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The toxicity of aqueous extracts of S. siamea leaves, S. latifolius roots collected in Benin and their mixture (1/1, w/w), was evaluated on female non-pregnant rats, Albino wistar genus. They were treated for two weeks, with various extracts administered by the oral way at 2000 mg/kg body weight. The biochemical parameters were determinate, histological analysis of the rats was done, and the urinary concentration of neutral gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) was measured. The treatment of the rats with different extracts not caused undesirable effects and deaths during the fourteen days of observation. Significant changes are relative of a histological aspect of hepatocyte and renal cortex as well as significant increases in the activity of enzyme serum alanine aminotransferases (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferases (AST). The aqueous extracts at 2000 mg/kg were disrupted some biochemical parameters. These changes were confirmed by the rate raised from NGAL noted in the urine of the treated...
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The synthetic indicators are used in acid-base titration for determination of endpoint. A part of its application, the synthetic indicators has several limitations such as toxic, costly, corrosive, etc. Thus, herbal indicators are the choice of today for acid-base titrations. The natural indicator is easy to extract as well as easily available. Promising results were obtained when it was compared against standard synthetic indicators. Titration shows a sharp color change at the equivalence point. The equivalence points obtained from the various part of the plant coincide with the equivalence points obtained by the standard indicators. These natural indicators are found to be very useful, economical, accurate and straightforward for the said titration. In this review, we mentioned the importance of some herbal indicators as per their finding reported by the earlier...
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Diabetes is an endocrine disorder, and it is due to a deficiency in secretion or action of insulin. The increased prevalence of diabetes in recent decades has made it to severe risk for public health. Human always has great consideration to plants for treatment of illnesses, especially diabetes and it is probably due to common ingredients with mammalian cells such as inositol, especially isomer of D-chiro-inositol, which plays a vital role in the signaling pathway of insulin, and its lack in the structure of inositol phosphoglycan leads to insulin resistance. Therefore, the possession of an inexpensive and available source of this ingredient is essential for patients suffering from diabetes. In the current study, we reviewed the effects of D-chiro-inositol and its derivatives and herbs with them on...
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Trianthema decandra Linn., belongs to family Aizoaceae, commonly known as “Punarnavi” in Sanskrit, “Gadabandi” in Hindi, and “Vellai sharuni” in Tamil. This plant is globally distributed tropical and subtropical regions. In India, it grows in dry-soil lands. It has been known since ancient times for curative properties and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments such as burns and wounds. The roots are aperients and said to be useful in hepatitis, asthma, and suppression of the menses. A decoction of the root-bark is given as an aperients. The juice of the leaves dropped into the nostrils relieves one-sided headache. 1 In the present investigation, the detailed Pharmacognostic study of Trianthema decandra root is carried out to lay down the standards, which could be useful in future Forensic identification of unknown plant material. Results: The study includes macroscopic, microscopic, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemical evaluation. The objective this was to characterize the unknown plant material. Conclusion: In recent years there has been a rapid increase in the standardization of...
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Cinnamon is one of the best-known spices used as herbal medicine. Cinnamaldehyde is the most important constituents of cinnamon. The present study was aimed to evaluate the analgesic activity of Cinnamaldehyde per se and its interaction with diclofenac sodium and pentazocine in Swiss albino mice. Healthy mice of either sex weighing 20-30 grams were divided into 6 groups of 6 animals each. Peripheral analgesic activity was evaluated by acetic acid induced writhing test, and central analgesic activity was studied using Eddy’s hot plate method. Cinnamaldehyde (100 and 200 mg/kg) and its combination (Cinnamaldehyde 100 + 2.5 mg/kg standard drug), diclofenac sodium (2.5 and 5 mg/kg) and pentazocine (2.5 and 5 mg/kg) were given orally. Acetic acid induced writhing model showed that diclofenac sodium at doses of 2.5 and 5 mg/kg reduces writhing 44% and 66% respectively as compared to control when administered alone. Cinnamaldehyde at 100 and 200 mg/kg showed dose-dependent decrease in writhes 54% and 81%, but when Cinnamaldehyde (100 mg/kg) was co-administered with diclofenac sodium (2.5mg/kg) showed...
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