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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
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Vasorelaxant and Antioxidant Activities of Spilanthes acmella Murr.
Orapin Wongsawatkul,Supaluk Prachayasittikul,Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya,Jutamaad Satayavivad,Somsak Ruchirawat,Virapong Prachayasittikul +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the extracts exhibit vasorelaxation via partially endothelium-induced NO and prostacyclin in a dose-dependent manner and reveal a potential source of vasodilators and antioxidants.
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Woodfordia fruticosa: Traditional uses and recent findings
Pratap K. Das,Suchandra Goswami,Annalakshmi Chinniah,Nilendu Panda,Sukdeb Banerjee,Niranjan P. Sahu,Basudeb Achari +6 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive account of the chemical constituents and the biological activities of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz is presented and a critical appraisal of the ethnopharmacological issues is included in view of the many recent findings of importance on this plant.
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Protective effects of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. in cyclophosphamide-treated mice
TL;DR: It is suggested that E. officinalis or its medicinal preparations may prove to be useful as a component of combination therapy in cancer patients under CP treatment regimen, and plant extract in particular was very effective in reducing CP-induced suppression of humoral immunity.
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Immunostimulant effects of Capparis zeylanica Linn. leaves
TL;DR: Oral administration of ethanolic and water extracts of Capparis zeylanica leaves, at doses of 150 and 300 mg/kg in mice, dose dependently potentiated the delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction induced by sheep red blood cells.
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Piper betle Linn. a maligned Pan-asiatic plant with an array of pharmacological activities and prospects for drug discovery
Nikhil Kumar,Pragya Misra,Anuradha Dube,Shailja Bhattacharya,Madhu Dikshit,Shirish A. Ranade +5 more
TL;DR: A number of biologically active compounds from P. betle have potential for use as medicines, neutraceuticals and industrial compounds, including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and immunomodulatory activities.