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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
01 Jan 1956-
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TL;DR: The ethanol, ethyl acetate and butanol extracts of Helicteres isora root showed significant oral hypoglycemic activity on glucose loaded rats at a dose of 250 mg/kg.
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TL;DR: After 12 months of cultivation in the field, the micropropagated plants were stable and showed uniform morphological and growth characteristic and the concentration of the root specific compound, 2-hydroxy 4-methoxy benzaldehyde per plant was 2–3 fold higher in micropropAGated plants though on unit dry root biomass basis it remained the same between two sources of plants.
Abstract: Caulogenic responses of various explant types from 12-month-old plants of Hemidesmus indicus were tested Second and third visible nodes (05 cm) from the apex and root segments (05 cm) were the most and least regenerative respectively, with the formation of 937 and 26 shoots in 4 weeks on half strength MS medium supplemented with 222 μM BA and 107 μM NAA and 444 μM BA and 269 μM NAA respectively Caulogenic ability of the nodes decreased with increasing maturity Shoot buds initiated upon the young nodes on day 10 developed into 72 cm long shoots within 4 weeks thereby making a shoot elongation phase unnecessary Nodal explants of the in vitro raised shoots subcultured in the same medium produced 932 shoots of 71 cm length in 3–4 weeks, similar to those of the mature plant-derived nodes Multiplication through subculture of the nodes up to 25 passages of 4 weeks each was achieved without decline Shoot cultures were rooted in quarter salt strength MS medium containing 98 μM IBA and the rooted plants were hardened for establishment in pots at 96% rate Four months after establishment, the micropropagated plants were stable and showed uniform morphological and growth characteristic After 12 months of cultivation in the field, on an average micropropagated plant consisted of 4–5 shoots, 5–8 branches per shoot and increased root biomass (135 g) compared to the poor growth (single shoot and 2–3 branches) and root production (46 g) values obtained with plants raised from conventional rooted stem cuttings The concentration of the root specific compound, 2-hydroxy 4-methoxy benzaldehyde per plant was 2–3 fold higher in micropropagated plants though on unit dry root biomass (012% per g dry wt) basis it remained the same between two sources of plants
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...The root extract of this plant has been widely used: (1) in the traditional systems of medicine in India such as Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani mainly as blood purifier, diuretic anti-rheumatic and anti-diarrhoeal and anti-viper venom activity (Chopra et al., 1980; Alam et al., 1996)....
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TL;DR: Two triterpenoid glycosides have been isolated along with 10 known saponins from Bacopa monnieri and the chemical compositions of bacosides A and B have been delineated.
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TL;DR: This work highlights some of these agents, while trying to emphasize the importance of plants as a source of new and powerful drugs against this widespread disease of Leishmaniasis.
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