Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy
Volume 5, Issue 1 (2018)
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Dates—Its Effect on Daily Life
Abstract: Date palm also called as Phoenix dactylifera or more commonly called as Date, originated from the land around Iraq. Date palm is cultivated because of its edible fruit; they are used as staple food in Middle East and in Indus valley for thousands of years. Eventually every part of the tree is used for making functional items be it seeds, leaves, sap, fruit clusters and wood. Date palm also provides …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Study the Effect of Certain Plant Extracts in Blood Coagulation
Abstract: Blood is an essential component in human and other animals that deliver necessary substance such as nutrients and oxygen to cells and transport metabolic waste from cells. Blood performs much important function within body including supply of oxygen to tissues and supply of nutrients. During haemorrhage or bleeding the components of blood may lose which leads to severe illness to patient or sometimes death. Blood loss outside the body is …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 13–19 Read article
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Rapid Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles of Flower-like Morphology from the Root Extract of Saussurea lappa
Abstract: With the emergence of nanomedicine, nanobiotechnology, and nanopharmacotherapeutics, there has been a rising demand of nanomaterials. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) finds immense applications for drug delivery, biomedical sciences, catalysis, etc. Numerous industries are at present synthesizing therapeutic AgNPs to meet the global demand. By using chemical methods, which are very cost-effective to produce these materials, are quite hazardous, environment polluting, produce harmful byproducts, and have several other alarming aspects. The extract …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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A Review on Marine Pharmacognosy and Microbiology with a Mythological Aspect
Abstract: Marine pharmacognosy deals with marine source of drug obtained from sea and ocean. Microbiology deals with various microorganisms and marine pharmacognosy and microbiology are interrelated with each other, but they are also correlated to mythological (history)sources and Hindu literatures. Lots of evidence sources are mentioned in Hindu literatures which explain relation of marine pharmacognosy and microbiology (science and technology) with History, Hindu Mythology and “Samudra Manthan” is one of the …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 25–32 Read article
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Neuroprotective Role of Exogenous Melatonin and Insulin Plant (Costus igneus Nak.) Extract on Brain in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Female Rat
Abstract: Brain is the one of the most important coordinating and controlling system of the body, which regulates different muscular and neuromuscular activities. The current study was undertaken to explore the neuroprotective role of exogenous melatonin and insulin plant extract in diabetic female rats. Administration of melatonin and plant extract to Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rat showed a significant decrease of lipid peroxidation (TBARS) in brain tissue comparable to the control group …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 33–41 Read article
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GC-MS Analysis of Boerhavia diffusa Linn. Whole Plant Extracts: An Ethno-medicinal Plant
Abstract: In the present investigation, phytochemical compounds and GC-MS analysis of Boerhavia diffusa whole plant was studied, and presence of phytochemical compounds was screened by qualitative method. The results confirmed the presence of phytochemicals namely terpenoids, saponin, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, phlobatannins and tannin. In GC-MS analysis, 42 phytochemical compounds were identified in the methanol extract of Boerhavia diffusa, the components were identified by comparing their relation indices and mass spectra fragmentation …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 7–12 Read article