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Cancer is a fatal disease characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. Various factors cause cancer. Synthetic modern medicines have high toxic effects on other systems of the body such as renal system, circulatory system, etc. To reduce those toxic effects the scientific world is trying to find inhibitors from the herbal sources. Always the plants proved to be effective and efficient in curing fatal diseases. In this review, an attempt has been made to review the some of the medicinal plants such as Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Curcuma longa, Picrorhiza kurroa, Withania somnifera, Ananas cosmosus, Annona squamosa, etc., of about 10 species that have anti-cancerous activity present in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh,...
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Posted by admin on Mar 13, 2016 in |
Medicinal plants are bioresources harnessed by humans to combat diseases and maintain a healthy life. Plants remain the basis for the development of modern drugs for the preservation of health. Garcinia kola is considered a “wonder plant” because every part of it has been found to be of medicinal importance. G. kola seed is used as an antipyretic agent in indigenous system of medicine. Pharmacologic studies on the seed, leaf, and root of this plant showed potent antimicrobial, antiviral, antiulcer, anti-inflammatory, antihepatotoxic, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, adaptogenic, aphrodisiac and antiasthma activities. This review highlights detailed pharmacological properties and phytochemistry of G. kola in an attempt to provide direction for further research toward drug...
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Posted by admin on Mar 13, 2016 in |
Cancer is a disease of deregulated cellular behavior. Acquisition of oncogenic attributes, loss of tumor suppressive functions, evasion of physiological tissue architecture and interactions with the cellular microenvironment enable malignant cells to escape the mechanisms of normal cellular homeostasis in an organism. Cancer cells are therefore able to sustain unlimited proliferation, to thrive under conditions that preclude normal cell survival, and to spread to distant sites through the process of metastasis. Natural products are important sources of new anticancer drugs, new drug leads and new chemical entities. The plant-based drug discovery resulted mainly in the development of anticancer agents including plants (vincristine, vinblastine, paclitaxel, etoposide, camptothecin, topotecan, and irinotecan). Beside this there are numerous agents identified from fruits and vegetables can use in anticancer therapy. The agents include curcumin (turmeric), resveratrol (red grapes, peanuts and berries), genistein (soybean), diallyl sulfide (allium), S-allyl cysteine (allium), allicin (garlic), lycopene (tomato), capsaicin (red chilli), diosgenin (fenugreek), 6-gingerol (ginger), ellagic acid (pomegranate), ursolic acid (apple, pears, prunes), silymarin (milk thistle), anethol (anise, camphor,...
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Posted by admin on Jan 30, 2016 in |
Cardiac diseases are responsible for more number of deaths in India and the rest of the world. There are various synthetic drugs which are being used for cardiac diseases. The limitation of synthetic drugs is most of them shows anarchic side effects to human systems. Medicinal plants are gaining a lot of importance nowadays because of efficacy they have been showing in the traditional healing. Plants are the exemplary source of inhibitors for various diseases. In this short review an attempt has been made to review the Medicinal plants which have potent cardioprotective activity that is present in the west godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India such as Daucus carota, Hibiscus rosa sinensis, Bacopa monneira, Moringa oleifera, etc., of about 10 plants were reviewed and their photographs have also been included in this...
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Posted by admin on Jan 30, 2016 in |
Plants have been the basis of many traditional medicines throughout the world for thousands of years and have continued to provide new remedies to mankind. They are one of the most abundant sources of bioactive compounds. The genus Passiflora L. comprises about 520 species of dicotyledonous plants in the family Passifloraceae. Passiflora incarnata and P. alata, also commonly known as passion flower, are two species of a perennial climbing vine with beautiful exotic flowers and delicious fruit that grow worldwide, preferring subtropical, frost-free climates. They are native to the tropical and semi-tropical United States (Virginia to Florida and as far west as Texas), Mexico, Central American, and from Brazil to Paraguay through northern Argentina. It is used extensively for the treatment of some diseases like anxiety, insomnia, convulsion, sexual dysfunction, cough, and cancer. Passionflower is currently official in the national Pharmacopeia’s of Egypt, France, Germany, and Switzerland, and also monographed in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia and the British Herbal Compendium, the ESCOP monographs, the Commission E, the German Standard...
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