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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Posted by admin on Jan 30, 2016 in |
Kidney stones are a growing global problem. It is also known as Urolithiasis. Lithiasis is a condition where urinary calculus is formed in the kidney and urinary tract. It is a complicated urinary disorder that has gravely troubled the health and quality of human life. Urinary stones affect 10-12% of the population in industrialized countries. There are only a few geographical areas in which the stone disease is rare, e.g., Germany and in the coastal areas of Japan. Conventional agents are being used to control kidney stone along with lifestyle management. Medicinal plants are found to be useful in this metabolic disorder from ancient days due to its no or low-toxic nature, easily available in rural areas, cheap; there are fewer chances of recurrence. The purpose of this paper is to critically review the available literature on various medicinal plants with their antilithiatic activity and screening method of this activity to develop an effective drug to treat the...
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Posted by admin on Jan 2, 2016 in |
Since, ancient time, plants have been an exemplary source of medicine. Ayurveda and other Indian literature mention the use of plants in the treatment of various human ailments. Ficus benghalensis Linn is a large evergreen tree found throughout forest tracts of India. It is a popular indigenous system of medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy. In the traditional system of medicine, various plants part such as stem bark, root bark aerial roots, vegetative bubs, leaves, fruits, and latex are used in dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, nervous disorders, tonic and astringent. According to the ayurvedic system of medicine, Ficus benghalensis Linn. (Banyan tree) is well known to be useful in diabetes. The present review is, therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on its pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, traditional and pharmacological...
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