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We are creating composite films made of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol that are filled with neem plant extract and NiO nanoparticles. The solution casting technique is used to produce chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol films. When chitosan was combined with polyvinyl alcohol, the water absorption of the film increased, and glutaraldehyde (0.5 ml) became used as the crosslinking agent. The compatibility of these two biopolymers was analyzed by FT-IR and XRD. The drug extract and NiO nanoparticles are characterized by UV analysis. The exact ratio of chitosan and PVA was used. Medicinal plants are widely used in everyday life for various diseases. The extraction of Azadirachta indica [neem] and NiO nanoparticles have been used as an antibacterial agent. The composite membrane was found to have the best antibacterial properties, A gelatine swelling assay was also used to evaluate swelling parameters. PVOH/CS films loaded with Neem and NiO nanoparticles were tested for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli bacteria). These results suggest that CS/PVOH bio-composites can be used as special materials...
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Achyranthes aspera Linn (Amaranthaceae), commonly known as apamarga, is a commonly available plant in India. This plant has been used in treating cuts by people living in various states in India. The Ethanolic extract of root bark of Achyranthes aspera was prepared, and its wound healing activity was evaluated. The ethanolic extract of the root bark of Achyranthes aspera (10 and 30% w/w applied locally in excised wounds) produced a dose-dependent acceleration in wound contraction and increased betadine content and tensile strength of wounds in rats. The results demonstrate wound healing activity of Ethanolic extract of the root bark of Achyranthes...
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India is the home to the familiar plant Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth. ex Hook. F (Euphorbiaceae) has great ethnomedicinal and therapeutic applications. The present study was designed to assess the phytochemical profile and investigate the antifungal effectiveness of leaf, bark and fruit extracts by using the agar well diffusion method. All crude extracts from leaf, bark, fruit and fractions derived also demonstrated significant antifungal activity (20-80%), but the methanol extracts showed a remarkable antifungal spectrum; as a result, GC-MS analysis was performed on it. From this GC-MS analysis, 14 chemicals, including alkanes, glycosides, phenols, flavonoids and steroids were identified, while leaf methanol extract has high phytochemical diversity with 9 compounds than bark with 6 compounds and fruit with 5 compounds. 1, 2, 3-Benzenetriol, 3-O-Methyl-d-glucose and Undecane are a few significant molecules with larger area percentages that demonstrated biological value. These compounds have been linked to anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and antioxidant properties. The current results collectively highlight the appreciable antimicrobial potential of C. collinus and its numerous chemical compounds that are physiologically...
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Fluorescein angiography is a commonly used procedure for diagnosing and staging diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the major complications of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Patients with diabetic retinopathy are likely to have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) as degree of retinopathy correlates with the degree of nephropathy in diabetes. Contrast Induced Nephropathy (CIN) is now defined as an increase of 25% or more in serum creatinine, or an absolute increase of 0.5 mg/dl or more from baseline value, at 48-72 h after exposure to Contrast Media (CM). Although several studies reported the effect of iodinated contrast media on kidney functions especially in diabetic CKD patients, very few conflicting data had been published regarding fluorescein (non-iodinated dye) induced renal injury. Contradictory studies have been reported regarding the effect of fluorescein angiography on renal functions using serum creatinine, estimated GFR (eGFR), so the current research study has been taken to investigate the actual effect of fluorescein on kidney function based on the serum creatinine and early sensitive acute kidney...
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Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir., of family Euphorbiaceae was an important therapeutic plant in the traditional medicine, and gaining favour in modern medicine as a plant with varied pharmacological properties. This sericeous shrub is also known as Kirganelia reticulata is widely distributed in India, Thailand, China, Africa and Malaysia. Mouthwash, gargles, mouth spray were formulations were modified using leaves, fruit and stem extract of the plant. The extract of Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir., were studied to have antibacterial, antimicrobial as well as anti-inflammatory activity. Various qualitative tests were performed to authenticate the plant and its property. Presences of alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, coumarins in extract were indicated by the phytoconstituents and UV spectral tests. The extract was found to be stable at acidic state. Fruit extract of Phyllanthus reticulates contain anthocyanin (Delphinidin) which ere detected by TLC and HPTLC. The modified formulations showed good sensitivity towards strains of S. mutans in comparision with marketed product containing Chlorhexidine. The accelerated study proves that the modified products are stable at room temperature. Hence a...
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