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Plants are a significant source of medicine and are crucial to attaining WHO goals for the welfare of all people. As more people become aware of natural goods, Limonia acidissima L. (wood apple, elephant apple, monkey fruit) of the Rutaceae family has emerged as one of the most valued plants due to its numerous medical characteristics. The major goal of the current investigation is to recognize and identify various chemical components of the plant that are significant in the field of medicine. So, this article has tried to research the literature on various phytoconstituents, therapeutic benefits, pharmacological activity and ethnobotanical applications, and herbal formulation of Limonia acidissima L. The compiled plant knowledge can be applied to a variety of medical...
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Topical emulsions are widely used in dermo-cosmetology. Several topical formulations, such as sunscreen and anti-wrinkle creams, are prepared based on plant extracts for different dermatological affections. The main objective of this study was to formulate an emulsion-type sunscreen by incorporating tea leaf extract as an active ingredient. A spectrophotometric assay of the main phenolic groups and the screening of the antioxidant power using DPPH assay were carried out. Different O/W emulsions were prepared using tea leaf extract as an active ingredient, and their physical stability was assessed based on various physicochemical characteristics, including color, creaming, liquefaction, centrifugation, and pH. The results showed the potential of tea leaf extract and the possibility to be used as an active ingredient in new natural sunscreens due to its antioxidant activity. The tea leaf extract-based emulsion was stable and gave satisfactory results regarding the stability tests carried out during the...
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Adina cordifolia is the yellow Saffron Teak; belonging to the subfamily Cinchonoideae; family Rubiaceae is found in Southern Asia, from India and Srilanka east to southern China and Vietnam. It is a substantial, deciduous tree, hinge disintegrated in deciduous forests all through the significant part of India, levitates up to an altitude of 900 m in the sub-Himalayan stretch. Adina cordifolia was used by historical healers as the remedy of chronic cough and jaundice, stomach ache, fodder, and swelling in the stomach; the Roots are astringent and constipating and are useful in diarrhea and dysentery. The bark is bitter, acrid, refrigerant, astringent, vulnery, demulcent, diuretic, aphrodisiac, and tonic. It is efficacious in deprave pitta conditions, wounds and ulcers, skin disease, strangury, gastropathy, fever and burning sensation. The buds are an antidote to snake venom, flowers used in headaches; leaves are antiseptic utilized in dressing wounds. These are also used in cuts, boils and to cure hemicrania. Adina cordifolia has an extensive array of medicinal applications. It has been used...
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Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash has been suggested in the Indian system of medicine as the roots of Usira for a number of diseases such as fever, dysuria, fatigue syndrome, wound healing, skin disorders, etc. (Jvara, Trishna, Mutrakrachhra, Vrana). This will be created helpfulness towards this medicinal plant and for preparation of different Ayurvedic formulations i.e Usira sava, Yogarajaguggulu, Sadanga Kvatha Curna. The objective of the present study is to develop the pharmacognostic and phytochemical profiles of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash root. The present study considers the detail investigation of macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary qualitative phytochemical analysis, physicochemical evaluations and HPTLC chromatography profiling. Microscopical investigation shows the presence of rectangular cells of epidermis, elongated and polygonal parenchyma groups, oval aerenchymatous cells, cork cells, elongated cells sclereids, sclerenchymatous stone cells, groups of sclerenchymatous fiber, prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate and starch grains. The presence of various secondary metabolites was confirmed by phytochemical screening and HPTLC profiling. Identification and authentication of roots may be helpful from botanical and chemical screening data for developing...
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Using the plant as a source of medicine is one of the major campaigns in the field of alternative therapy. This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activity of Leptadenia hastate root. The root of this plant was collected, dried, and ground. The powder was subjected to extraction by cold maceration using water and methanol. The in-vitro antimicrobial activity of the extract was tested against four strains of bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, Bacillus cereus and one fungus Candida albicans using the agar diffusion method. DMSO was used as a negative control; Ciprofloxacin was used as a positive control for bacteria and fluconazole as a positive control for fungi. The agar dilution method determined the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of crude extract. The phytochemical analysis was conducted to determine the secondary metabolites. The antimicrobial activities show that methanol extract of Leptadenia hastate was only sensitive against Bacillus cereus and Candida albicans out of five organisms tested, while aqueous extract does not show activity against any organism...
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