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AN OVERVIEW ON NANOEMULSION: A NOVEL APPROACH
The nanoemulsion is one of the most efficient dispersed nanosystems of droplet size ranging to submicron size. Nanoemulsions/ Sub-micron emulsions (SMEs)/ Mini-emulsions are thermodynamically stable transparent or translucent dispersions of oil and water stabilized by an interfacial film of surfactant and co surfactant molecules having a droplet size of less than 100 nm. This review provides bri...
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MEDICINAL PLANTS – FROM TRADITIONAL USE TO TOXICITY ASSESSMENT: A REVIEW
Herbal medicine is gaining popularity once again and there is an increased interest in green medicine simply because it is considered as safe. Traditionally also plants and plant extracts were used to cure many diseases and disorders. However, before usage it is of utmost important to ensure its safety. The extract may be therapeutically very efficient but if it’s toxicity assessment is not wo...
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APPLICATION OF QUALITY BY DESIGN TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Quality by Design [QbD] is a science based approach widely used in industry to continually monitor and improve the quality of product. It is a modern risk based strategic framework of all the aspects related to quality. ICH guidelines Q8 to Q11 summarizes all the different perspectives of quality by design system in required depth along with ways to implement it. This review in all focuses on the ...
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MOLSARI (MIMUSOPS ELENGI LINN.): A BOON DRUG OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Mimusops elengi L. is an Indian origin herb used in the Unani and other traditional systems of medicine since long time. It is commonly called by the names Spanish cherry, West Indian Medlar or Bullet wood tree. This plant is frequently cultivated throughout India especially in north India for its ornamental appearance and fragrant flowers. All parts of plant such as leaf, root, fruit, seed, bark,...
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A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH – REMEDY FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Aim: This article focuses on the current review of world-wide medicinal plants studied for their phytochemical investigations, various biological activities and clinical studies in relation to their use for treatment of Sickle cell disease. Method: All relevant literature databases were searched up to 18 September 2014. The search terms were plant, herb, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, sickle cell a...
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STABILITY INDICATING METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SUCRALFATE AND OXETACAINE IN BULK AND MARKETED FORMULATION BY RP-HPLC
The objective of present study is to develop and validate a method for the estimation of sucralfate and oxetacaine in suspension dosage form. An isocratic reversed phase high performance liquid chromatographic method was developed to estimate sucralfate and oxetacaine using thermohypersil BDS (4.6 x 150mm, 5). The mobile phase was prepared by mixing ammonium acetate (pH- 4.4) and methanol in th...
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FLAVONOIDS: THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF NATURAL PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS
Flavonoids are the natural compound widely distributed in plant kingdom, it is responsible for the various colors exhibited by bark, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of plants. They are the secondary metabolites of plant with significant antioxidant properties. Flavonoids have antioxidant, sedative, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anticancer,...
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF TENDER COCONUT WATER (TCW)
This review summarizes the health benefits of Tender Coconut Water (TCW). TCW is a natural, healthy, nutritious drink from coconut tree widely grown in tropical countries. Indonesia is the larger country with the largest coconut growing country in the world. The active compounds in TCW include methionine, L-arginine, cytokines, selenium, vitamin C, and Zn, Mn and Cu. L-arginine is present in TCW s...
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CHITOSAN & ITS DERIVATIVES: A REVIEW IN RECENT INNOVATIONS
Chitosan a natural polymer available and easy to produce in countless parts of the world; is a material that can significantly improve the standard of living in developing countries where the industry is often surpassing the need to protect the environment and/or where the environment protection is strongly dependent on limited financial resources available to those in charge of environmental prot...
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A REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ARECA CATECHU L. SEED
Arecanut seed has been used for medicinal properties more than 2000 years in South Asian countries. In fact, various pharmacological activities have been found in the arecanut seed extract or its constituents. Prevention of oxidative stress induced diseases is an urgent problem in all over the world. Traditional use of the plant for medicinal properties is to be documented for their possible use a...
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