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Maenthaisong, Ratree; Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn; Warnnissorn, Prateep; Viyoch, Jarupa

doi:10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2009.35.024

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“…In women volunteers, a cleansing lotion containing tamarind fruit extract (10 % w/w) applied twice daily for when compared to the other side of the face. Also, there was no erythema or transdermal water loss, showing that the product was safe 77,78 . Previous research has shown that applying a polyherbal gel containing tamarind extract for 12 weeks reduced the stiffness, thickness, pigmentation, and irregularity of post-surgical scar development in patients who had bilaterally symmetric procedures 79,80 .…”

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A Scientific Evidence-based Review of Tamarind usage in Indian Folklore Medicine

Raja

Poonguzhali²,

Rao³

et al. 2022

JNR

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Currently, the paradigm shift of folklore medicine is obvious among the public and researchers. Study based on traditional medicine around the world has become prominent with the addition of pharmacological studies to scientifically prove the effectiveness of the concerned medicine. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L. of family Fabaceae) alone or with a combination of other herbs has been proved to be effective for treating many ailments such as arthritis, dysuria, dental diseases, ulcer, sexual dysfunction, etc. It also exhibits pharmacological actions such as antimicrobial, anti-dysentery, anti-coagulant, hepatoprotective, anti-asthmatic, and anti-diabetic. The pharmacological effect of the fruit or the pulp, leaves, flowers, kernel, and inner bark has been studied. Furthermore, different species of tamarind have also been studied. Numerous studies such as chemical, analytical and biological were conducted to confirm the same. The clinical studies of tamarind match with folklore practices with respect to pharmacological actions, still some are yet to be explored. This study focuses on reviewing the chemical composition, pharmacological effects, and nutritional effects of tamarind. Hence it can be concluded that the folklore practice and modern medicinal practice interact with each other. Thus, the folklore practices without being neglected can be extended for the support of scientific evidence through detailed researches.

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Section: Journal Ofmentioning

confidence: 90%

A Scientific Evidence-based Review of Tamarind usage in Indian Folklore Medicine

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Poonguzhali²,

Rao³

et al. 2022

JNR

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“…The wound healing property of Aloe vera gel has been attributed to Mannose-6-phosphate used for fi rst to second degree burns, (Davis et al, 1994;Maenthaisong et al, 2007).Wound healing is a dynamic process, occurring in 3 phases. The fi rst phase is infl ammation, hyperaemia and leukocyte infi ltration.…”

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Recent update on the medicinal properties and use of Aloe vera in the treatment of various ailments

Mahor¹,

Ali²

2016

Biosci. Biotech. Res. Comm

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Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) an herb is widely used in Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic and Allopathic streams for its marvelous medicinal properties. This plant is one of the richest natural sources of health for mammals including human beings. The chemistry of the plant has revealed the presence of more than 200 different biologically active substances, which include antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, activities of the nonvolatile constituents of the leaf gel. Aloe species are widely distributed in the African and the eastern European continents, and are spread almost throughout the world. The genus Aloe has more than 400 species but few, such as A. vera, Aloe ferox, and Aloe arborescens, are globally used for trade. Many biological properties associated with Aloe species are contributed by inner gel of the leaves. anti diabetic, anti-infl ammatory, peptic ulcers, antitumor, anticancer Properties, activity effects on the Immune System, adverse reactions, Laxative effects, wound healing, antiseptic, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, stress, sugars. It is known to help slow down the appearance of wrinkles and actively repair the damaged skin cells that cause the visible signs of aging. Aloe is a powerful detoxifi er, antiseptic and tonic for the nervous system. Aloe vera gel contains a large range of vitamins even vitamin B12, Vitamin A, contains B-Group vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and folic acid. Aloe vera gel contains important ingredients including 19 of the 20 amino acids needed by the human body and seven of the eight essential ones that just cannot be made. The plant leaves and inner gel contains numerous help it has potential to cure sunburns and minor cuts, and even skin cancer and acts as also acts as extremely powerful laxative. Various parts of the plant have different effects on the body. The present review is an attempt to highlight the proven research related botanical and pharmacological medicinal properties of Aloe vera.

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The safety and efficacy of bacterial nanocellulose wound dressing incorporating sericin and polyhexamethylene biguanide: in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies

2016

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In our previous work, we have attempted to develop a novel bacterial nanocellulose wound dressing which composed of both polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) as an antimicrobial agent and sericin as an accelerative wound healing component. The loading sequence and concentration of PHMB and sericin were optimized to provide the wound dressing with the most effective antimicrobial activity and enhanced collagen production. In this study, further in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies of this novel wound dressing were performed to evaluate its safety, efficacy, and applicability. For the in vitro cytotoxic test with L929 mouse fibroblast cells, our novel dressing was not toxic to the cells and also promoted cell migration as good as the commercially available dressing, possibly due to the component of sericin released. When implanted subcutaneously in rats, the lower inflammation response was observed for the novel dressing implanted, comparing to the commercially available dressing. This might be that the antimicrobial PHMB component of the novel dressing played a role to reduce infection and inflammation reaction. The clinical trial patch test was performed on the normal skin of healthy volunteers to evaluate the irritation effect of the dressing. Our novel dressing did not irritate the skin of any volunteers, as characterized by the normal levels of erythema and melanin and the absence of edema, papule, vesicle, and bullae. Then, the novel dressing was applied for the treatment of full-thickness wounds in rats. The wounds treated with our novel dressing showed significantly lower percentage of wound size and higher extent of collagen formation mainly due to the activity of sericin. We concluded that our novel bacterial nanocellulose incorporating PHMB and sericin was a safe and efficient wound dressing material for further investigation in the wound healing efficacy in clinic.

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Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

A Scientific Evidence-based Review of Tamarind usage in Indian Folklore Medicine

A Scientific Evidence-based Review of Tamarind usage in Indian Folklore Medicine

Recent update on the medicinal properties and use of Aloe vera in the treatment of various ailments

The safety and efficacy of bacterial nanocellulose wound dressing incorporating sericin and polyhexamethylene biguanide: in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies

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