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Pharmaceutical demand for enhanced secondary metabolite production is increased today and for meeting deficiency of secondary metabolite can be achieved by plant tissue culture. Healthy and disease-free plants can be propagated by this technique. Also endangered plants can be preserved or conserved by this technique. Micropropagation of plants of medical importance and multiplication of high yielding plants is achieved by using plant tissue culture and they are adapted to local atmospheric condition by biotechnological approach. Core principles used in plant tissue culture like Totipotency, Aseptic environment, Nutrient media. Plant tissue culture is also used in Micropropagation, Genetic engineering, Germplasma conservation, Virus elimination etc. Advantages of plant tissue culture include Disease -free plants, Faster multiplication, Year-round production, True-to type offspring, Preservation of genetic diversity. The challenges of plant tissue culture are maintaining sterility and preventing contamination requires...
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The plant Shivlingi (Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffre) is the seasonal climber plant rich in medicinal properties. Present study is mainly based on ethnobotanical and pharmacological study of shivlingi. Fruit of this plant contains numerous seeds that look like Shivling Icon of lordshiva, so named as Shivlingi. This plant is also known as the lollipop plant. This plant have many medicinal properties and is used for curing several diseases. The plant parts are used to treat inflammation, inducing dieresis and usedas tonic. Another uses of this plant is curing bronchitis, clolera carbuncles, cholic convulsions, cough, paralysis, snakebites paralysis and fertility. The seed of this plant helps to balance the hormone and help in infertility treatment. It is the natural remedy for the treatment of female infertility, obesity and diabetes also. In totality Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffre have analgesic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, androgenic, antitumor, fertility and antipyretic properties. An effort has been made in this paper to scientifically reiew and explain the ethnobotanical and pharmacological importance of shivlingi...
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To guarantee herbal medications safety, effectiveness, and constancy in their therapeutic effects, quality control is crucial to emphasis on phytochemical composition, and microbiological contamination. This study is to evaluate a number of quality control measures for herbal drugs. To determine the essential quality of drugs, quality control tests are necessary. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytoconstituents included organoleptic, microscopical, physical, chemical, biological and analytical evaluations were used. The study emphasizes how crucial it is to put strict quality control procedures in place at every stage of the manufacturing of herbal drugs in order to ensure their efficacy, safety, and consistency of quality. In order to address new issues in this industry and create strong quality control standards suited to the special qualities of herbal medications, Quality control is part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements. It is a technique to verify quality. The purpose of quality control is to ensure that each dosage unit of the drug product delivers the same amount of active...
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The global health crisis posed by diabetes mellitus, characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, requires innovative strategies to address its increasing prevalence and associated complications. Traditional medicine, with its holistic healing principles, offers a promising avenue. This review explores a groundbreaking study that focuses on a polyherbal formulation for managing diabetes, representing a change in perspective for the treatment of this disease. Considering the concerning prevalence of diabetes on a global scale, it is imperative to explore alternative treatments. Traditional polyherbal formulations, rooted in ancient wisdom, are attracting growing attention. These formulations combine various plant-based ingredients, harnessing their synergistic potential for managing diseases. This review offers insights into the pre-clinical investigation of a specific polyherbal formulation, shedding light on its potential for effectively managing diabetes. In-vitro and in-vivo are conducted to evaluate the formulation’s ability to lower blood sugar and improve sensitivity to insulin. Additionally, comprehensive assessments are carried out to ensure its safety and identify any potential side effects. The results demonstrate the promising anti-diabetic effects of this traditional polyherbal,...
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Cancer is a devastating disease affecting human population and challenging its personal, social and economical facets along with giving a lot of pain and agony. It has also posed a great challenge to the medical fraternity and also the biomedical scientists in terms of curability, recurrence and drug discovery. If not treated earlier, it is obviously life threatening. Traditional medicines have not been properly explored in the treatment of cancer. Gum Guggal commonly called as Guggulu (Commiphora wightii) in Ayurveda is one such drug used in Ayurvedic clinical practice since time immemorial in various inflammatory clinical conditions like Sopha (inflammation), Dusta Vrana (chronic unhealed ulcer), Galaganda (Thyroiditis), Apachi (scrophula), Gandamala (cervical lymphadenitis), Arvuda (malignant tumor), Granthi (benign tumors) etc. Inflammatory pathway is known to be over-activated in cancer. Since Guggulu in Ayurveda is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug and is clinically used in various cancer related conditions, it is judicious to make a review on the anti-cancer potential of Gum Guggal in order to establish it as an anti-cancer...
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