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Essential oils are largely employed for their therapeutic properties, being marketed extensively in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Lavender oil is known for its excellent aroma. Therefore, it is extensively used in the cosmetic, perfumery, and flavour industries. The lavender oil is known to possess sedative, carminative, antidepressive, and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of our study was to assess the purity and quality of lavender oils, available on the market from various commercial producers. Therefore, essential oil compositions of lavender oil were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Chromatographic analyses were carried out on HP-5 MS column. The injector volume was 1 µl in split mode (40:1) and the carrier gas was helium at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min. 33 essential chemical constituents were identified based on GC-MS in lavender oil supplied from an herbalist. The major components of the lavender oil were found linalyl acetate (37.82 %), linalool (33.07 %), eucalyptol (4.88 %), camphor (4.07 %), lavandulol acetate (1.53 %) and caryophyllene (1.43...
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The Plant Costus igneus is a member of the Costaceae family. The family Costaceae has about 200 species, of which genus Costus being largest comprises about 104 species. Costus igneus is indigenous to South-East Asia. Costus igneus is often called as ‘Insulin plant’ as it helps to elevate the insulin levels in the body and hence, works as a hypoglycemic agent. The phytochemical analysis of the leaves of Costus igneus revealed that it has higher compositions of iron, protein, and antioxidant substances such as ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol, β-carotene, terpenoids, steroids, and flavonoids. The traditional utilization of this plant included promoting healthy life and age, treating rashes, asthma, and bronchitis, reducing fever and eliminating intestinal worms. This article aims to review the pharmacognostic study of Costus igneus and explore its pharmacological activities such as antidiabetic activity, antiproliferative activity, antimicrobial activity, antiurolithiatic activity, its effects on learning and memory, antioxidant activity, hepatoprotective activity,...
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Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID 19) has wreaked havoc worldwide and resulted in a high number of deaths. One of the key reasons for the coronavirus illness (COVID 19) having such a large impact on society is its unanticipated spread, while it has prevented adequate preparation. While it will take decades to develop a vaccine, immediate interventions are required to prevent COVID 19 related mortality. We have discovered that the immune system is crucial in reducing the severity of COVID 19 and that by modulating it, it’s possible to save people’s lives. Nowadays, post-Covid diseases Mucormycosis also spreads in humans, which is very dangerous to humans financially and mentally. Because any authority has approved no specific treatments or vaccines, there is a need for an alternative to improve population immunity. Antioxidants derived from natural resources can be used as a nutraceutical to boost immunity. The nutraceuticals are non-toxic and can be used by people of all ages. There is a chance that if they include nutraceuticals in their diet regularly,...
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Cordia macleodii is an 8-10 m high small-sized tree belongs to the family Boraginaceae and commonly known as Dahiphalas or Dahiman ped. Many studies indicate that the plants of Cordial macleodii show analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, wound healing, hepatoprotective, acute toxicity, antihypertensive, and anti-oxidant activity. Cordia macleodii contains various types of bioactive compounds like amino acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides and tannins, phenols, steroids, terpenoids, and resin, which play an important role in health management. An extensive survey of literature has been made on Cordia macleodii using published review and research articles in journals, botanical textbooks and scientific...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate antisecretory and antioxidant activities of the leaves aqueous extract of Boscia angustifolia (LAEBA) on gastric ulcers induced in male rats. LAEBA at the doses of 125, 250, and 500 mg/kg were tested on three models of gastric ulcers, namely: pylorus ligation, pylorus ligation + histamine, and pylorus ligation + carbamylcholine. Some parameters of oxidative stress (malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and reduced glutathione (GSH)) were evaluated in stomach’s homogenates. The qualitative phytochemical screening of LAEBA was carried out. Antisecretory screening showed that LAEBA at 500 mg/kg significantly decreased (p<0.01) gastric acidity (8.06 mEq/l) compared to the negative control (14.07 mEq/l), with a significant reduction (p<0.001) of gastric volume (1.30 ml) compared to the negative control (5.12 ml), as well as a reduction of pepsin activity (64.64%). These variations were similar to pylorus ligation + histamine and pylorus ligation + carbamylcholine models. LAEBA at all the doses induced a significant reduction (p< 0.05) of ulcerated surface correlated with an increase...
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