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The current practice of medicine indebted much to the knowledge and achievements of the past. It is really surprising that far back Greco-Arab physicians were aware of the various diseases and scientifically mentioned them. Most of the knowledge is still in practice. Modern days practice relies on the fundamentals proposed by them. In the classical text of Unani Medicine, headache is described in detail. The Shaqeeqa (a migraine) is described nearly in all classical text of Unani medicine as a disease entity includes definition, etiopathology, clinical feature, and...
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The objective of this review is to update and assess the chemistry, composition, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, nutritional value and toxicology of garlic. The medicinal properties of garlic include immune functions, antibacterial activities, antifungal activities, antivirus activities, de-toxification, anti-oxidant agent, prevent platelet aggregation, reduction in blood pressure, lowering of cholesterol and triglyceride, prevention of arteriosclerosis, antithrombotic, anticancer effects. The scientific research shows that the wide variety of dietary and medicinal functions of garlic can be attributed to the sulfur compounds present in or produced from garlic. Chemical analysis of garlic cloves has revealed a concentration of sulfur-containing compounds (1-3%). Although garlic produces a large number of sulfide compounds from a few sulfur-containing amino acids, their functions are different from one another like allicin, diallyl, mono, di, tri, tetra, hexa and hepta sulfides, vinyldithiins and ajoenes., Allyl, propyl disulfide and other organic sulfide or sulfur compounds diallyl disulfide, allinase, alliin(S-allyl cysteine...
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Coccinia grandis Linn. Voigt, also known as Coccinia indica belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is extensively used in traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy, jaundice, asthma, bronchitis, skin eruptions, burns, tongue sores, earache, indigestion, eye infections, nausea, insect bites, and fever. Phytochemical studies reveal the presence of phenols, tannins, saponins, terpenoids, flavonoids, arabinose, xylose, mannose, galactose, glucose and rhamnose. Studies on the plant extract particularly the leaf extract shows that it possesses antihyperglycemic, xanthine oxidase inhibitory, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic, antioxidant, antihyperlipidemic, antimicrobial, anti-hepatotoxic and anti-insecticidal activities. Among these, the plant’s activity against diabetes has been extensively investigated. Current studies on its antioxidant activity reveal its potential in cancer therapy. The plant leaf extract also shows significant activity chemoprotective effect against cyclophosphamide, commonly used in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. A review of the various studies on the plant is provided to understand its medicinal...
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic immuno-inflammatory systemic disease, affecting 1-2% population worldwide. The disease is very common among women rather men. Mostly the victims of this disease belong to the age group 45 onwards, while juvenile cases are also reported. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is still a question. Reactive oxygen species have been implicated as mediators of tissue damage in arthritic patients. Various herbal plant preparations are reported to scavenge free radicals and improve different human diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, etc. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Nyctanthes arbortristis towards disturbed antioxidant status in inflamed tissue. Nyctanthes arbortristis has been known for medicinal uses such as anti-helmenthic, anti-bacterial activity, etc. Water-soluble ethanolic extract of Nyctanthes seed (NSE) and leaf (NLE) was administered orally to adjuvant-induced arthritic mice (AIA) at the dose of 23.72 mg/kg body weight for 47 days. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic anti-oxidants were assessed on day 2, 14 and 47. On the one hand, daily administration of NLE significantly...
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Introduction: Obesity is associated with DM Type-II. The major basis for the association between these two is the ability of obesity to engender insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a fundamental aspect of etiology of DM Type-II. Different factors increase insulin resistance, but FFA is the most common factor to increase insulin resistance. Aims and Objectives: Most of the obese person (80%) is DM Type-II, but all obese are not diabetic, why? To study the FFA level in obese without DM Type-II verses obese with DM Type-II subjects. Materials and Methods: Subjects were taken from OPD & IPD, Department of Medicine, SRMS, IMS Bareilly (U.P.) India, of both sexes, coming from reasonable distances around Bareilly city. They were from the lower and middle class of rural area having moderate physical activities, with vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian dietary habits and were obese as per new Asian BMI guidelines and have symptoms of diabetes. Subjects were not on any drug treatment before taken blood sample. Serum FFA level estimated by ELISA...
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