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Treatment based on traditional medicine is very popular in the developing world due to inexpensive properties. There is a growing interest in herbal medicine. Curcumin a hydrophobic poly-phenol is derived from turmeric, the rhizome of the herb Curcuma longa L. Neurodegenerative diseases have become a major challenge for public health because of their incurable status. Curcumin has an outstanding safety profile and a number of pleiotropic actions with potential for neuroprotective efficacy, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-protein-aggregate activities. Because of its pleiotropic actions on the central nervous system, including preferential binding to amyloid proteins, Curcumin is being touted as a promising treatment for age-related brain diseases. This review article aims at gathering information predominantly on neurodegenerative...
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Posted by admin on Apr 30, 2020 in |
A novel coronavirus illness (COVID-19), activated by contamination with SARS-CoV-2, has frilled across 31 territories in China and more than 195 nations around the world. The change from the first side effects to intense respiratory trouble disorder (ARDS) is amazingly likely to be because of excessive cytokine discharge. There is a pivotal need to arrange sheltered and dynamic medications for activity. Chloroquine (CQ) presentations an inhibitory impact. In any case, the clinical utilization of CQ can cause serious reactions. Besides, hydroxyl chloroquine (HCQ) likewise shows an antiviral impact profoundly like that of CQ, restraining the cytokine storm by smothering T-cell enactment. Coronavirus immunization will be conveying after clinical preliminaries ahead in business...
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Oxalis corniculata Linn. is a medicinally important plant belonging to the family Oxalidaceae native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This paper briefly shows the botany, pharmacology, and therapeutic use of the herb. The review discloses that a varied array of phytochemical constituents have been extracted from the plant like glycosides, flavanoids, tannins, phytosterols, phenol, galactoglycero-lipid, volatile oil and fatty acids such as palmitic acid, oleic, linoleic, linolenic and stearic acids. The leaves contain flavonoids, isovitexine, and vitexine-2”- O- beta – D- glucopyrunoside. It holds essential activities like anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, anti-epileptic, anti-fungal, anti-ulcer, anti-nociceptive, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective, anti-diarrhoeal, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, hypoli-pedemic, steroidogenic, cardioprotective, nephrotoxicity, diuretic, anti-microbial and wound healing has also been reported. These reports indicate that Oxalis corniculata has various therapeutic benefits and highlights the necessity for research and development on this...
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Hamelia patens Jacq. (Rubiaceae) also known as firebush is an ornamental plant native to Florida and has been used traditionally in a number of conditions, including diabetes, pain, skin diseases, respiratory problems, dysentery, etc. This review aims to provide an overview of the plant profile, its phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities. Alkaloids of indole and oxindole class like rumberine, pteropodine, isopteropodine, mitrajavine, flavonoids like kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, 7-0-a-L-rhamnopyranoside, 5, 7, 2’, 5’tetrahydroxyflavanone 7-D-gluco-pyranoside, (-) epicatechin, 5, 7, 2’, 5’- tetrahydroxyflavanone, narirutin and rosmarinic acid, carbohydrate, proteins and tannins have been identified and isolated from firebush. Different extracts of different parts of Hamelia patens have shown various pharmacological activities like antioxidant, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, antidepressant, acetylcholinesterase inhibitory, antilithiatic, hepatoprotective, wound healing, blood sugar lowering, cytotoxic and nanotechnological research has also been conducted. Further research is required for the identification and isolation of bioactive constituents, which might be used as potential drugs in the near...
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Rhodiola rosea is a plant that has become more popular due to its multiple benefits and less side effects. It has become more famous due to its adaptogenic properties. This herb has been used from a long time by Greeks (77 CE), Chinese, Russians, Monglions, Germans, and some parts of middle Asia for different purposes. In this review article, we have collected some detailed information about multiple uses of Rhodiola rosea with its mechanism of action, chemical constituents, side effects, contraindications, and related information based on their research, which is collected from different sources. The aim of this article is to provide some important information about the benefits of Rhodiola rosea and its possible uses in the management of various diseases on the basis of the clinical research conducted by different experts and...
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