Posted by admin on Mar 31, 2019 in |
Background: Due to the rise of diabetes as the primary health issue nowadays, there is a need for a sweetener, which apart from fulfilling the role of a sweetener, also complies with the normal body metabolism. Objectives: To review the literature available on the different sugar alternates present globally. Methods: A literature search has been done on the various substitutes of sugar present, belonging to various categories such as artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, novel sweeteners, and sugar alcohols. Results: A vast variety of sugar substitutes are available, which are suitable in one or more ways. The main matter of concern is the selection of the right sweetener according to the requirement. Conclusion: Apart from being of low calorie, these sweeteners provide multiple advantages; therefore by choice of right alternate, consumers are benefitted with the sweet taste, thereby complying with the normal body...
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Herbal drugs play an important role in the treatment of much illness. The plant has tremendous biological effects and applied in the different system of traditional medication for the treatment of various diseases. Marsilea minuta is one of the most popular foreground plants for aquariums that grows about two to three inches tall in shallow water and has attractive little markings on the tiny, variegated, green leaves. It is an aquatic or sub-aquatic fern used as a vegetable, has wide applications in traditional/folk medicine in India and Bangladesh. It is a member of the fern family. Synonyms of Marsilea minuta are Marsilea crenulata Desv, Marsilea diffusa A. Braun and Marsilea rotundata Wild. Marsilea minuta possesses many pharmacological activities such as antipyretic and analgesic, antidiabetic, antitussive, expectorant, antiamnesic, anti-aggressive, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, antifertility, anti-tumor, antioxidant activity. This study was aimed to present an overview of traditional use, phytochemical and pharmacological investigations present in this...
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Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound containing nitrogen. This bicyclic compound is formed by the fusion of benzene with imidazole ring. It is a vital Pharmacophore and privileged structure in medicinal chemistry which exhibits various therapeutic activities like antiulcer, antihypertensive, analgesic, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer and antihistaminic. The disease conditions targeted by these activities are discussed. The present article extensively covers various procedures of synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazole and its analogs by utilizing different catalysts, solvent conditions, reactants and microwave irradiation with the aim to obtain an inexpensive, eco-friendly, less time-consuming procedure which ensures good yield and quick isolation of the pure product. Ongoing clinical trials of different benzimidazole derivatives exploring additional pharmacological activities are also...
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Posted by admin on Feb 28, 2019 in |
The indigenous and traditional health care system based on the rich diversity of plants associated knowledge serves more than 70% of the Indian population. More than 7500 species of plants have been used in Indian medical traditions and over 2700 documented species of plants are used in classical medical systems of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha. About 1800 plants are documented in various Ayurvedic tenets, about 400 in Unani and approximately 500 in the Siddha system. What is of more interest in almost every tribe or forest based community is the existence of impressive localized knowledge and practices of plant based ethno-medicine. Western Himalayas are a source of almost fifty percent of medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic, Unani and allopathic systems but there has been little concerned effort towards their indigenous cultivation. Of 2500 such plants grown in wild only 300 species are currently used by 8000 licensed drug manufacturing units. As an integral part of western Himalayas the State of Jammu and Kashmir is known for its beauty and...
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Posted by admin on Feb 28, 2019 in |
Agriculture forms a vital part of India’s economy. More than 50% of India’s population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. In India, many crops are cultivated, out of which wheat is one of the most important food grains that this country cultivates and exports. Thus it can be seen that wheat forms a major part of the Indian agricultural system and India’s economy. Hence, the maintenance of the steady production of the above-stated crop is very important. The main idea of this project is to provide a novel approach based on a deformable model is proposed to handle the segmentation of the system for detecting crop diseases. The existing system is based on the segmentation method simple linear iterative clustering to detect disease in plant leaves. It also shows visual attributes such as color, gradient, texture, and shape to describe the features of leaves. The proposed system will define the cropped image of a wheat plant through image processing and feature extraction algorithms. The RGB color space is...
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