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Studies on Microbiological Assessment of Some Commercial Herbal Drugs and SpicesBy Nitin Rai, Prakash Chandra Gupta, Rajeev Kumar Sharma
Abstract: ABSTRACTThe issue of quality, safety and efficacy of herbal formulations remains always of great concern while considering the genuineness and presence or absence of pathogens in medicinal plants. In the present study, five commercial herbal commodities used as drug and spice, viz. samples Capsicum frutescens L. Cuminum cyminum L., Piper longum L., Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels and Terminalia chebula Retz., (Figure 1) were subjected to microbiological analysis. The findings from …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Herbal Science · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2012 · pp. 39–43 Read article →
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Pharmaco-botanical Profile on Emblica officinalis Gaertn. – A Pharmacopoeial Herbal DrugBy Nitin Rai, Lalit Tiwari, Rajeev Kr. Sharma, A. K. Verma
Abstract: ABSTRACTThe fruit or fruit pulp of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. is a reputed drug of Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathic systems of medicine. The drug (dried, fresh fruits and dried juice powder), is an excellent antipyretic, antioxidant, astringent, laxative, diuretic, aphrodisiac, antacid and haemostatic. Modern clinical studies have been conducted on this drug in support of claimed activities. The approved modern therapeutic application for Emblica is support based on its long …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2012 · pp. 38–50 Read article →
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Medicinal and Pharmacological Action of Spices: A ReviewBy Nitin Rai, Lalit Tiwari, Rajeev Kr. Sharma
Abstract: Spices are grown in India from time immemorial and part of Materia Medica of Indian System of medicines viz. Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and also in Homoeopathy. Uses of spices as medicines have mention from pre-historical time. Various spices, such as cardamom, ginger, black pepper, cumin and mustard seeds, were included in the ancient `susruta mushkakadigana' or herbal medicines, prescribed to remove fat and to cure urinary complaints, piles and jaundice. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 Read article →
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A Review of Pharmacological Action of Certain Herbal DrugsBy Nitin Rai, Lalit Tiwari, Rajeev Kr. Sharma
Abstract: Plants are fundamental to almost all life on earth, providing protection and sustenance for organism ranging from a microorganism to a large animal even too certain categories of plant species. Plants can be considered as chemical factories that have been evolving their biosynthetic pathway programmes over the last decades. During this evolution, plants have synthesized an array of compounds whose structural diversity is often beyond the imagination of even the …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 Read article →