Untitled

Abstract

The importance of natural products in the pharmaceuticalindustrycannot be abated because it playsvital role in the prevention and treatments of diseasessuch as cancer, malaria, pile etc. These natural products which include alkaloid, flavonoid, phenol, saponin and tannin are bioactive compounds in plant and essential in plant metabolic activities. All of these have been tested for their huge medicinal properties and therefore could serve as an alternative medicine in treatment of myriad ailments. Although, through the modern-day technologies, these bioactive compounds have been separated from the plants and synthesized into capsules and tablets for easy administration, usage and storage, there is a need to create awareness on the side-effects associated with excess or abuse of medicinal plants and to encourage rational use of natural resources for sustainability. Thus, this review gives an overview on pharmacological importance of named alkaloids, methods of extraction and purification of alkaloids in plant, laying emphasis on side-effects associated to the abuse of alkaloids or alkaloid derivative drugs.

Untitled

“…The efficacy and safety of "Holmium TUIP (Ho-TUIP)" has been validated even in patients on anticoagulant therapy [32,33]. Long-term stability of symptom relief following TUIP has been documented by previous authors [34,35]. The TUIP failure in controlling symptoms with the need for re-operation was seen in patients with the preoperative prostate size of > 30 gram [21].…”

Untitled

“…The same methods of the powder Capsules of Montmorency tart cherry and local tart cherry fruits were used with four groups, each group consisting of 25 participants [30,31]: Two for moderate to border level of uric acid and two for moderate to high hyperlipidemia patients; once they were treated with local fresh tart cherry fruits for a group and again with frieze dryer powder capsule of tart cherry fruits for the second set and one for formal study, for all tests.…”

Untitled

“…In addition, alkaloids in the plant can have a protective role and prevent it from being eaten by animals. However, some animals have adapted to eat plants containing alkaloids and even use these compounds in their metabolism [15]. Different procedures, such as electrophoresis and chromatography, were used for separating these naturally occurring biopharmaceutical products [16].…”