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The antihelmintic activity of Causonis trifolia (Family: Vitaceae), Alstonia scholaris (Family: Apocynaceae), Trewia nudiflora (Family: Euphorbiaceae), Echinochloa crus-galli (Family: Poaceae), Cynodon dactylon (Family: Poaceae), Clerodendrum viscosum (Family: Lamiaceae) sometimes Verbenaceae, Aegle marmelos (Family: Rutaceae), Mentha australis (Australian mint) (Family: Lamiaceae) was studied against adult earthworms (Pheretima posthuma). The extract showed anthelmintic activity at the doses of 25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, and 100 mg/ml, although the reference standard used was albendazole (10 mg/ml). But the 100 mg/ml had the higher strong anthelmintic effect. Causonis trifolia, Alstonia scholaris, Trewia nudiflora, Echinochloa crus-galli, Cynodon dactylon, Clerodendrum viscosum, Aegle marmelos, and Australian mint caused paralysis and death of the earthworms at this concentration in about 88 min and 229min, 423min and 461min, 247min and 319min, 468min and 540 min, 440 min and 520 min, 61 min and 215 min, 270 min and 346 min, 328 min and 366 min, respectively. However, the extract of Clerodendrum viscosum at 100 mg/ml induced paralysis and death at about 61 min and 215 min,...
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Cutaneous wound healing is a complex biological process involving inflammation, tissue repair, and remodeling. Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), a medicinal plant long valued in traditional systems, contains diverse phytochemicals such as glycyrrhizin, flavonoids, saponins, and coumarins that exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and tissue-protective properties. While these actions are well documented in pharmacological studies, their dynamic influence in homoeopathic potencies remains underexplored. According to the homoeopathic approach, medicines act on the vital force to stimulate the organism’s inherent reparative capacity rather than suppressing symptoms. Evaluating Glycyrrhiza glabra in this context provides insight into how its phytochemicals when potentised, can modulate excessive inflammation, enhance microcirculation, and promote orderly granulation and epithelialization. The role of Glycyrrhiza glabra in wound healing thus extends beyond material pharmacology to dynamic regulation of the healing response, consistent with Hahnemann’s principles in the Organon of Medicine. This study is necessary to establish scientific evidence for the homoeopathic application of Glycyrrhiza glabra in cutaneous wounds, bridging traditional knowledge with modern biological evaluation. By demonstrating its capacity to harmonize immune...
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Saccharum spontaneum L., commonly known as Kasa and belonging to the Poaceae family, is a perennial grass native to tropical Asia with extensive traditional medicinal uses. It addresses various ailments such as burning sensations, obesity, dyspepsia, mental illness, urinary tract infections, and reproductive and respiratory issues. In Ayurveda, it functions as an astringent, emollient, diuretic, purgative, tonic, and aphrodisiac. The Siddha system also utilizes Kasa for mental disorders, abdominal issues, dyspnoea, anaemia, and obesity. Phytochemical studies demonstrate its richness in quinones, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, carbohydrates, proteins, coumarin, phenols, steroids, terpenoids, and glycosides. This review details the plant’s chemical composition, safety, traditional applications, and pharmacological effects. Modern pharmacological research validates these claims, notably its anti-urolithiatic activity, diuretic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and CNS modulatory effects observed in various studies. The review highlights the comprehensive evidence supporting Kasa’s use in managing renal calculi and inflammatory conditions, advocating for further clinical studies to explore its potential in standardized phytopharmaceutical...
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Grevillea robusta A. Cunn., an evergreen tree of the Proteaceae family, is valued for its timber, ornamental use, and rich phytochemical composition. Various plant parts-leaves, bark, flowers, and seeds contain flavonoids, tannins, saponins, phenolic acids, and novel compounds like graviquinone, contributing to diverse pharmacological activities. Studies demonstrate hepatoprotective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-diabetic, and photocatalytic potentials. Leaf extracts protect against chemically induced liver damage, reduce oxidative stress, inhibit pathogenic bacteria, and improve lipid profiles in hypercholesterolemic models. Nanoparticle synthesis using G. robusta extracts shows eco-friendly applications in pollutant degradation. The bioactivity is largely attributed to polyphenols, flavonoids, and saponins, supporting traditional ethnomedicinal uses. These findings highlight G. robusta as a promising source of natural therapeutics and environmentally sustainable bioproducts. Further studies on molecular mechanisms, bioavailability, and clinical validation are recommended to harness its full medicinal...
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Nowadays, intensive use of several forms of synthetic antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has resulted dramatically in emergence of resistant pathogenic microorganisms, often due to indiscriminate use of these substances. The present study was carried to evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal activities of different concentrations of methanol extracts of Rhodomenia palmata and Sargassum swartzii collected from Manappad, the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. The methanol extracts of selected two marine macro algae were screened against Bacillus subtilis, B. pumilus, Micrococcus luteus, Staphyloccous aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella enterica, Vibrio chloerae and five yeast viz., Candida albicans, C. glabarata, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, C. guilliermondii, Merozyma gulliermondii and Candida lusitaniae and nine mould fungi namely Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus and A. clavatus four dermatophytes viz., Trichophyton rubrum and T. mentagrophytes strains. The antimicrobial activity was determined the extent of inhibitory zones using disc diffusion method, Minimum inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Minimum Bactericidal Concentration...
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