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Yellow oleander is an important medicinal material in Mexican traditional medicine. In early times it is assumed that all parts of the oleander plant are poisonous to humans, animals, and certain insects but now a day’s numbers of pharmacological activities are determined by different scientists. For containing cardiac glycoside this plant is mostly not non-toxic. However, this plant has many pharmacological properties such as antidiarrhoeal activity, cytotoxic activity, antimicrobial activity, anticancer activity. This paper explains the evidence-based information regarding the phytochemistry and pharmacological activity of this...
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According to Acharya Charaka and Sushrut, there is no substance in the universe that cannot be used as a drug on the condition of rational use with definite objectives. Grasses are interesting and important plant drugs with potential to be used in therapeutics. Classical texts of Ayurveda are filled with the description of the therapeutic potential of grasses and fact has been recognized by herbalists/botanists all over the world. The grasses are underestimated medicinal repository. Durva is one of the most effective medicinal grass. In the present paper, an effort has been made to work out the therapeutic potential of one of the most primitive plant drugs with a wide range of uses in human...
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Solanum xanthocarpum, commonly known as Yellow Berried Nightshade or Kantakari, is a medicinal plant mostly found in the dry regions of India. Belonging to the family Solanaceae, this plant consists of several phytochemical and pharmacological properties. According to the researches and studies over the years, it is found that the therapeutic value of the plant lies in anti-inflammatory, a bronchodilator, anti-microbial, wound-healing, anti-cancer, anti-insecticidal, and other activities. The following review gives a critical assessment of the literature to date, combining the information on Solanum xanthocarpum, suggesting its botanical description, chemical constituents, and use in traditional herbal...
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Medicinal plants have been known for millennia and are highly esteemed all over the world as a rich source of therapeutic agents for the prevention of various ailments. Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) (Crassulaceae) is a perennial herb grows 3-5 feet tall, fleshy dark green leaves that are distinctively scalloped and trimmed in red, and bell like pendulous flowers. It is used in folk medicine in tropical Africa, tropical America, India, China, and Australia. Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken is an indigenous and exotic plant used widely by the traditional practitioners for treating various ailments like renal calculi, hypertension, asthma, cold, abscesses, bleeding disorders. The local people of southern India and Bengal use the plant in renal diseases as a source of Pashanabheda, which is commonly known as Parnabeeja, a member of Crassulaceae. Phyto-chemical investigations reveal the presence of alkaloids, cardiac glycoside, flavonoids. The present review is, therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on its pharamacognosy, phytochemistry and traditional uses of the plant Bryophyllum...
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Study was conducted to describe the cultural and morphological characteristics such as color and texture of the leaf blast pathogen Pyricularia oryzae on different solid media viz., Host extract agar, Oatmeal agar, Potato dextrose agar, and Richard’s agar medium. Among all the solid media the highest mean mycelial growth (diameter) of the fungus Pyricularia oryzae was recorded on Host extract agar (40.80 mm) followed by Oat meal agar (38.33 mm) and least mean mycelial growth of the P. oryzae onRichard’s agar (28.4 mm). The highest mean dry mycelial weight(mg) Rechard’s agar (300.65mg) followed by Oat meal agar (234.67 mg) and least mean mycelial weight was recorded in Potato Dextrose agar (96.31 mg). In general, among all solid media, the Host extract agar media is more appropriate for cultural and morphological study of rice blast fungus P....
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