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The present paper deals with the investigation of comparative physicochemical and phytochemical screening of five medicinal plants viz., leaves of Gymnema sylvestre, fruits of Momordica charantia, rhizomes of Curcum alonga, seeds of Eugenia jambolana and fruits of Embilica officinalis widely used in the treatment of diabetes. In the present communication, comparative results were shown. Various macroscopic, physicochemical, and phytochemical parameters were analyzed and...
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Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) are one of the most important viruses that causes a variety of life-threatening diseases in humans and the chemotherapeutic agents available for HSV infections are limited in efficiency. The formulation from Unani system of medicine was taken for antiviral assay which has already been established as anti-oxidants, immuno-modulator, anti-inflammatory activity in order to not only to reduce the viral-infection but also to maintain the homeostasis. Objective: Tiryaqwabai (TW) is a formulation in Unani system of medicine which was used by traditional healers and scholars like Avicenna and Galen in healthy and in sick people for its prevention and therapeutic effects during epidemics like cholera, plague and other diseases. Antiviral activity of the three components have been established in-vitro against HSV-1. The study was done to evaluate the synergistic effect of the formulation for HSV-1. Methods: TW was screened for its cytotoxicity against Vero cell line by microculture tetrazolium (MTT) assay. Antiviral properties of Tiryaqwabai (TW) were determined by cytopathic effect inhibition (CPE) assay and...
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The study represents the ethnobotanical information of the medicinal plants used by the six major communities of Assam, namely Mishing, Deori, Ahom, Tiwa, Bodo and Rabha, for better understanding of their local beliefs, customs, and tradition in the preparation of traditional rice beer starter culture. A semi-structured questionnaire was used focusing on the local names of the plants used in a starter culture, parts used, the reason for their use in the preparation, and other medicinal properties. A total of thirty-six plants were found to be used in the preparation by the Mishing community, twenty-seven plants by the Ahom community, thirteen plants by the Deori community, twenty plants by the Tiwa community, and seven plants by Bodo and Rabha communities for their respective starter cultures. A total of fifty-one plants were documented from the study, many of which were commonly used by all the communities to prepare rice beer starter culture and in their traditional health care system for curing many diseases. There is a dearth of information on...
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India, being a mega-diverse country, has extensively cultivated sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) family Gramineae (Poaceae) from ancient to modern times. More than sixty percent of total cane area in the India is in the sub-tropics regions of the country. Gangetic plain of Uttar Pradesh has a fertile area which is highly suitable for agriculture, especially sugarcane cultivation. Sugarcane’s production and juice quality is extensively influenced by several parameters having resiliency like weather, variety, cultivation practices and disease causing organisms. Microbial consortium play important role to several changes in sugarcane from early stages till harvest. The aim of the finding work has been focused to point out the modulation in ascorbic acid content in sugarcane affected with Pokkah boeng disease caused by Fusarium moniliforme Sholden of sugarcane cropping through analysis of regional pattern of its cultivation and level of development of sugarcane. The Pokkah boeng disease (PBD) is a common airborne fungal pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi species and adversely affect the yield losses in different way beyond the thresh hold limit as used...
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The Cultivation of Abelmoschus moschatus plants for collecting seeds used for medicinal purposes is affected by Mycotoxins which are substances that moulds create under particular environmental circumstances. These pollutants harm both human and animal health. Mycotoxins are difficult to get rid of and are occasionally impossible. The best control is prevention. Controlling the moisture levels in herbal materials and storage conditions like temperature and/or relative humidity can help avoid the growth of mycotoxins. The different parameters like Harvesting season, Dry grain storage conditions, and crop rotation techniques affect the growth of the mycotoxins. In this trial, the plants are grown using different parameters affecting the production, the packaging material and storage conditions are also varied as per QBD approach and the level of mycotoxins, specifically aflatoxins (G1, G2, B1 & B2) are identified, quantified, and monitored. The Aflatoxins are identified and analyzed using the HPLC-FLD technique, a sophisticated method for estimating the aflatoxin content in ppb levels; the method is validated and provides accurate and precise results in the...
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