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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
01 Jan 1956-
About: The article was published on 1956-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5524 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Glossary.
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TL;DR: The galls of Quercus infectoria (Fagaceae), a commonly available plant in Iran, were studied pharmacologically and exhibited a moderate antitremorine activity, suggesting a possible interference in motor coordination.
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TL;DR: A comparative study of the essential oils prepared from the fresh leaves of plants collected from St Catherine, Sinai (sample I), and from Giza (sample II) was carried out as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A comparative study of the essential oils prepared from the fresh leaves of plants collected from St Catherine, Sinai (sample I), and from Giza (sample II) was carried out The yields were 014 and 040% respectively
Analysis of the oils by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) led to the identification of 43 components in sample I These components represented 82% of the total composition of the oil Verbenone (123%), camphor (113%), bornyl acetate (76%) and limonene (71%) were the major constituents Thirty-seven components, which represented about 86% of the total composition of the oil, were identified in sample II Camphor (149%), α-pinene (93%), and 1,8-cineole (90%) were the main constituents
Sample II showed a good antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium intracellularae
Preliminary screening against the earthworms Allolobophora caliginosa showed that both oils have a marked vermicidal activity
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TL;DR: Proteus vulgaris and Micrococcus luteus were the most susceptible bacteria while Bacillus subtilis was more resistant bacterium to the hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of neem, and the study recommended for the isolation and separation of bioactive compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity.
Abstract: Azadirachta indica A. Juss (syn. Melia azadirachta) is well known in India and popularly known as Indian neem. To evaluate antibacterial potential, the agar well diffusion assay was used against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Penicillin and Dimethyl sulfoxide were used as positive and negative controls, respectively. Methanol extract showed the highest and chloroform extract showed moderate to good antibacterial activity. Proteus vulgaris and Micrococcus luteus were the most susceptible bacteria while Bacillus subtilis was more resistant bacterium to the hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of neem. The study recommended for the isolation and separation of bioactive compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity.
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...Oil from the leaves, seeds and bark possesses a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity action against Gram-negative and Gram-positive microorganisms, including M. tuberculosis and Streptomycin resistant strains (Chopra et al., 1956)....
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...tuberculosis and Streptomycin resistant strains (Chopra et al., 1956)....
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TL;DR: Pretreatment with Balessan extract provided a complete protection of gastric mucosa through supporting both the offensive and defensive factors and showed a large margin of safety without any apparent adverse effects in rats.
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TL;DR: This comprehensive review provides information on the potentiality of bergenin and its derivatives for therapeutic usages in herbal and Ayurvedic formulations until 2013.
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