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Two indigenous plants Clerodendrum colebrookianum walp and Centella asiatica Linn. were selected to determine its cardioprotective activity on male Wister albino rats. Empirical research was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective activity of the leaves of both with special reference to its putative protective role. Aqueous methanolic extracts of both the plants were prepared by continuous hot percolation method. Male albino rats of Wistar strain (250-300 g) were used for the study. Animals were divided into 10 groups of six animals each. Both pretreatment and post-treatment study was done for 16 days at two different doses of 300 mg/kg body weight and 700 mg/kg body weight, respectively. Carbon tetrachloride was used as a cardiotoxic agent. The in-vivo biological studies on serum and tissues of male Wister rats at the doses of 300 mg and 700 mg/kg body weight respectively was carried out taking silymarin as standard. The methanolic extract of both improved the cholesterol level along with significant improvement of SGPT (Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase), SGOT (Serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase),...
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the wound healing potential of ethanolic flowers extract of Bauhinia acuminata in two different types of wound models in Albino rat viz., incision and excision, and compare the effects with standard drug povidine iodine ointment. The ethanolic extract at a dose of (250 mg/kg) possesses a significant increase in wound contraction and formation of scar in an excision wound model. The extract showed a significant increase in the breaking strength of resutured incision wound as compared to the control group (p<0.05). The result of the present study indicates that ethanolic flowers extract of B. acuminata posses significant wound healing in excision and incision wound model. The presence of phytoconstituents like flavonoids, saponins, phenols either individually or combined may exhibit the synergistic effect towards the healing of...
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Environmental pollutants apart from other factors like habitat loss and interventions of invasive species, is regarded as a likely cause towards a worldwide decline in amphibian population. The present study attempts to elucidate the toxicity of commercially formulated malathion (MAT) by investigating biochemical aspects in Dattaphrynus melanostictus tadpoles. Three sublethal concentrations of MAT (1.0, 1.8, and 2.5 mg/l) were considered to which the tadpoles (Gosner stage 27) were exposed for five days. The outcome of the present investigation revealed a significant decline (P<0.05) in activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase while suggesting a significant elevation in lipid peroxidation. The inhibition acetylcholinesterase activity confirmed MAT as anticholinesterase product. The overall outcome of the present investigation suggests the toxic potentials of MAT; which could have possibly resulted in compromised antioxidant status and neurobiochemical makeup of the exposed tadpoles. Thus, based on the results obtained, it could be ascertained that the commercial grade MAT may pose a potential threat to the tadpoles of D. melanostictus under the selected sublethal concentrations. The...
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Introduction: The objective of the present work was to study the antidiabetic effect of ethanolic extract of Murraya koenigii stem bark (EEMK) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar albino rats weighing between 150-250 g were used for this study. The rats were divided into five groups (n=6). Group, I served as the diabetic control, group II served as diabetic control, groups III, IV served as test groups, and group V served as a standard group. The diabetes was induced by a single dose of alloxan (140 mg/kg, i.p.) in all the groups except normal control group. Then the rats of respective groups were treated with normal saline, EEMK (125 mg/kg and 250 mg/kg) and metformin (50 mg/kg) for 11 days. Blood glucose estimation was performed on 0, 1, and 11 days. At the end of this study period, animals were sacrificed for studying biochemical parameters. Results: Alloxan-induced diabetic rats showed marked hyperglycemia at the end of the study period. Body weight and liver glycogen levels were...
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A study on nutritional and microbial analysis of Kunapajala with different storage interval was conducted in the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry and Department of Plant Pathology, UBKV, Coochbehar – 736165, West Bengal during March 2019. The motive of this work was to estimate the physicochemical properties, macro, and micronutrient content, and various microbial load of Kunapajala with a different storage time interval. Kunapajala was rich in N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Zn, Cu & Mn and it had a significant beneficial microbial load of Fungi, Actinomycetes, Pseudomonas, solubilising phosphorus bacteria (PSB), Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Rhizobium and Trichoderma. Nutrient content and microbial population change significantly with time in Kunapajala. So, continuous foliar and soil application of Kunapajala from the beginning and up to 40 days after preparation was beneficial to get maximum utilization. It is recommended that Kunapajala can be used as an alternative against chemical fertilizers and pesticides to develop organic...
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