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Aristolochia bracteolate is a small, glabrous shrub occurring in India. It belongs to the family Aristolochiaceae. The whole plant is used in various ailments like abortifacient, alterative, anthelmintic, antiperiodic, emmenagogue and purgative. The stem and root are having aristolochia acid (Alkaloid). The leaves and roots are used to rid the body of Guinea worm (a parasitic infection caused by a nematode). In present study was macroscopical, microscopy, physiochemical parameters (extractive values, crude fiber content, ash values, foreign organic matter), fluorescent analysis, plant cell inclusions reported. The ethanolic plant extraction was carried out by using a soxhlet apparatus. The extract was screened for phytochemical properties by using a color reaction...
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In a few decades, there has been exponential growing in the field of herbal medicines. Most of the traditional system of medicine is effective, but they lack standardization. So, there is a need to develop a standardization technique. Standardization of herbal formulation is essential to assess the quality, purity, safety, and efficacy of the drug based on the concentration of their principles. This articles reports on standardization of Triphala churna. Polyherbal ayurvedic medicines used to treat constipation, gastric disorder. The present research study deal with the comparative Standardization of two reputed marketed Triphala churna formulation, from Patanjali, Shree Ayurveda and laboratory made churna. The standardization of this formulation, organoleptic characteristics, physical properties such as moisture content (LOD), ash value, extractive values, crude fiber content was carried out. The heavy metal content, tannin test, and alkaloid test study also carried out to ascertain the quality, purity, and safety of these herbal...
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As per the appeal issued by World Health Organization (WHO) “save plants to save lives,” there is the need for a global movement for the conservation of medicinal plants and the revitalization of the native health traditions of local communities. Such health traditions based on medicinal plants are the result of centuries of observation, selection, and experimentation. They thus constitute an accumulated pool of medical wisdom, based on the dictum “an ounce of practice is worth tons of theory.” Unfortunately, such invaluable knowledge and experience are increasingly coming under the category of ‘dying wisdom.’ Throughout human history people have relied on natural products and plants, in particular, to promote and maintain good health and to fight sickness, pain, and disease. The past 200 years have witnessed not only an acceleration in the rate of extinction of plant and animal species but also the erosion of traditional knowledge related to the medicinal properties and uses of the plant and other natural products. India also had a rich tradition for primary...
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Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga are traditionally and scientifically reported for the treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, bronchial congestion and allergic reactions in the respiratory tract. As part of a continuing effort aimed at the development of efficacious antiallergic and antiasthmatic herbal formulation for the treatment of asthma and related respiratory diseases. We have formulated antiasthmatic herbal capsules (AHF) using Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga extracts. The protective effect of the antiasthmatic herbal formulation (AHF) containing extracts of Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale, and Alpinia galanga were studied on Milk-induced Leukocytosis and Eosinophilia in mice and also compared with the available marketed formulation. Subcutaneous injection of milk in a dose of 4ml/kg produced significant increase p<0.05, p<0.01 in leukocytes count after 24 h of its administration. Mice pretreated with MKTD at a dose of 248.5 mg/kg, p.o. exhibited inhibition p<0.01 and AHF at the dose of 62.5, 125, 250 mg/kg, p.o. exhibited inhibition p<0.01 of milk-induced leukocytosis. Subcutaneous injection of milk at a dose...
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Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. is a scrambling deciduous shrub. Its leaves are used as Ayurvedic herbal medicine, and its flowers are used to adorn the coiffure of women. The plant is bitter, astringent, acrid, thermogenic, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, anodyne, depurative, emmenagogue, emollient, diuretic, anthelmintic, deobstruent, dentifrice, suppurative tonic. Since, the literature has restricted Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. with agricultural and botanical limits, efforts were undertaken to unmask the extremely useful yet hidden therapeutic potential of the plant. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis revealed the major presence of flavonoids, carbohydrates, alkaloids, glycosides and few other constituents. Pharmacological study of four extracts (n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and ethanolic extracts) on the flowers of Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. was prepared and screened for its anthelmintic activity using indian adult earthworms (Pheretima posthuma). Ethanolic extract was found to be more potent and effective out of the four...
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