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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: Dalbergia sissoo leaves may have analgesic and antipyretic activities, and SLE significantly decreased the writhing movements in mice in acetic acid induced writhing test.
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the analgesic and antipyretic activities of alcoholic extract of Dalbergia sissoo leaves.
Methods: The peripheral analgesic activity of Dalbergia sissoo leaves (SLE; 100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg) was studied using acetic acid induced writhing in mice and by Randall-Selitto assay. The central analgesic activity of SLE was studied using hot-plate method and tail clip test in mice. The antipyretic activity of SLE was studied in Brewer's yeast-induced pyrexia in rats.
Results: SLE significantly decreased the writhing movements in mice in acetic acid-induced writhing test. SLE (1000 mg/kg) significantly increased the pain threshold capacity in rats in Randall-Selitto assay and the reaction time in hot-plate test but not in tail-clip test. It also showed significant antipyretic activity in Brewer's yeast-induced pyrexia in rats throughout the observation period of 6 h.
Conclusion: SLE may have analgesic and antipyretic activities.
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TL;DR: NIM-76 protected mice from systemic candidiasis as revealed by enhanced % survival and reduced colony forming units of C. albicans in various tissues, shows that NIM- 76 has a potent broad spectrum anti-microbial activity.
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TL;DR: The anticancer activities of these new class of compounds were not similar to that of standard anticancer agents, suggesting novel mechanism(s) of action.
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TL;DR: The hexane extract showed a stronger and broader spectrum of antibacterial activity, followed by the methanol and ethanol extracts, which inhibited 10, 9 and 6% of the 146 bacterial strains tested, respectively.
Abstract: Ethanol, methanol, and hexane extracts from Ocimum basilicum Labiatae (sweet basil) were investigated for their invitro antimicrobial properties. A total of 146 microbial organisms belonging to 55 bacteria, and four fungi, and a yeast species were studied using a disk-diffusion and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) method. The result showed that none of the three extracts tested have antifungal activities, but anticandidal and antibacterial effects. Both the hexane and methanol extracts, but not the ethanol extracts, inhibited three isolates out of 23 strains of Candida albicans studied. All three extract of O. basilicum were different in terms of their antibacterial activities. The hexane extract showed a stronger and broader spectrum of antibacterial activity, followed by the methanol and ethanol extracts, which inhibited 10, 9 and 6% of the 146 bacterial strains tested, respectively. The minimal inhibition zones (MIC) of the hexane, methanol, and ethanol extracts ranged from 125 to 250 µl/ml, 62.50 to 500 µl/ml, and 125 to 250 µl/ml, respectively. Ocimum basilicum Labiatae Ekstrakt›n›n Antimikrobiyal Etkisi Ozet: Ocimum basilicum Labiatae (sweet basil)'un etanol, metanol ve hegzan ekstraktlar›n›n antimikrobiyal ozellii invitro koflullarda araflt›r›ld›. 55 bakteri, 4 fungus ve bir mayadan oluflan toplam 146 mikroorganizma, disk difuzyon ve minimal inhibisyon konsantrasyonu (MIC) yontemleri kullan›larak cal›fl›ld›. Sonuclar, test edilen 3 ekstrakttan hicbirinin antifungal aktivite gostermediini fakat antikandidal ve antibakteriyal etkiye sahip olduunu ortaya koydu. Hem hegzan hem de metanol ekstraktlar› 23 Candida albicans turunden 3 tanesine karfl› inhibisyon etkisi gosterirken, etanol ekstrakt› gostermedi. O. basilicum'un 3 ekstrakt› da farkl› oranlarda antibakteriyal etki gosterdi. Hegzan ekstrakt›, metanol ve etanole ekstraktlar›na gore daha guclu ve genifl oranda antimikrobial etkiye sahip olup, test edilen 146 bakteri strainine karfl› s›ras›yla %10, 9, 6 oranlar›nda inhibisyon etkisi gosterdi. Hegzan, metanol ve etanol ekstraktlar›n›n minimal inhibisyon konsantrasyon (MIC) oranlar› s›ras›yla, 125-250 µl/ml, 62.50-500 µl/ml ve 125-250 µl/ml'dir
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...They have been also used as a folk remedy to treat various ailments such as; feverish illnesses, poor digestion, nausea, abdominal cramps, gastro-enteritis, migraine, insomnia, depression, gonorrhea, dysentery, and chronic diarrhea exhaustion (10)....
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TL;DR: Thymoquinone, the most abundant constituent of black seed essential oil, has been shown to be the active principle responsible for many of the seed's beneficial effects.
Abstract: The seeds of Nigella sativa L., commonly known as black seed, have been used in traditional medicine by many Asian, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern Countries to treat headache, coughs, abdominal pain, diarrhea, asthma, rheumatism and other diseases. The seeds of this plant are the most extensively studied, both phytochemically and pharmacologically. The aqueous and oil extracts of the seeds have been shown to possess antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anticancer, analgesic and antimicrobial activities. Thymoquinone, the most abundant constituent of black seed essential oil, has been shown to be the active principle responsible for many of the seed's beneficial effects. This review paper describes the seed, its chemical components and popular uses in traditional medicine. The paper also discusses the medicinal potential and therapeutic values of some of the individual components present in the extracts of the seeds.
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Cites background from "Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants..."
...For thousands of years, this plant has been used in many Asian, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern Countries as a spice and food preservative as well as a protective and health remedy in traditional folk medicine for the treatment of numerous disorders (Chopra et al., 1956; Nadkarni, 1976)....
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...Black seed is also identified as the curative black cumin in the Holy Bible, and is described as the Melanthion of Hippocrates and Discroides and as the Gith of Pliny (Chopra et al., 1956; Nadkarni, 1976)....
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