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Two extensively researched medicinal plants having important ethnopharmacological significance in traditional medical systems like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine are Alstonia scholaris and Vitex negundo. Because of its high concentration of alkaloids, flavonoids, and triterpenes, Alstonia, and especially Alstonia scholaris, is well-known for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antimalarial qualities. Comparably, Vitex negundo, sometimes referred to as the five-leaved chaste tree, offers a variety of medicinal properties, such as hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant actions. Bioactive substances like flavonoids, iridoid glycosides, and essential oils are mostly responsible for these effects. This abstract highlights the potential for Alstonia scholaris and Vitex negundo to be developed into new medicinal medicines by reviewing their phytochemical profiles and pharmacological...
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Sore throat is acute inflammation of the pharynx and/or palatine tonsils, usually caused by an infection (viral or bacterial) and which frequently leads to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. In the context of antimicrobial resistance, herbal medicines, which contain multiple bioactive compounds, may offer alternatives. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolerability of a Cymbopogon giganteus Chiov (Poaceae) essential-oil oropharyngeal spray previously characterized for in-vitro and in-vivo antimicrobial activity. A single-arm phase 2 clinical trial was conducted at the Suru-Léré University Hospital Center, on adult aged 18 to 65 years with physician-diagnosed uncomplicated sore throat. Participants received the oropharyngeal spray for 7 days on an outpatient basis. Clinical efficacy was assessed using the main specific clinical signs observed on days 3 and 7 with a pre-established score. A total of 39 patients were enrolled. Rapid and substantial symptom reduction was observed by day 3 and maintained on day 7, yielding a final clinical success rate of 94.4%. Adverse events were limited to mild, transient...
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Background: The present study was carried out to evaluate the wound healing potential of seed extracts of Lagenaria siceraria in two different types of wound models in albino rat viz., incision and excision. The plant has been used traditionally for its cardio protective, cardio tonic, general tonic, aphrodisiac and acts as alternate purgative, diuretic. It all so cures pain, ulcers, fever, and used for pectoral cough, asthma and other bronchial disorders. The plant has been studied for their various pharmacological activities like antioxidant, cardioprotective, diuretic, hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory activity. Methodology and Results: In the present investigation we have screened the ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and pet. ether extracts of the seeds of the plant. The plant contains various phytochemical constituents like saponin, triterpenoid, flavones, vitamin B and source of ascorbic acid in fruits. The result data compare with the 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....
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Dracaena sanderiana, commonly known as lucky bamboo, is an ornamental plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, with potential medicinal properties that have been acknowledged in traditional medicine. The fresh as well as dried powdered specimens of roots were subjected to basic pharmacognostic examinations like morphological, and histological evaluations, qualitative phytochemical investigations, physicochemical evaluations including moisture content determination, ash values and extractive values to unveil the pharmacognostic characteristics this ornamental plant with ethnomedical properties. Macroscopy and Microscopy of the roots plant of Dracaena sanderiana was studied and various features were identified. In the present study, the phytochemical screening of ethanolic root extract of Dracaena sanderiana showed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, saponin, steroids and triterpenoids, glycosides, flavonoids and showed the absence of tannins and alkaloids. Concluding with the evaluation of antibacterial activity of ethanolic root extract of Dracaena sanderiana, it is evident that further research is needed to fully understand its potential in combating bacterial infections. The findings suggest a negative activity, yet additional studies are needed to...
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Trachyspermum ammi (L), often known as “Ajwain,” is a herbal remedy that has been used in the Unani school of medicine for millennia to treat a variety of diseases. It belongs to the Apiaceae family. The plant is around 90 cm tall. Its fruit is utilized as a spice around the world. Its fruit is utilized as a spice around the world. The fruit’s morphological traits include two mericarps with bifid stylopods and five light-colored ridges. It is ovoid, has a sharp flavor, an aromatic odor, and is greyish-brown in appearance. It measures 2 meters in length and 1 millimeter in width. The temperature of the Unani text states that the fruit is hot and dry thirty. The majority of Ajwain’s components each have unique pharmacological effects. One highly helpful ingredient found in Ajwain seed oil is called turbulence. Ajwain demonstrates a variety of properties, including hepatoprotective, antihypertensive, antispasmodic, antiflatulent, antihelminthic, antiplatelet, bronchodilation, antiulcer, antitussive, analgesic, and others. Additional research indicates the existence of a variety of phytochemical constituents,...
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