Background:Chronic pain of musculoskeletal origin is a very common symptom and has major effect on the physical, mental, and economic aspects of the patients. There is always a crave among physicians and patients for effective analgesic, curable preparation that can be locally applied.Aim:The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of “Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus” oil in chronic pain management of musculoskeletal origin.Materials and Methods:Fifty patients of chronic musculoskeletal pain of unknown origin of mild to moderate condition were advised to apply “Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus” oil locally twice daily for 6 weeks and examined weekly. After completion of the treatment, the efficacy of the therapy was assessed on the basis of the subjective criteria such as perception of pain, tenderness, swelling, and joint mobility.Results:In this study, mean baseline score versus last visit score of pain (2.84 ± 0.68 vs. 1.33 ± 0.76), tenderness (1.64 ± 0.74 vs. 0.36 ± 0.56), and swelling (0.64 ± 0.85 vs. 0.38 ± 0.66) was significantly decreased, and also clinical improvement was seen in the study participants along with no evidence of adverse drug reactions.Conclusion:The analysis of the overall effect of this “Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus” oil preparation was found efficacious and topically safe in chronic pain conditions. However, further study will be required with larger sample size and in heterogeneous population to elicit long-term effect of this polyherbal preparation.

In herbal medicine, there is a substantial amount of variety of plants have been used to treat neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's (AD)as well as other memory-related issues. Dementia is a neurological condition characterised by a progressive loss in emotional and cognitive abilities. Dementia is linked to a number of conditions like inadequate cerebral blood flow, poison toxicity, and other risk factors and conditions mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative injury, and, in certain cases coexistence with other diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's syndrome (PD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Despite the fact that there are well-established semi-synthetic medications for the treatment of AD and AD-related dementia, the majority of them have a number of side effects. As a result, conventional medicine offers a variety of plant-derived lead molecules that may be valuable in future medical studies. In this paper, we look at how ayurvedic plants are used to treat neurodegenerative disease around the world. Plants are also neuroprotective against proinflammatory cytokines including IL-6, IL-1b, TNF-a and it was reported that Antioxidant activity was increased, oxidant levels were reduced, and acetylcholinesterase activity was inhibited in the nervous system by these medicinal plants. We've highlighted the most essential ayurvedic medicinal plants as well as their biochemical effects. As a result, the effects of the above medicinals plants and their active constituents strengthened neurodegenerative conditions, indicating their therapeutic potential in ailments like Alzheimer's disease. and depression that are linked to neuroinflammation and neurotransmitter dysfunction.

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (family Lamiaceae) is commonly known as parnayavani by the several ethnic groups of West Bengal. The plant used by the traditional healers in cough, common cold, abdominal flatulence, indigestion, constipation etc. The preliminary phytochemical analysis, HPTLC finger printing and detailed pharmacognostical studies of its leaves revealed presence of distinctive characteristics, which help in identifying the specimen.