Posted by admin on Sep 29, 2016 in |
Since, the middle ages, essential oils have been widely used for bactericidal, fungicidal, insecticidal, virucidal, cosmetic and medicinal applications, especially nowadays in agriculture, food, sanitary and pharmaceutical industries. Distillation is the common mode of extraction used for aromatic plants, which results in a variety of volatile molecules such as terpenes, terpenoids, aliphatic components, and phenol derived aromatic components. Extensive research has been done in the last decade to screen and evaluate the pharmaceutical potential of the phytochemical constituent, terpinen-4-ol. It is found in various plants species and has gained attention because of its antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties. This monoterpene is a bioactive component of tea tree oil (TTO) present in a plant belonging to the genus Melaleuca. In the present review, an overview of the current status and knowledge on the physicochemical properties, analytical techniques, formulations, pharmacological applications, irritation and toxicity potential of terpinen-4-ol have been...
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Posted by admin on Aug 24, 2016 in |
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious metabolic disease which has several complications including diabetic nephropathy, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. It has been estimated that by the year 2010, the prevalence of DM worldwide will reach approximately 240 million. Despite considerable progress in the management of diabetes mellitus by synthetic drugs, the search for indigenous and diabetic agents continues. Natural product based compounds and there analogs thereof from various medicinal plants have provided numerous clinically useful drugs. In this review article, we mainly focused on neem (Azadirachta indica), the most useful traditional plant in India that has been explored towards an antidiabetic...
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Posted by admin on Jul 29, 2016 in |
Essential hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent type of HTN, affecting 90 to 95% of hypertensive patients. HTN accounts for a large proportion of all deaths and disability worldwide. It has been predicted that by the year 2020, there will be an increase of almost 75% in the global cardiovascular disease burden because of hypertension. Persistent HTN is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, and arterial aneurysm and also a leading cause of progressive and chronic kidney failure. Unani scholars were familiar with the clinical manifestations of hypertension if we analyze this disease in the context of ‘Imtila’ which is manifested by symptoms like headache, vertigo, epistaxis, etc. In this article, the authors have tried to put forth the core concepts of Unani medicine on hypertension in the context of etiopathogenesis, prevention, and pharmacological...
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Posted by admin on Jun 30, 2016 in |
The genus Tribulus belongs to family Zygophyllaceae comprises approximately 25 species which grow as prostrate hairy herbs in tropical and warm regions. In this review, the literature data on phytochemical investigations of the Tribulus terrestris are compiled. The well-recognized groups of secondary metabolites were sterols, alkaloids, flavonoids, and steroidal...
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Posted by admin on Jun 30, 2016 in |
Lippia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Verbenaceae family. It contains about 220 species with diverse ethnopharmacological applications. Myriad of biologically active phytoconstituents abound in Lippia. The essential oil chemotypes found in Lippia species included myrcenone rich-type, carvone rich-type, piperitenone rich-type, ipsenone rich-type, linalool rich-type, citral rich-type, carvacrol rich-type, thymol rich-type and lippiol rich-type. Other constituents apart from essential oils isolated and chemically characterized were highlighted. β-caryophyllene and iridoid glycosides were notable as chemotaxonomic marker compounds which were common to many of Lippia...
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