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Herb is an indispensable food ingredient for the tribal people of Arunachal Pradesh. They practices innumerable traditional food recipe to maintain good health. Spilenthes oleracea L. is one of such medicinal food plant used by tribal people of Arunachal Pradesh. The study was carried out to find out the phytoconstituents of S. oleracea shoot. Ethanolic extract of the sample was subjected to GC-MS to know the Phytoconstituents of this herb and correlate the phytoconstituents and health claim thereof if any. This study reports the presence of 48 phytocompounds and a total of 10 compounds identified from this sample have been reported to show painkiller effect that complements the traditional knowledge on this herb among the tribal people of the study site and scientific evidence. Sesquiterpene, Polyenoic fatty acid, Steroidal, Palmitic acid ethyl ester and Hydrocarbon are the major group of compound found from the sample. Present work advances S. oleracea as a medicinal food...
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Contraceptive agents are drugs or devices used by women and men in the reproductive age group, to prevent unintended pregnancies. Although various contraceptive agents are available for women and men, they are associated with health risks or lack of efficacy, and thus are insufficient to cater to the needs of the diverse target population with varying contraceptive requirements according to their socio-cultural background and individual preferences. Thus, there is a need to develop newer contraceptive agents with better risk benefit profile and greater acceptability. Thorough understanding of the complex reproductive physiology would help us in identifying various targets for developing efficacious and safe contraceptive agents. Agents with contraceptive potential need to be evaluated for its efficacy and safety in various preclinical and clinical studies before it could be granted marketing authorization. This review discusses in brief about the various in vitro tests and in vivo methods (animal models) used for evaluation of the contraceptive agents. Contraceptive agents for women can be screened for their estrogenic, anti-estrogenic, progestational, anti-progestational, anti-ovulatory...
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Introduction: Obesity is a morbid condition characterized by abnormal or excess deposition of body fat to an extent that it adversely affects health. The basic etiology behind obesity is the disparity between the energy intake and energy expenditure. Lifestyle modifications and drug treatment is the mainstay of treatment. Unfortunately the benefits are for short term that might be because of cessation of drugs use or side effects which ultimately leads to rebound weight gain. Methods: Experiment was conducted on 42 adult healthy female wistar rats weighing around 150-200g, divided into 7 groups with 6 rats in each group. Group 1 given normal chow while others were given High Fat Diet (HFD). From 5th week till the end of 8th week group 3 to 7 were given respective drugs (extracts of Gymnema sylvestre and Acorus calamus). Obesity parameters (body weight, BMI, locomotor activity) were recorded on day 0, at the end of 8th week and at the end of 8th week. Internal organs (kidney, liver, spleen and heart) and fat...
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Biologically active compounds identified as flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, saponins, terpenoids and polyphenolics from plant extracts possess health promoting properties. The use of natural antioxidants in the treatment of various skin diseases has gained utmost importance in recent years. Therefore, present study was designed and conducted with the aim to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of cream formulation containing fruit extracts of Musa acuminata, Psidium guajava and Pyrus communis using in vitro model. Fruit of M. acuminata, P. guajava and P. communis were extracted by cold percolation, comprising of ethanol, methanol and distilled water. The cream formulation and the reference drug (Diclofenac sodium) of varying concentrations were incubated with fresh egg albumin under specified experimental conditions and subjected to determination of absorbance and viscosity to assess the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity. Linear regression analysis was used to calculate IC50 value. The results revealed that cream formulation and diclofenac sodium inhibited protein denaturation in a dose-dependent manner. The IC50 value of cream formulation 1254.13±16.91µg/ml and diclofenac sodium was recorded as 845.82±16.94µg/ml at correlation coefficient value...
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Background: Hypertension (HTN) is an important public health problem in both economically developed and developing nations. World Health Organization (WHO) data indicate that by 2025 the global burden of hypertension will increase by 60% to be 1.56 billion individuals worldwide and higher in the developed nations. Hence the present study is aimed to assess the heart healthy practices among patients with Hypertension. Assess the risk regarding complications among patients with Hypertension. Associate the heart healthy practices and risk for complications with selected demographic variables. Materials and Methods: The descriptive design was used in this study. 50 samples were selected using Purposive sampling technique. Heart healthy practices were assessed by using the devised 5-point Likert scale. Risks for complications were assessed by Modified Q- intervention scale. The collected data were analyzed statistically. Results: 48 (96%) of the patients demonstrated better heart healthy practices. Most of the participants were moderately risk 29 (58%), and few were at high risk 14 (28%) to develop complications regarding hypertension. A negative correlation was found...
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