The Promise of Traditional Medicines

Ansari, J. A.; Inamdar, Nazma

doi:10.3923/ijp.2010.808.812

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“…As drugs such as aspirin, digitalis, morphine, and quinine were all originally isolated or synthesized from compounds derived from plants, knowledge gained from the use of medicinal plants and their active ingredients serves as the foundation for much of modern drugs [4] . Antifungal effect is one of the effects of secondary metabolites produced by plants.…”

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Evaluation of berries of Phytolacca dodecandra for growth inhibition of Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum and treatment of cases of epizootic lymphangitis in Ethiopia

Mekonnen

Makonnen²,

Aklilu³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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Evaluation of berries of Phytolacca dodecandra for growth inhibition of Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum and treatment of cases of epizootic lymphangitis in Ethiopia

Mekonnen

Makonnen²,

Aklilu³

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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“…After four decades of independence, health care management in government is still significantly poor [17,18,19,20]. Only physicians and nurses work in the hospitals as caregivers.…”

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State of Pharmacy Education in Bangladesh

Alam¹,

Shahjamal²,

Al‐Amin³

et al. 2014

Trop. J. Pharm Res

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“…The utilization of natural products with therapeutic properties is as primordial as human civilization and, interminably, mineral, plant and animal products were the main sources of drugs (Ansari and Inamdar, 2010). Thus far, approximately 65 -80% of the world's population in developing countries depends basically on plants for their primary health care resulting from poverty and lack of access to modern medicine according to the World Health Organization (WHO).…”

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“…A vast literature of herbal medicines, related to the Chinese, Indian or Arabic traditional cultures, not only reflects the use of medicinal plant resources of people experiences, but also provides good references for the researchers. Compared with the synthesized medicine, herbal medicines have a benefit in the treatment of common diseases, chronic diseases, various incurable diseases and persistent diseases (Ansari and Inamdar, 2010).…”

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Anti-ulcerogenic activity of virgin coconut oil contribute to the stomach health of humankind

Selverajah¹,

Zakaria²,

Long³

et al. 2016

TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]

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The aimed of the presence study was to determine the antiulcer potential of virgin coconut oil (VCO), either extracted by wet process (VCO A ) or fermentation process (VCO B ), and to compare their effectiveness against the copra oil (CO) using the HCl/ethanol-induced gastric ulcer model. Earlier, the oils underwent chemical analysis to determine the free fatty acids composition, physicochemical properties and anti-oxidant capability. In the antiulcer study, rats (n = 6) were pre-treated orally for 7 consecutive days with distilled water (vehicle), 100 mg/kg ranitidine (positive group) or the respective oils (10, 50, and 100% concentration). One hour after the last test solutions administration on Day 7 th , the animals were subjected to the gastric ulcer assay. Macroscopic and microscopic analyses were performed on the collected rat's stomachs. From the results obtained, the chemical analysis revealed i) the presence of high content of lauric acid followed by myristic acid and palmitic acid in all oils and; ii) the significant ( * p < 0.05) different in anisidine-and peroxide-value, percentage of free fatty acid, total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity among the oils. The animal study demonstrated that all oil possess significant ( * p < 0.05) antiulcer activity with VCO B being the most effective oil followed by VCO A and CO. The macroscopic observations were supported by the microscopic findings. Interestingly, all oils were more effective than 100 mg/kg ranitidine (reference drug). In conclusion, coconut oils exert remarkable antiulcer activity depending on their methods of extraction, possibly via the modulation of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

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The Promise of Traditional Medicines

Cited by 51 publications

References 9 publications

Evaluation of berries of Phytolacca dodecandra for growth inhibition of Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum and treatment of cases of epizootic lymphangitis in Ethiopia

Evaluation of berries of Phytolacca dodecandra for growth inhibition of Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum and treatment of cases of epizootic lymphangitis in Ethiopia

State of Pharmacy Education in Bangladesh

Anti-ulcerogenic activity of virgin coconut oil contribute to the stomach health of humankind

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