Ethnobotanical survey of folk plants for the treatment of snakebites in Southern part of Tamilnadu, India

Samy, Ramar Perumal; Thwin, Maung Maung; Gopalakrishnakone, P.; Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.006

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“…It is observed in tropical Africa and Polynesia 1 . It is also used for healing wounds 2 as a laxative 3 as an anti-snake venom 4,5,6 and for its anti-inflamation 7 . It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis 8 syphilitic ulcer and scabies 9 .…”

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Antioxidants play an important role in human health protection. Many researchers and previous studies suggest that antioxidants reduce the risk for chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease etc. Primary sources of naturally occurring antioxidants are whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Plant sourced antioxidants like Vitamin C, Vitamin E, carotenes, phenolic acids etc, have been recognized as having the potential to reduce disease risk. Most of the antioxidant compounds in a typical diet are derived from plant sources and belong to various classes of compounds with a wide variety of physical and chemical properties. 2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals are widely used in model systems to investigate the scavenging activity of several natural phytocompounds. DPPH assay is a rapid, simple and inexpensive method to measure antioxidant capacity of plant extracts or food. It involves the use of the free radical, DPPH which is widely used to test the ability of compounds to act as free radical scavengers or hydrogen donors and to evaluate antioxidant activity. When a solution of DPPH is mixed with that of a substance that can donate a hydrogen atom, then this gives rise to the reduced form (Dipheny-lpicrylhydrazine; non radical) with the loss of violet color. The present antioxidant work carried out on three organic solvents (methanol, chloroform and aqueous) using Acalypha indica Linn. (Euphorbeace family) plant extract with five different concentrations like 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 µg/ml. Among these, methanolic plant extract shows highest inhibition. BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole(µg/ml))has been used as standard reference.

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“…1 It has been ethno medicinally used as a therapeutic agent for a variety of diseases. [2][3][4][5] Flowers are used in dysentery, diarrhea and bronchitis. 6 However, it is important to conduct thorough investigation of many traditionally used medicinal plants with reference to modern system of medicine.…”

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Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Studies on Flowers of Aerva lanata [L.] Juss. ex. Schult

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Background: Aerva lanata is an interesting plant used in traditional medicine for many years and used for the treatment of bladder and kidney stones. Objective: The aim was to study detailed pharmacognostic profi le of an important medicinal plant in the Indian system of medicine, A. lanata (amaranthaceae). Materials and Methods: Flower samples of A. lanata were studied by macroscopical, microscopical characters. Physicochemical, phytochemical, and fl uorescence analysis of powder of the plant was performed according to the methods of standardization recommended by World Health Organization. Results: Macroscopically fl owers are small, actinomorphic, and solitary or aggregated in cymes. Microscopically ovary was found to be bicarpellary, syncarpous, unilocular, superior; ovules one to many and campylotropous type. Powder microscopy of fl ower revealed the presence of epidermis with stomata and covering trichomes, calcium oxalate crystals, starch grains, and oil globules. The investigations also included fl uorescence analysis. Physiochemical parameters such as total ash, acid insoluble ash sulfated ash and water soluble ash; moisture content values were found to be 12.66%, 1.64%, 9.12%, 4.52%, 12%, respectively. Preliminary phytochemical screening showed the presence of carbohydrates, triterpenoids, fl avonoids, glycosides, and phenolic compounds. Conclusion: The results of the present study can serve as a valuable source of information and provide suitable standards for identifi cation of this plant material in future investigations and applications.

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“…A. paniculata has been effectively used in traditional Asian medicines for centuries. In traditional medicine, A. paniculata is widely used to get rid of a body heat, dispel toxins from the body, prevents common cold, upper respiratory tract infections including sinusitis and fever (Gabrielian et al, 2002) and as an antidote against snakes and insects poisons (Samy et al, 2008). A. paniculata has been reported to exhibit various mode of biological activities in vivo as well as in vitro viz., antiviral (Wiart et al, 2000), anti-inflammatory (Wen et al, 2010), antihuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Calabrese et al, 2000), immunomodulating/immunostimulatory (Iruretagoyena et al, 2005), anticancer activity (Li et al, 2007;Geethangili et al, 2008) and antibacterial activity (Leelarasamee et al, 1990;Singha et al, 2003;Zaidan et al, 2005;Xu et al, 2006;Voravuthikunchai et al, 2006;Mishra et al, 2009;Sahalan et al, 2010;Abubacker and Vasanth, 2010;Kataky and Handique, 2010;Parvataneni and Koduru, 2010;Roy et al, 2010;Sule et al, 2011aSule et al, , 2011b.…”

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