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REVIEW ON THE CONCEPT OF IMMUNOMODULATION IN AYURVEDA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PRAKARA YOGA
An immunomodulator can be defined as a substance, which can influence any constituent or function of the immune system in a specific or nonspecific manner including both innate or adaptive arms of the immune response. The Ayurvedic system of medicine details the concept of immunomodulation by the term Rasayana. The use of herbs for improving the overall resistance of body against common infections...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING, ANTIBACTERIAL SCREENING AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF THE SACRED TREE (SHOREA ROBUSTA GAERTN.) OF JHARKHAND
Shorea robusta Gaertn., commonly called as Sal tree, is revered as a sacred tree by most of the tribals of Jharkhand, India. They do not worship it rather believe it to the abode of tribal goddess. The plant parts are used as a remedy against various ailments in combination with other ingredients. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the whole plant exhibited the presence of high concentration o...
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IMPROVEMENT OF SOLUBILITY OF BADLY WATER SOLUBLE DRUG (IBUPROFEN) BY USING SURFACTANTS AND CARRIERS
Although there was a great interest in solid dispersion systems during the past four decades to increase dissolution rate and bioavailability of badly water-soluble drugs, their profitable use has been very limited, primarily because of manufacturing difficulties and stability problems. In this study solid solutions of drugs were generally produced by fusion method. The drug along with the excipie...
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THUJA OCCIDENTALIS L. (CUPRESSACEAE): REVIEW OF BOTANICAL, PHYTO-CHEMICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Thuja occidentalis called the tree of life is an endemic plant in eastern North America and cultivated in northern Europe and in Brazil as ornamental tree. According to the popular use of this plant has been used in herbal and homeopathic preparations for acute and chronic infections of the upper respiratory tract, warts, as adjunctive antibiotic, immunostimulant. However, these and other data are...
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LIFE CYCLE APPROACH TO CLEANING VALIDATION
The regulatory expectations are changing day by day on the cleaning validation in Pharmaceutical industries, considering the patient safety and drug efficacy. Manufacturing of an Intermediate and Active Ingredient Pharmaceuticals involves many chemical syntheses and same equipment is being using for manufacturing of different product in multi-production facility. Equipment cleaning plays a key rol...
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AN UPDATE ON AYURVEDIC HERB HENNA (LAWSONIA INERMIS L.): A REVIEW
Lawsonia inermis L. is a much branched glabrous shrub or small tree, cultured for its leaves although stem bark, roots, flowers and seeds have also been used in traditional medicine. It has been traditionally reported in use of headache, hemicranias, lumbago, bronchitis, boils, ophthalmia, syphilitis, sores, amenorrhea, scabies, diseases of the spleen, dysuria, bleeding disorder, skin diseases, di...
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REGULATORY CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
The global pharmaceutical industry “looks like the epitome of a modern, mature industry that has found a comfortable way to make profits by the billion: it’s global, hi-tech, and has the ultimate customer, the health care budget of the world’s richest countries. A number of factors contributed to the globalization of the pharmaceutical industry. Chief among these are the convergence of medic...
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A REVIEW ON LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA
Lagerstroemia speciosa is commonly known as crape myrtle belonging to the Lythraceae family. Lagerstroemia speciosa or Banaba is a medicinal tree traditionally used to lower blood sugar in the body. Its high content of corosolic acid makes it an effective anti-diabetic drug. Banaba is also recommended for kidney, bladder problems and hypertension. Leaves of the species have been traditionally used...
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THE INVASIVE WEED WITH HEALING PROPERTIES: A REVIEW ON CHROMOLAENA ODORATA
Chromolaena odorata or siam weed is regarded as one of the most harmful weeds present on earth. Many efforts are being made for the control of this weed. But, none of them have provided any significant success. It has been utilized in the traditional medicinal systems for its curative properties for centuries. Some of the current studies have revealed its medicinal properties which have lead to an...
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PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF NERIUM OLEANDER: A REVIEW
Nerium oleander L. is an important medicinal material in Chinese folk medicine. In early times it is assumed that all parts of the oleander plant are poisonous to humans, animals and certain insects but now a day's numbers of pharmacological activities are determined by different scientists. Its main active constituents are polysaccharides, cardenolides, glycosides, and triterpenoids. The importan...
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