Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants

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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants

01 Jan 1956-

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Effect of Centella asiatica on cognition and oxidative stress in an intracerebroventricular streptozotocin model of Alzheimer's disease in rats.

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M.H Veerendra Kumar¹, Y.K Gupta¹•Institutions (1)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences¹

01 May 2003-Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

TL;DR: Centella asiatica, an Indian medicinal plant, has been described as possessing central nervous system activity, such as improving intelligence, and it is demonstrated that it has cognitive‐enhancing and anti‐oxidant properties in normal rats.

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Abstract: Summary 1. Centella asiatica, an Indian medicinal plant, has been described as possessing central nervous system activity, such as improving intelligence. In addition, we have demonstrated that C. asiatica has cognitive-enhancing and anti-oxidant properties in normal rats. Oxidative stress or an impaired endogenous anti-oxidant mechanism is an important factor that has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive deficits seen in the elderly. 2. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) streptozotocin (STZ) in rats has been likened to sporadic AD in humans and the cognitive impairment is associated with free radical generation in this model. Therefore, in the present study, the effect of an aqueous extract of C. asiatica (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg for 21 days) was evaluated in i.c.v. STZ-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in rats. 3. Male Wistar rats were injected with STZ (3 mg/kg, i.c.v.) bilaterally on the days 1 and 3. Cognitive behaviour was assessed using passive avoidance and elevated plus-maze paradigms on the days 13, 14 and 21. Rats were killed on the day 21 for estimation of oxidative stress parameters (malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione, superoxide dismutase and catalase) in the whole brain upon completion of the behavioural task. 4. Rats treated with C. asiatica showed a dose-dependent increase in cognitive behaviour in both paradigms. A significant decrease in MDA and an increase in glutathione and catalase levels were observed only in rats treated with 200 and 300 mg/kg C. asiatica. 5. The present findings indicate that an aqueous extract of C. asiatica is effective in preventing the cognitive deficits, as well as the oxidative stress, caused by i.c.v. STZ in rats.

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Effect of different extracts of Centella asiatica on cognition and markers of oxidative stress in rats

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M.H Veerendra Kumar¹, Y.K Gupta¹•Institutions (1)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences¹

01 Feb 2002-Journal of Ethnopharmacology

TL;DR: The present findings indicate that the aqueous extract of C. asiatica has cognitive enhancing effect and an antioxidant mechanism is involved.

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...asiatica mentioned as ‘Medhya Rasayana’ in Ayurvedic texts of the Indian system of medicine has been described to counteract the effect of mental stress by tranquilizing the users and improving their memory span and intelligence (Chopra et al., 1956)....
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...In the Indian system of medicine Ayurveda, Centella asiatica (Umbelliferae) syn Hydrocotyl asiatica has been used in various parts of India for different ailments like headache, body ache, insanity, asthma, leprosy, ulcers, eczemas and wound healing (Chopra et al., 1956; Viala et al., 1977; Chatterjee et al., 1992; Shukla et al., 1999; Suguna et al., 1996)....
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...C. asiatica mentioned as ‘Medhya Rasayana’ in Ayurvedic texts of the Indian system of medicine has been described to counteract the effect of mental stress by tranquilizing the users and improving their memory span and intelligence (Chopra et al., 1956)....
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...…(Umbelliferae) syn Hydrocotyl asiatica has been used in various parts of India for different ailments like headache, body ache, insanity, asthma, leprosy, ulcers, eczemas and wound healing (Chopra et al., 1956; Viala et al., 1977; Chatterjee et al., 1992; Shukla et al., 1999; Suguna et al., 1996)....
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Antioxidant properties of the ayurvedic formulation triphala and its constituents

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T. Vani, M. Rajani, Sayantan Sarkar, C. J. Shishoo

01 Dec 1997

TL;DR: The in vitro antioxidant potential of Triphala and its constituents was tested with the following systems: radical scavenging activity measured by DPPH reduction, and superoxide radical and peroxy...

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Abstract: The in vitro antioxidant potential of Triphala and its constituents was tested with the following systems: radical scavenging activity measured by DPPH reduction, and superoxide radical and peroxy ...

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Biological approach of zinc oxide nanoparticles formation and its characterization

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Ravindra Pratap Singh, Vineet K. Shukla, Raghvendra Singh Yadav, Prashant K. Sharma, Prashant Singh, Avinash C. Pandey - Show less +2 more

01 Oct 2011-Advanced Materials Letters

TL;DR: In this article, a biological approach for the formation of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using Maddar (Calotropis procera) latex at room temperature is reported.

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Abstract: Herein, we are reporting a novel biological approach for the formation of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using Maddar (Calotropis procera) latex at room temperature. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) pattern reveals the formation of ZnO nanoparticles, which shows crystallinity. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) suggested particles size and shape in the range of 5-40 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image reveals that the particles are of spherical and granular nature. UV-Vis absorption shows characteristic absorption peak of ZnO nanoparticles. Photoluminescence (PL) studies were performed to emphasize its emission properties. This simple and cost-effective biological approach for the formation of ZnO NPs has a promising application in biosensing, electronics and photonics. Copyright © 2011 VBRI press.

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Biosynthesis and characterization of Acalypha indica mediated copper oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of its antimicrobial and anticancer activity.

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Rajeshwari Sivaraj¹, Rajeshwari Sivaraj², Pattanathu K. S. M. Rahman¹, P. Rajiv², S. Narendhran², Rajendran Venckatesh³ - Show less +2 more•Institutions (3)

Teesside University¹, Karpagam University², Government Arts College, Coimbatore³

14 Aug 2014-Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

TL;DR: Copper oxide nanoparticles showed efficient antibacterial and antifungal effect against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Candida albicans and confirmed that copper oxide nanoparticle have cytotoxicity activity.

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...It has been reported to be beneficial in treating pneumoniae, asthma, rheumatism and several other ailments [15]....
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