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SHATAVARI (ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS WILD): A REVIEW ON ITS CULTIVATION, MORPHOLOGY, PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
Asparagus racemosus, a climbing Ayurvedic plant, is known for its numerous activities such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety disorders, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), leucorrhoea and urinary tract infections. This plant possesses a wide range of secondary metabolites inclusive of steroids, alkaloids, dihydrophenanthrene derivatives, flavonoids, furan derivatives a...
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CO-CRYSTALLIZATION- A TECHNIQUE FOR SOLUBILITY ENHANCEMENT
Co-crystals consists of API and a stoichiometric amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable co-crystal former. Pharmaceutical Co-crystals are nonionic supramolecular complexes and can be used to address physical property issues such as solubility, stability, and bioavailability in pharmaceutical development without changing the chemical composition of the API. Cocrystal is a crystalline entity formed...
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CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEX TO ENHANCE SOLUBILITY OF POORLY WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS: A REVIEW
Low solubility compounds show dissolution rate limited absorption and hence poor absorption, distribution and target organ delivery. Improvement of aqueous solubility in such a case is valuable goal to improve therapeutic efficacy. Complexation with CDs by different methods like physical mixing, melting, kneding, spray drying, freeze drying, co-evaporation has been reported to enhance the solubili...
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A REVIEW ON HERBAL PLANTS SHOWING ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY
Depression is a heterogenous mood disorder that has been classified and treated in variety of ways. Although a number of synthetic drugs are being used as standard treatment for clinically depressed patient, they have adverse effects that can compromise the therapeutic treatment .Thus, it is worthwhile to look for antidepressant from plants with proven advantage and favorable benefit to risk ratio...
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ANNONA SQUAMOSA LINN. (CUSTARD APPLE): AN AROMATIC MEDICINAL PLANT FRUIT WITH IMMENSE NUTRACEUTICAL AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS
Alterative medication and natural remedies have been used from ancient time for the treatment and wellbeing of human. Medicinal plants are considered to be effective and for most important for the human health. Some of the natural medicinal plants are so common that we use them in daily life without knowing their medicinal importance. Annona squamosa belonging to the family Annonaceae is the best ...
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BIOACTIVITY OF SECONDARY METABOLITES OF VARIOUS PLANTS: A REVIEW
Plants are an important source for the discovery of new products of medicinal value for drug development and plants secondary metabolites are unique sources for pharmaceuticals food additives, flavors, and other industrial values. The commercial importance of these secondary metabolites has resulted in a great interest in its production and in exploring possibilities of enhancing its production us...
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STUDY OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF VOLATILE OIL FROM CLOVE BUDS (EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS)
The aim of this study was to analyze the chemical composition of dried clove buds volatile oil in Bangladesh by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique and also show their medicinal properties according to the characteristics of the constituents present in that essential oil. In this experiment the clove buds essential oil was extracted by hydro distillation method. The major consti...
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RESINS FROM HERBAL ORIGIN AND A FOCUS ON THEIR APPLICATIONS
The present article reveals an important role and wide applications played by the resins. Herbal system is considered as a complimentary and alternative system of medicines plays a significant role in India. Resins being the natural products are the secondary metabolites which have therapeutic actions in humans and which can be refined to produce the drugs. Humans have been using plant resins for ...
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HERB-DRUG INTERACTION: AN OVERVIEW
Plants have always provided an important source of medicines. They may be used by natives in folk medicine and later adopted by conventional western medicine as their efficacy was confirmed. Any pharmacological modification caused by herbal substances to another prescription medication (diagnostic, therapeutic or other action of a drug) in or on the body. An herb might increases or decreases the e...
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EVALUATION OF THE HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS OF AVERON®, A HERBAL FORMULATION, AGAINST CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE-INDUCED IMMUNOMODULATED MALE RATS
The study was carried out to evaluate the immunomodulatory activity and the effect on the biochemical parameters of Averon®, an herbal formulation, on cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppression in rats. Haematological and biochemical parameters were evaluated after 21 days on blood samples collected by retro-orbital puncture at sacrifice. Results showed that death occurred in the immunosuppress...
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