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Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
01 Jan 1956-
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TL;DR: The reviewed studies reinforce traditional uses and suggest tulsi is an effective treatment for lifestyle-related chronic diseases including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and psychological stress.
Abstract: Tulsi, also known as holy basil, is indigenous to the Indian continent and highly revered for its medicinal uses within the Ayurvedic and Siddha medical systems. Many in vitro, animal and human studies attest to tulsi having multiple therapeutic actions including adaptogenic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, and immunomodulatory effects, yet to date there are no systematic reviews of human research on tulsi’s clinical efficacy and safety. We conducted a comprehensive literature review of human studies that reported on a clinical outcome after ingestion of tulsi. We searched for studies published in books, theses, conference proceedings, and electronic databases including Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Embase, Medline, PubMed, Science Direct, and Indian Medical databases. A total of 24 studies were identified that reported therapeutic effects on metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, immunity, and neurocognition. All studies reported favourable clinical outcomes with no studies reporting any significant adverse events. The reviewed studies reinforce traditional uses and suggest tulsi is an effective treatment for lifestyle-related chronic diseases including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and psychological stress. Further studies are required to explore mechanisms of action, clarify the dosage and dose form, and determine the populations most likely to benefit from tulsi’s therapeutic effects.
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TL;DR: The reduction in peripheral utilization of glucose and glycogenolytic effect due to epinephrine action was blocked by A. indica leaf extract, however, almost completely in diabetic rabbits and to a certain extent in normal ones.
Abstract: 1. Effect of epinephrine on the increment index calculated from intravenous glucose tolerance tests and on hepatic glycogen before and after A. indica leaf extract treatment was studied in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rabbits. 2. A. indica leaf extract, in itself, was found to have no action on peripheral utilization of glucose or on hepatic glycogen. 3. The reduction in peripheral utilization of glucose and glycogenolytic effect due to epinephrine action was blocked by A. indica leaf extract, however, almost completely in diabetic rabbits and to a certain extent in normal ones. 4. The results are discussed.
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TL;DR: 15 plant species belonging to 13 families are used as anti-urolithiatic agents in local remedies and may prove precious potential source of bioactive compounds of therapeutic value against uroand nephro-lithiasis and hence need further critical scientific testing, phytochemical examination and clinical evaluation.
Abstract: A floristic survey of ethnomedicinal plants was conducted at Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh to assess the potentiality of plant resources. The study revealed that 15 plant species belonging to 13 families are used as anti-urolithiatic agents in local remedies. The information on medicinal uses is based on the exhaustive interviews with local healers and herbalists, practicing traditional system of medicine. Details of the plants, parts used, method of preparation, dosage and mode of administration have been reported. Equisetum debile Roxb. and Gomphrena celosioides Mart. are most effective and commonly used in treatment of urinary tract and kidney stones. These may prove precious potential source of bioactive compounds of therapeutic value against uroand nephro-lithiasis and hence need further critical scientific testing, phytochemical examination and clinical evaluation for the purpose.
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TL;DR: A high carvacrol content in essential oil is the key to the concept of the ‘oregano’ spice and is a prerequisite determining a plant's suitability for the preparation of this condiment.
Abstract: A high carvacrol content in essential oil is the key to the concept of the ‘oregano’ spice and is a prerequisite determining a plant's suitability for the preparation of this condiment. Origanum heracleoticum L., the main source of Greek oregano, is a chemically non-uniform species. Within its wild population there are at least three chemo-varieties which, although similar in their external appearance, differ in their odours. On the basis of their flavours and essential oil compositions, these varieties could be defined as marjoram, thyme and oregano-types. The latter, which contains mainly carvacrol, is traditionally, and almost exclusively, collected for oregano spice preparation on the basis of its odour.
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TL;DR: BacoMind, an enriched phytochemical composition derived from Bacopa monnieri, a common medicinal plant having multiple uses in the traditional system of medicine and particularly used as a memory enhancing agent for centuries, was evaluated in a series of toxicity studies to confirm the safety of its usage.
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