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28 articles for “Cardiac therapeutics”
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A Review On Wonder Plant Aloe Vera
Abstract: For millennia, people have utilized and appreciated the health, aesthetic, therapeutic, and skin- care benefits of aloe vera plants. Aloe is a plant that grows in dry regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. It has approximately 300 species. Aloe barbadensis miller is the botanical name of aloe vera. It is a perennial, xerophytic, succulent, shrubby or arborescent plant with pea-green hue that is a member of the Asphodelaceae (Liliaceae) …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Assessing the Efficacy of Carica Papaya Leaf Extract in Preventing Thrombocytopenia: A Review
Abstract: A clinical condition known as thrombocytopenia is characterized by a low platelet count (less than 150 × 103/μL) in the blood, which leads to an imbalance in hemostasis and can result in multiple deadly consequences. Although the exact causes are not always known, they always lead to death by interfering with the formation of platelets and encouraging their destruction. Research demonstrates that Carica papaya leaf has special medicinal and therapeutic …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacognosy · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 25–33 Read article
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Drug Repurposing of Anticancer Agents JP-8g and REDX05358 Against the Target Protein Plectin 1a in Epidemolysis Bullosa Simplex with Muscular Dystrophy (EBS-MD)
Abstract: Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex with Muscle Dystrophy is a genetic disease affecting the skin and muscles which can be seen at birth or start at adulthood due to the mutation in the protein Plectin 1a (PLEC gene) causing skin blisters and muscle weakness. This protein is seen in sarcolemma, Z disks in skeletal muscles, hemidesmosomes in skin and cardiac muscles giving stability to cytoskeleton, playing a crucial role in neuromuscular transmission …
Published in International Journal of Cell Biology and Cellular Functions · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 22–34 Read article
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Arterial Stiffness as an Antecedent in the Pathogenesis of Primary Hypertension
Abstract: Over the past 50 years, it has been postulated that abnormality in resistance vessels play an important and critical role in the pathogenesis of hypertension as these vessels maintain the steady-flow hemodynamic in the circulation. Accordingly, antihypertensive therapies were designed to alter the peripheral vascular resistance or cardiac output, resulting in a reduction in mean arterial pressure. However, in recent years, many studies have emphasized the role of arterial stiffness …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 9–13 Read article
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A Scientific Review on Phyto-pharmacological Properties of Moringa olifera Lam
Abstract: Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) has been used since times to treat various health ailments. Different parts of plant have been used by traditional physicians. However, the dried entire fruit is more commonly used as Sehjana in Unani Medicine. Sehjana is a famous Indian drug used in a number of pathological conditions. Various parts of this plant act as cardiac and circulatory stimulants, possess anti-tumour, antipyretic, antiepileptic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antispasmodic, diuretic, …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 1–11 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
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Surajmukhi (Helianthus annuus L.): Medicinal Importance in Unani Literature and Modern Evidence
Abstract: Helianthus annuus L. (Sunflower), belonging to the family Asteraceae, is a well-recognized plant in both traditional and modern systems of medicine. In Unani medicine, it is described under the name “Shams-ul-Nahar,” attributed with specific Mizaj (temperament) and pharmacological actions. The plant is considered to possess a hot and moist temperament (Har Ratab), and different parts, including its seeds, oil, and leaves, have been employed in classical formulations. Sunflower seeds are …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 68–75 Read article
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Harnessing the Bioactive Potential of Calotropis gigantea and Calotropis procera
Abstract: The medicinal plants of the Apocynaceae family Calotropis gigantea and Calotropis procera have gained more and more interest as source of bioactive molecules for biomedical applications like cancer therapy. They have various pharmacological activities, which are believed to be linked to various phytochemical constituents such as cardenolides, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, triterpenoids, steroids, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, and proteins in their latex. The recent molecular and cellular studies show that extracts and …
Published in International Journal of Molecular Biotechnological Research · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2026 Read article