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The potential antioxidant effect ethanol induced liver damage was investigated using crude methanolic extract of the whole plant of Mollugo pentaphylla Linn. The standard drug used was ascorbic acid mg / kg/day. Serum cholesterol, triglycerides aspartate amino transferase (AST) and alanine amino transferase (ALT) levels were measured as antioxidant indicators. There was a significant reduction in the elevated serum enzymes, triglycerides and total cholesterol levels. The histopathologial studies revealed that the liver cells undergoing hydrobic and fatty changes indicating hepato cellular damage in the case of ethanol administration while extract treated animals showed mostly normal hepatocytes and mild hydrobic changes. Hence the study concluded that the plant exhibits antioxidant property....
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This study was designed to present the observation of the pharmacological properties to the bulb of the plant. The extract of the bulb of Urginea indica Kunth were collected by using of alcoholic extraction. The anti-inflammatory action of the alcoholic Extract of the bulb of the plant Urginea indica was evaluated in rats (female) against carrageenan induced edema i.e., using plethysmographic method. Besides this method, this extract was also assessed for Cotton pellet test and Hot plate test for anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects respectively. The effects of the extract were compared with the classical anti-inflammatory drug – Ibuprofen. The crude extract and the standard drug were orally administered. A significant anti-inflammatory effect was produced with the Alcoholic Extract of the plant part. This effect was then compared with the effect from the classical anti-inflammatory...
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Analysis of fatty acid composition in fixed oil extracted from Sterculia foetida Linn. (Sterculiaceae) seed was done with the help of GC-MS. The structural identification was done by preparing FAME of the fixed oil and then subjected to GC-MS wherein Flame Ionization Detector was used. The oil constituted of 7 fatty acids whose carbon chain length, degree and position of unsaturation were determined from the characteristic ionization and fragmentation of FAME resulting from GC-MS electron impact, chemical ionization modes. The fatty acids found in the oil were methyl esters of tetradecanoic acid (Myristic acid) (1.65%), hexadecanoic acid (Palmitic acid) (11.87%), 9-Octadecenoic acid (Oleic acid) (20.50%), 7, 10-Octadecadienoic acid (Linoleic acid) (20.50%), 8-(2-Octacyclopropen-1-yl)octanoic acid (Sterculic acid)...
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The objective of this work was to study the effect of concentration and viscosity grade of HPMC, different diluents and inclusion of solid dispersions on the matrix tablets of aceclofenac. In present study, aceclofenac, a novel NSAID used for symptomatic treatment of pain and inflammation was formulated into matrix tablets with HPMC of two different viscosity grades (E50 LV and K15 M) by direct compression method. Before compression the formulations were evaluated for angle of repose, % compressibility and Hausner’s ratio. Tablets were evaluated for hardness, friability, weight variation, uniformity of thickness and diameter, and drug content. All pre-compressional and post-compressional parameters were found within the official limits. In vitro drug release studies were conducted for a period of 8 hrs using USP paddle method (II) at 37±0.5oC and at 75rpm speed in pH 7.2 phosphate buffer. Type of polymer and its concentration has influenced the drug release from matrix tablets. With increasing concentrations and increasing polymer viscosity the release rate decreased. Release rate increased with the addition of...
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Umbelliferone is a widely occurring phenolic compound of plant origin, for which many biological activities against chronic diseases have been reported. A comparative study of HPLC and HPTLC method has been developed for the quantitation of umbelliferone from dry tuber powder of Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. Both the methods were validated for linearity, precision, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ), system suitability and accuracy in accordance with ICH guidelines. The accuracy of the HPLC and HPTLC method was checked by a recovery study conducted at three different levels and values of the average percentage recoveries for these two methods were found to be 97.90 and 98.90 respectively for umbelliferone. The study showed that both the methods are of similar efficiency, sensitivity and can be used for determination umbelliferone from dried tuber powder of Ipomoea mauritiana...
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