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Lippia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Verbenaceae family. It contains about 220 species with diverse ethnopharmacological applications. Myriad of biologically active phytoconstituents abound in Lippia. The essential oil chemotypes found in Lippia species included myrcenone rich-type, carvone rich-type, piperitenone rich-type, ipsenone rich-type, linalool rich-type, citral rich-type, carvacrol rich-type, thymol rich-type and lippiol rich-type. Other constituents apart from essential oils isolated and chemically characterized were highlighted. β-caryophyllene and iridoid glycosides were notable as chemotaxonomic marker compounds which were common to many of Lippia...
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Butea monosperma (Family: Fabaceae). This is a moderate sized deciduous tree which is widely distributed throughout India, Burma and Ceylon, popularly known as ‘dhak’ or ‘palas,’ commonly known as ‘Flame of the forest’. The family Fabaceae compromises of 630 genera and 18,000 species. It finds use both medicinally and commercially with each part of the plant having utility. This plant species has been found to display a wide variety of biological activities. The plant is traditionally reported to possess astringent, bitter, alternative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, antibacterial and anti-asthmatic properties. Bark yield red juice known as ‘Butea gum’ or ‘Bengal kino’. It’s reported pharmacological properties include anthelmintic, anti-conceptive, anticonvulsive, antidiabetic, antidiarrhoeal, antiestrogenic and antifertility, antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, antistress, chemopreventive, haemagglutinating, hepatoprotective, radical scavenging, thyroid inhibitory, antiperoxidative and hypoglycemic effects and wound healing activities. It is a powerful astringent and is given in many forms of chronic diarrhoea. Seeds have anthelmintic property, especially for roundworms and tapeworms. Flowers yield a brilliant yellow coloring matter due to the presence of chalcones. Such herbal...
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Four commercial normal hair shampoos produced by four famous Iranian companies were chosen for evaluating their characteristics based on scientifically measurable properties and were compared with our new developed formulation. Selection of the evaluation parameters of shampoo is a challenging test, because of the multitude of both subjective and instrumental test methodologies available for this purpose. The following characteristics were tested: physical appearance/visual inspection evaluation, stability, pH, foam quality, ability to reduce the surface tension, ash value, wetting agent and viscosity. The results of tests given much information about quality and characteristics and sensorial attributes related with famous Iranian market shampoos, so that they fit the demands and the needs of Iranian consumers. Also, a newly developed formulation for normal hair shampoo was introduced with high foaming, good wetting ability, detergency power and so...
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The present study was investigated to determine the possible phytochemical components from the solvents such as hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanolic extract of Justicia tranquebariensis. Among the phytochemical screening of these extracts, ethyl acetate extract showed that the whole plant was rich in carbohydrate, tannin, flavonoids, quinones, cardiac glycosides, phenols, steroids, and coumarins. Further, the study was extended by analyzing the antioxidant potential using DPPH method. Among all the extracts ethyl acetate and ethanolic extract showed better antioxidant activity at the concentration of 75 µg/ml when compared to hexane...
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Dalbergia latifolia commonly known as bilayatti shisham (Fabaceae) is a medicinal plant. The dry bark is brown colored astringent characters. Traditionally various species are reported to be used as aphrodisiac, abortifacient, expectorant, anthelmintic, antipyretic, appetizer, allays thirst, vomiting, burning sensation, cure skin diseases, ulcers Ayurvedic practice, bark is used as leucoderma, leprosy edema and bladder disorder. The bark minerals, acids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, have characteristic smell astringent taste. This study deals with the pharmacognostical evaluation of the dried bark of Dalbergia latifolia which includes macro and microscopic studies, determination of...
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