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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
01 Jan 1956-
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01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: The aim of the present study is to evaluate phytoconstituents and investigate the nephroprotective & antioxidant activities of the ethanol extract of Clitoria ternatea on acetaminophen induced toxicity in rats.
Abstract: Clitoria ternatea(CT), is an herbaceous medicinal plant used to treat, liver problems India. Acetaminophen is a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic agent which, at high doses, causes liver and kidney necrosis in man and animals. The aim of the present study is to evaluate phytoconstituents and investigate the nephroprotective & antioxidant activities of the ethanol extract of Clitoria ternatea on acetaminophen induced toxicity in rats. Phytoconstituents like
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01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: Antioxidant activity in four species except C.angustifolia has strong correlation with curcumin and phenol content and may be active due to high aromatic oil content, which can be explained in the field of pharmaceutical areas for their use in modern health care as phytoprotectants.
Abstract: The Zingiberaceae, the largest family in the Zingiberales, comprises nearly 50 genera and 1,000 species and is pantropical, concentrated mainly in the old worl d, chiefly in Indo malaysia. Members of the family yield spices, dyes, perfumes, medicines and a number of ornamental species are cultivated for their showy flowers. Recently this plant has acquired great importance in the present - day world with its antiag ing, anticancer, anti - alzheimer’s diseases, antioxidant, and a variety of other medicinal properties due to its significant potential. The present study aims at comparing the antioxidant activity of five Curcuma species namely Curcuma longa , C urcuma zedoar ia, C urcuma angustifolia, C urcuma aromatica and Curcuma amada based on their curcumin and phenol content. In our studying C.longa exhibited the highest antioxidant activity 74.61 ±0.02% at IC 50 value 24 µg/ml followed by C.zedoaria (63.27 ±0.06%), C.angustifolia (5 8.35 ±0.06%), C.aromatica ( 55.3 8±0.06%) and C.amada ( 52.61 ±0.02%) . Antioxidant activity in four species except C.angustifolia has strong correlation with curcumin and phenol content. However C.angustifolia may be active due to high aromatic oil content like eugenol, palmitic and camphor et c. T he natural oxides of curcuma species can be explained in the field of pharmaceutical areas for their use s in modern health care as phytoprotectants.
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TL;DR: A simple and reliable isocratic normal phase HPLC method for the determination of thymoquinone in black seed oil (Nigella Sativa Linn, Ranculaceae) is described in this paper.
Abstract: A simple and reliable isocratic normal phase HPLC method for the determination of thymoquinone in black seed oil (Nigella Sativa Linn, Ranculaceae) is described. After oil extraction with methanol, thymoquinone is analyzed using Econosphere CN column. The mobile phase consists of hexane:2 propanol (99:1 v/v), thymoquinone is monitored by UV detection at 295 nm. This method is quite specific and sufficiently sensitive with a lower limit of 5 nmoles/ml, within day and between-day assays showed variation coefficient below 5%.
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01 Apr 2008
TL;DR: Ethnomedicinal information on 18 plant species belonging to 14 families, used by the inhabitants for curing different skin disorders including boils and blisters, itching, skin infection, leprosy, skin eruptions, cuts and wounds, were recorded.
Abstract: The communication highlights the medicinal importance of some plants used to cure different skin disorders by the native people inhabiting Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Ethnomedicinal information on 18 plant species belonging to 14 families, used by the inhabitants for curing different skin disorders including boils and blisters, itching (allergy), skin infection, leprosy, skin eruptions, cuts and wounds, were recorded. Details regarding plant names, local names, family, mode of administration and ailments treated, for each species are reported.
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