Inhibitory effect of some herbal extracts on adherence of Streptococcus mutans.

ent-Labdane glycosides from the aquatic plant Potamogeton lucens and analytical evaluation of the lipophilic extract constituents of various Potamogeton species.

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Antimicrobial activity of Thai traditional medicinal plants extract incorporated alginate-tapioca starch based edible films against food related bacteria including foodborne pathogens

An annotated synopsis of prominent Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs) from the Deccan ecoregion of India viz., Aegle marmelos, Andrographis paniculata, Argyreia nervosa, Aristolochia indica, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri, Bixa orellana, Boswellia serrata, Butea monosperma, B. superba, Centella asiatica, Celastrus paniculatus, Chlorophytum arundinaceum, C. tuberosum, Commiphora wightii, Costus speciosus, Curcuma pseudomontana, Cycas circinalis, Decalepis hamiltonii, Drosera burmanii, D. indica, Embelia ribes, Entada pursaetha, Fagonia cretica, Gardenia gummifera, Gloriosa superba, Gymnema sylvestre, Ocimum sanctum, Oroxylum indicum, Piper longum, P. nigrum, Plumbago rosea, Pterocarpus marsupium, P. santalinus, Pueraria tuberosa, Rauvolfia serpentina, R. tetraphylla, Santalum album, Saraca asoka, Schleichera oleosa, Sterculia urens, Strychnos nux-vomica, S. potatorum, Terminalia arjuna, T. chebula, T. pallida, Tinospora cordifolia, Urginea nagarjunae, Vanda tessellate, Vitex trifolia, V. negundo, Withania somnifera, and Zanthoxylum alatum, ethnopharmacological utilization and conservation are presented in this paper together with the issues and challenges to achieve this goal. Ex situ conservation and cultivation of selected Redlisted plants of the Deccan ecoregion was initiated in 2000 at the University of Hyderabad and are being maintained in a field gene bank and seed bank. A special feature of the medicinal flora in the Deccan ecoregion is the preponderance of plants that provide raw material for addressing a wide range of medical disorders and pharmaceutical requirements.

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Medicinal Plants from Deccan Ecoregion, India: Traditional Knowledge, Ethnopharmacology, Cultivation, Utilization, Conservation and Biotechnology - Opportunities and Impediments

Liver diseases are among the most serious ailment and can be classified as acute or chronic hepatitis (inflammatory liver disease), hepatosis (non inflammatory diseases) and cirrhosis (degeneration disorders resulting in fibrosis of the liver). Beside expensive and ineffectual modern therapeutic agents like steroids and chemotherapy, south east Asian countries like India and China have an edge in treating hepatic disorders by means of their native botanicals. No doubt, the botanicals need to follow proper standardization and quality control modus operandi before their therapeutic usage in human ailments but the applicability in this regard has shown exceptional success. This review is focused on important botanicals standardized for chemical markers, which have shown promising results as hepatoptotective agents.

D.R. Taylor

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