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Acacia arabica, commonly known as Babool is a multipurpose tree. AS the world is turning back towards the herbal drug, it is the need of the Hour to re-evaluate the knowledge of traditional medicine through extensive review. The use of herbal drugs to prevent and treat various health ailments has been in practice from time immemorial. Acacia arabica has been reported to be effective against a variety of diseases, including diabetes, skin disease, and, most concerning with cancer. Different parts of the plant viz., Gum, Bark, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, and Pods, are used as medicine among various ethnic and rural societies. The study’s goal was to supply slow-release medicament for the treatment of diabetes by formulating antidiabetic compressed tablet lozenges from Acacia arabica. There is still a demand for new dosage forms that act effectively despite various other dosages such as powder, tablets, and injectables being available in the market. So the lozenges are the new and innovative way for drug delivery to provide a synergistic effect. The increased...
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The present work deals with pharmacological studies of the formulated tablet of Bombax ceiba Linn. root extract. An aphrodisiac activity by mating behaviour test model was investigated. The dissolved tablet slurry (400 mg/kg body wt. /day) was administered orally by gavages for 28 days. Mount latency (ML), intromission latency (IL), ejaculation latency (EL), mounting frequency (MF), intromission frequency (IF), ejaculation frequency (EF) and post-ejaculatory interval (PEI) are the parameters observed before and during the sexual behaviour study at day 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28. The formulated tablet significantly reduced ML, IL, EL and PEI (p<0.05). The formulated tablet significantly increased MF, IF and EF (p<0.05). These effects were observed in sexually active and inactive male mice. Bombax ceiba roots extract tablets (400 mg/kg body wt.) have comparative aphrodisiac activity in inactive...
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Since ancient times, Hypericum species have been used in traditional therapy to treat various complaints. The plant has an important role in medicine and public health. Hypericum oblongifolium is a shrub and is mostly found in hilly areas, commonly called abheda and peoli. Literature review for various articles and journals of traditional Indian medicine revealed that H. oblong folium has a lot of medicinal properties. Leaves, flowers and stems have been reported for medicinal activity. It is traditionally determined that they had been reported for treating respiratory disease, gastric ulcer, snake bite, wound, boils, etc. The plant has also been reported for various pharmacological aspects as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic activity, etc. However, limited research has been performed on this plant for exploring these traditional uses. The present review explores its biological description, distribution, chemical constituents, pharmacological and traditional activities of H. oblong...
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Bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used in cooking for its distinctive flavor and fragrance. The bay leaf sold in Nigerian markets being Laurus nobilis (L. nobilis) is imported. The leaf of Syzygium guineense (S. guineense) and Syzygium eucalyptoides (S. eucalyptoides) have a long history of use as vegetables and spices in Nigeria. In this study, leaf of S. guineense, S. eucalyptoides, and a commercial sample of L. nobilis being the gold standard for bay leaf, were evaluated for comparative essential oil composition in search of Nigerian bay leaf. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus. The essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The major chemical constituents of the essential oil of L. nobilis were eucalyptol (9.33%), α- pinene (8.31%), and camphene (3.17%). S. guineensec contained β-myrcene (12.29%), globulol (7.60%), phytol (6.63%) and trans-ocimene (6.08%). S. eucalyptoides leaf essential oil contained 6-octadecanoic acid (16.37%), phytol (8.46%), 6-octadenanoic acid (9%), pentadenanoic acid (7.26%), caryophyllenyl alcohol (6.17%). L. nobilis leaf essential oil contained 75...
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Echinacea purpurea L. is an herbaceous flowering plant. It is found in eastern and central North America. E. purpurea acts as antiviral and anti-inflammatory components include polyphenols such as polyvinylpolypyrroliodone (PVPP), poly-saccharides, glycoproteins, cichoric acid (2, 3-O-dicaffeoyl-tartaric acid), alkylamides and caffeic acid derivatives. These compounds help in a direct virucidal activity such as influenza virus A and B, Para-influenza viruses, Corona viruses and Adenoviruses and anti-inflammatory effects against several respiratory diseases, affects on the proinflammatory response of epithelial cells and reduction of mucin by airways cells these bioactive compounds are characterized for further, improvements in the efficacy of Echinacea...
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