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SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES; A REVIEW
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) are at the forefront of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology with several potential applications in drug delivery and research. Due to their unique size dependent properties, lipid nanoparticles offer possibility to develop new therapeutics. The ability to incorporate drugs into nanocarriers offers a new prototype in drug delivery that could use for drug t...
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SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
Benzimidazoles are an important class of compounds with a wide spectrum of biological activity ranging from anti-hypertensive, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antitumor and anthelmintic activity. Benzimidazole rings are the most important nitrogen-containing heterocycles, which are widely explored and utilized by the pharmaceutical industry for drug discovery. Due to their special structural features and...
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THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF BIOACTIVE PHYTOCHEMICALS BY INHIBITING β-LACTAMASE OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT CLINICAL ISOLATES
β-lactams have been widely used as antibiotics for treatment of nosocomial and community acquired infections for the last five decades. Under selective pressure from the extensive use of cephalosporins in 1980s and 1990s, many bacteria have emerged as resistant against these antibiotics. The resistance to β-lactam antibiotics can be due to any of the following three mechanisms i.e. decreased acc...
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DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS IN FIVE MAJOR INGREDIENTS OF HERBAL MEDICINES
Ayurvedic Medicine originated in India more than 2000 years ago and relied heavily on herbal medicine products. Approximately 80% of India’s 1 billion populations use Ayurveda through more than one-half million Ayurvedic practitioners working in 2860 Ayurvedic hospitals and 22100 clinics. Ayurveda’s popularity in Western countries has increased. There are several reports of adverse effects of ...
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CHITIN, CHITOSAN AND THEIR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES: A REVIEW
Chitin is the second most important natural amino polysaccharide polymer after cellulose in the world. The main sources exploited are marine crustaceans, shrimp, and crab apart from that some other lobstera, insects, sulphur butter and fungi. Chitosan is the most important natural based common cationic polymer got from chitin has gotten developing consideration for the most part due to their bio...
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STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AT LIBREVILLE (GABON): AN ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH
This work was conducted at a Libreville herbal market located in Peyrie in order to inventory plants used by people for the management of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and to evaluate their pharmacological effects. The method of preparation and modes of administration were also recorded. Twenty nine herbalists were interviewed using questionnaires. Twenty two plant species belonging...
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DRUG SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN CLINICAL TRIALS: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES
Ensuring patient safety during and after clinical trials is the sole priority of the drug-development process. In both clinical trials and clinical practice, each patient must be treated according to his or her illness and needs. For this purpose, monitoring of patient safety at all levels of drug-development is given utmost importance. Such monitoring is a dynamic process having motive of protect...
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PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA: A PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW
Ayurveda is time-tested science of treating disease with natural things like plant, animals and minerals. It remains one of the most ancient and yet living traditions practised widely in India, Sri Lanka and other countries and has a sound philosophical and experiential basis. Plumbago zeylanica is commonly known as white chitraka, belongs to family plumbaginaceae. It is distributed as a weed ...
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EFFICACY OF MUNZIJ WA MUSHIL-E-BALGHAM (POLY HERBAL FORMULATIONS) AND MASSAGE WITH ROGHAN-E-MALKANGANI IN FALIJ NISFI (HEMIPLEGIA): A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
This study was conducted as a single blind, randomized and standard controlled clinical trial in cases of Falij Nisfi (Hemiplegia) due to ischaemic stroke. Forty eligible patients of Hemiplegia were randomized into test and control groups, comprising 20 patients in each. Test group was given Nuskha munzije balghamfor12 days, followed byNuskha Mushile Balgham, mixed with Munzije Balgham for next ...
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A REVIEW ON NATURAL CHALCONES AN UPDATE
Plants are a valuable source of secondary metabolites. Many phytochemicals are obtained from the plant sources that are used as valuable medicinal agents. Chalcones are one of the important secondary metabolites obtained from many edible plants like foods, vegetables, tea, spices and natural foodstuffs. Chalcones considered as obligate intermediated in flavonoid biosynthesis but they do not accumu...
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