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IMPACT OF PHARMACISTS’ HEALTH EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY IN RURAL SETTINGS IN KANO, NIGERIA
The worsening trend of anemia in pregnancy continues to be a cause for concern in many developing countries. There is a need for synergy involving all health care professionals in order to reverse this alarming trend. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of pharmacists initiated health education intervention on anemia in pregnancy in the rural setting, in Kano, Nigeria. A total of...
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A REVIEW ON IMPAIRMENT IN METABOLIC PATHWAYS DUE TO TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Despite years of intensive research, impairment in metabolic pathways due to type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to be a daunting global challenge. It is equally challenging problem in this region as well. In recent years there is growing clinical and experimental evidence that oxidative stress plays an important role in induction and promotion of diabetes and its associated complications. Lipid pe...
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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF IBUPROFEN ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH PIPERINE AND ITS SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES AS A POTENTIAL BIOENHANCER
Ibuprofen has a higher dose (2000-2400 mg/day) that leads to several adverse effects like stomach upset, headache, bloating, hyperacidity, diarrhea, nausea, constipation, mild heartburn, ringing in your ears, vomiting and blurred vision. Piperine is a natural alkaloid obtained from piper species, principally from Piper longum and Piper nigrum (Family: Piperaceae). Piperine demonstrates excellent b...
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ROLE OF TERPENOIDS AS HEPATOPROTECTIVE
The liver is the most vital organ in our body, involved in several vital functions such as metabolism, secretion, storage as well as detoxification of several drugs and xenobiotic. Liver cell injury caused by various toxic chemicals like certain antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, carbon tetrachloride, thioacetamide, excessive alcohol consumption microbes and so, on. Due to liver disease worldwi...
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SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING SWERTIPUNICOSIDE AND ITS ACTIVITY ON HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINE (MCF-7)
In the current study, synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using swertipunicoside was tested against human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). The swertipunicoside was tested against the normal cell line such as vero cells to find out the toxicity of the compound. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, x - ray powder diffraction (XRD), fourier-transform infrared ...
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EVALUATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EPIPHYTIC ORCHID LUISIA ZEYLANICA LINDL.
The present study was carried out to evaluate phytochemical composition and pharmacological activities of leaf extract of Lusia zeylanica by using different solvents. The solvents like n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanolic were used to extract dried leaf material of L. zeylanica. These extracts were analyzed for phytochemical constituents with GC-MS analysis and antimicrobial activity tested agai...
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EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR LEAVES IN DYSLIPIDEMIA AND DYSLIPIDEMIA INDUCED COMPLICATIONS IN RATS
The present research work was considered to achieve preliminary phytochemical screening, acute oral toxicity, antioxidant activity, and to evaluate the antihyperlipidemic property of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of leaves of Amaranthus tricolor. Antioxidant activities of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of leaves of Amaranthus tricolor were investigated by Free Radical Scavenging Activity ...
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EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY OF THE TRAN VIDHAI KUDINEER ON FRUCTOSE AND STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
Aim and Objectives: The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of Thetran vidhai kudineer (TVK) on streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetes in male Wistar rats. Methods: TVK, is a Siddha polyherbal formulation containing four ingredients includes Strynchnos potatorum, Terminalia chebula, Cassia auriculata, and Limonia acidissima. 6-8 week old 30 male Wistar albino rats fed with normal...
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VALIDATION OF TRADITIONAL SIDDHA ANTHROPOMETRIC DIAGNOSTIC METHODOLOGY MAṆIKKAṬAI-NŪL- AN OBSERVATIONAL FIELD STUDY
Maṇikkaá¹ai-nÅ«l (MK) is an exclusive diagnostic method particular to Siddha Medicine, where the subject's Finger breadths (FB) calculated from the Antebrachial circumference (ABC) is accessed for predicting the symptom, disease, or the pathological sequence. The present observational field studies (Study 1 & 2) aim to validate the clinical significance of MK as a reliable diagnostic tool.Â...
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NUTRACEUTICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACTS
Clitoria ternatea was selected because it possesses various medicinal compounds of great significance based on its usage as an ayurvedic drug to cure various diseases. This study helps to understand the significance of plant sources that possess pharmacological activities and is good for health on regular consumption. A comparative study was thus conducted to analyze the potential antioxidant acti...
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