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Barleria cristata, a member of the Acanthaceae family, is a widely distributed perennial shrub indigenous to India. Renowned for its significance in Ayurvedic medicine, this plant is used for its diverse biological and pharmacological properties. The genus Barleria is commonly utilized to treat various ailments such as boils, bee and snake bites, asthma, leprosy, cough, jaundice, and toothaches. Phytochemical screenings of different extracts have identified the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, phytosterols, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, anthraquinones, and saponins. This review aims to provide a comprehensive scientific overview of Barleria cristata, focusing on its geographical and botanical characteristics and pharmacological activities. The ethnomedicinal applications of this plant include treatments for respiratory diseases like asthma, cough, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. Additionally, Barleria cristata has been noted for its ornamental value due to its vibrant flowers. It also plays a role in soil stabilization and erosion control. Pharmacological studies have demonstrated Barleria cristata’s anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, wound-healing, and...
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Black cumin (Nigella sativa L., family: Ranunculaceae) is an annual herb known for its extensive medicinal properties, in addition to its commercial significance as a spice-producing plant. The seeds of black cumin are widely used in traditional herbal medicine across the globe for the treatment and prevention of various diseases. They contain a variety of medicinally important chemical compounds, including thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, thymol, carvacrol, nigellidine and α-hederin. Black cumin exhibits numerous therapeutic effects, such as diuretic, antiurolithic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, gastrointestinal disease relief, asthma management, antihistamine, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, antifungal, hair health, fertility enhancement, antibacterial, and bronchitis...
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Plants serve human as a primary source of food, shelter, and medicine. So, understanding the plants uses in treating diseases is very important for leading a healthier life. Helminthes infection are usually found in community and are well recognized as cause of much acute and chronic illness among the individual as well as cattle’s. For evaluating that we select the Pherithema posthuma a Helminthes is frequently known as earth-worms. For that we evaluated the anthelmintic activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of leaves of Euphorbia hirta linn. (euphorbiaceae) using different concentration of above solvent extract we evaluated the Time of paralysis (P) and Time of death (D) of the worms. The main active constituent responsible for showing the anthelmintic efficacy in the Euphorbia hirta plant is believed that Quercetin, a flavonoid. This plant contains several bioactive compounds, butquercetin has been widely studied for its broad-spectrum biological activities including anthelmintic activity. Albendazole (Std) was used as standard. Anthelmintic drug and Dis. H2O was used as a control. The result of...
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This study investigates the antioxidant properties and chemical composition of Linum usitatissimum L. (flaxseed) extract using High Resolution-Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HR-LCMS) analysis. The primary objective is to identify the bioactive compounds responsible for the antioxidant activity and evaluate the efficacy of flaxseed extracts prepared with different solvents, including methanol, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, petroleum ether, and ethyl acetate. Methodologically, the study employs various antioxidant assays such as DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, and total Antioxidant Activity (TAA), in conjunction with HR-LCMS analysis for comprehensive chemical profiling. Key findings reveal that methanolic and ethanolic extracts exhibit the highest antioxidant activities, with significant amounts of phenolic and flavonoid compounds identified. The HR-LCMS analysis further elucidates the presence of metabolites such as adenosine, abscisic acid glucose ester, and kaempferol 7-O-glucoside, which contribute to the observed bioactivity. The study concludes that flaxseed extracts, particularly those obtained with methanol and ethanol, possess substantial antioxidant potential, underscoring their potential application in nutraceuticals and functional...
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The aim of this study is to prepare and formulate an herbal shampoo and evaluate its physiochemical properties for safety and efficacy which contain safe natural ingredients. Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removals of dirt, oils, skin particles, environmental pollutants and other foreign particle which build up in hair. The shampoo is enriched with herbal extract without any synthetic additives. The herbal extract used in formulations are Punica grantum (pomegranate), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Sapindus mukorossi (ritha), Datura metal (datura), Pisidium guajira (guava), Azadinachta indica (neem), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (shoe black plant), Citrus sinensis (orange), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Allium sativum (garlic), Allium cepa (onion), Cuminum cyminum (jeera). Herbal shampoo was prepared by simple mixing process. The herbal shampoo was tested for physicochemical properties. Some of methods are visual inspection, pH determination, solubility check, cleansing action, determination of percentage solid content, viscosity evaluation, dirt dispersion, foaming ability detergency ability and stability...
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