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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: This review has focused on its seed coat mucilage isolation methods, chemical constituents, pharmacological profile and versatile application of Lepidium sativum Linn.
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TL;DR: MEMeOH has demonstrated antihyperglycemic activity in diabetic as well as non diabetic glucose loaded mice and should be further explored against diabetes and related complications.
Abstract: Ayurveda refers Mimusops elengi L. for the treatment of the diabetes. Considering the traditional claim of M. elengi in management of diabetes and the possible involvement of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of diabetes, the present study was aimed to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and in vivo antihyperglycemic property of methanolic extract of bark of M. elengi (MEMeOH). In vitro antioxidant activity of MEMeOH was evaluated using reducing power assay, DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging assay. MEMeOH offered significant in vitro reducing power capacity and radical scavenging activity. In acute study in alloxan induced diabetes, MEMeOH exhibited significant (p< 0.001) antihyperglycemic effect. The onset of antihyperglycemic effect was observed at 2 nd hr; peak activity was demonstrated at 6 th hr. The antihyperglycemic effect of MEMeOH 400mg/kg, p.o. was persistent up to 24 th hr after drug administration. MEMeOH produced significant (p < 0.01) reduction in elevated glucose levels in glucose loaded non diabetic animals. The onset of action in non diabetic oral glucose tolerance test was found to be at 60 th min and peak activity was observed at 120 th min after oral glucose load. MEMeOH demonstrated significant (p < 0.01) reduction in elevated glucose levels 2hr before glucose administration and 6 hr after glucose load in oral glucose tolerance test in diabetic animals. MEMeOH has demonstrated antihyperglycemic activity in diabetic as well as non diabetic glucose loaded mice. MEMeOH should be further explored against diabetes and related complications.
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TL;DR: Indigocarpan and mucronulatol were isolated from chloroform extracts of Indigofera aspalathoides and their structures were established by spectroscopic methods, including single-crystal X-ray analysis.
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TL;DR: The anatomy and chemical composition of Tectona grandis bark from mature trees in East Timor are described as well as the characterisation of fractionation by grinding and granulometric separation.
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...Teak ark is traditionally valued and used as a sweet, acrid astringent to reat various anthropogenic ailments such as diabetes, bronchitis, onstipation and skin diseases, in line with an ayurvedic function Ghosh, 2006; Khan and Mlungwana, 1999; Chopra et al., 1956)....
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TL;DR: It may be concluded that M. oleifera may be a potential source for the treatment of different infections caused by the resistant microbes.
Abstract: The methanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate and aqueous bark extracts of Moringa oleifera were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against four bacteria viz. Staphylococcus aureus, Citrobacter freundii, Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomonas fluorescens using erythromycin as positive control. The activity was analyzed using paper disc diffusion method at different concentration of the extract. The study revealed that all the bark extracts irrespective of their types, in different concentrations inhibited growth of the test pathogens to varying degrees. Ethyl acetate extract showed maximum activity against all the bacterial strains followed in descending order by chloroform, methanol and aqueous extracts. The activity decreased with decrease in concentration of the extract. Staphylococcus aureus was found to be the most sensitive test organism to different extracts of Moringa oleifera. Looking to these results it may be concluded that M. oleifera may be a potential source for the treatment of different infections caused by the resistant microbes.
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...The different parts of this plant viz. leaves, stem bark, root bark, flowers, fruits and seeds are used in the indigenous systems of medicine for the treatment of variety of human ailments (Chopra et al., 1956; Nadkarni and Nadkarni, 1976)....
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...leaves, stem bark, root bark, flowers, fruits and seeds are used in the indigenous systems of medicine for the treatment of variety of human ailments (Chopra et al., 1956; Nadkarni and Nadkarni, 1976)....
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