several pharmacological activities. Pharmacological studies report...
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The solid drug dosage form, especially the tablet formulations, are made with natural polymer- microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) fibers with many other inorganic agents exclusively to achieve the physical form of the tablet than to enhance the drug efficacy or lowering dosage or frequency of administration. Direct compression is effected directly or after following the procedure of wet granulation. If we explore various digestible fibers from vegetable sources and extract the fibers using the same process as that of MCC, the drug delivery and additional effect of the base can be achieved simultaneously. The review article discusses various ingredients used in tablet formulation and their possible limitations and side effects. Further, the article also elaborates on various physiological, genetic, and tissue-related thrush-holds modifications in the human body viz., tachyphylaxis, tolerance, and other changes towards various drugs, and how such modifications pose an additional challenge in the treatment. Such challenges always compel us to look for newer drug molecules where a simple change in the delivery mechanism armamentarium of the tablet...
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Natural herb Ajwain, Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the highly valued medicinally important family, Apiaceae; the essential oil from the fruits are the phenols, mainly thymol, and some carvacrol. The Indian Pharmacopoeia requires Ajowan oil to contain not less than 40 percent thymol. The remainder of the oil is called ‘thymene’. Thymene, which constitutes c. 45 percent of the oil, has the following composition: p-cymene, 50-55; gterpinene, 30-35; a- and ß-pinenes, 4-5; and dipentene, 4-6%. Presence of minute ‘amounts of camphene, myrcene, and D3-carene is also reported. Kapoor is a tree of many faces as it is a giant, stately forest tree native of the wet forests of tropical and subtropical regions of Asia. The species Camphora refer to camphor, an important chemical constituent present in the oil found in tree tissues. The botanical name is derived from the Greek language. It is derived from the word ‘kinnamomon’ which means spice. This herb is recorded in Sanskrit also. This is also used by...
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