Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction

Medicinal plants of India with anti-diabetic potential.

DPPH antioxidant assay revisited

https://cyberleninka.org/article/n/1146770.pdf

Effect of extraction solvent on total phenol content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of Limnophila aromatica

Traditional Medicines derived from medicinal plants are used by about 60% of the world's population. This review focuses on Indian Herbal drugs and plants used in the treatment of diabetes, especially in India. Diabetes is an important human ailment afflicting many from various walks of life in different countries. In India it is proving to be a major health problem, especially in the urban areas. Though there are various approaches to reduce the ill effects of diabetes and its secondary complications, herbal formulations are preferred due to lesser side effects and low cost. A list of medicinal plants with proven antidiabetic and related beneficial effects and of herbal drugs used in treatment of diabetes is compiled. These include, Allium sativum, Eugenia jambolana, Momordica charantia Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus amarus, Pterocarpus marsupium, Tinospora cordifolia, Trigonella foenum graecum and Withania somnifera. One of the etiologic factors implicated in the development of diabetes and its complications is the damage induced by free radicals and hence an antidiabetic compound with antioxidant properties would be more beneficial. Therefore information on antioxidant effects of these medicinal plants is also included.

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Indian Herbs and Herbal Drugs Used for the Treatment of Diabetes

Ethnopharmacological approaches to wound healing--exploring medicinal plants of India.

Antioxidant approach to disease management and the role of ‘Rasayana’ herbs of Ayurveda

Desmodium gangeticum is herbal species which is widely used in the indigenous system of medicine and is reported to contain flavone and isoflavanoid glycosides. In view of its wide use and it's chemical composition, this study was aimed at examining the antioxidant activity of the extract of D. gangeticum. The extract was studied for diphenyl picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide, ferryl-bipyridyl and hypochlorous acid scavenging activity along with lipid peroxidation. Nitric oxide was generated using sodium nitroprusside and was studied using Griess reagent. In order to study the iron chelating capacity of the extract, the percentage ferryl-bipyridyl inhibition was studied. Hypochlorous acid scavenging activity was tested by measuring the inhibition of 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid oxidation. The extract was also studied for lipid peroxidation assay by thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) method using rat brain homogenate. The results indicate that D. gangeticum extract has potent antioxidant activity.

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Palpu Pushpangadan

Papers

Ethnopharmacological approaches to wound healing--exploring medicinal plants of India.

Antioxidant approach to disease management and the role of ‘Rasayana’ herbs of Ayurveda

Studies on the antioxidant activities of Desmodium gangeticum.

Hepatoprotective effects of rubiadin, a major constituent of Rubia cordifolia Linn.

Effects of Artemisia pallens wall. on blood glucose levels in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats