Hydro-ethanolic extract of Gloriosa superba protecting acute splenic injury by modulating endogenous antioxidants pool in rats

Case of Poisoning by Gloriosa Superba

GLORIOSA SUPERBA. By Hem Chunder Bhuttaciiarjee, M.B. Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Baraitch. GrLOMOSA SUPERBA, a handsome climbing plant of the natural order Lilliaceae, is widely distributed throughout the greater portion of India. In Bengal it is called ugni shiJcha,; in Northern India it is known by the names of Jcureearee and singia. The root is generally used for purposes of poisoning ; it resem...

Protective role of Emblica officinalis hydro-ethanolic leaf extract in cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in Rats

Nephrotoxicity is a major limiting factor in cisplatin treatment. In the present study hydro-ethanolic leaf extract of Emblica officinalis was investigated for its protective role in cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity. The experiment was designed for 14 days and male Wistar rats were divided into 9 groups (n = 5). Group 1 served as control (with no treatment), group 2 served as a vehicle control ...

the effect of aqueous extract of garlic on formalin-induced pain in male rats

چکیده اثر عصاره آبی سیر بر درد ناشی از آزمون فرمالین در موش صحرایی نر به کوشش نرگس اسکندری روزبهانی زمینه و هدف: گیاه سیر از خانواده لیلیاسه و گونهallium sativum بومی آسیای میانه بوده و از دوران ،باستان تاکنون به خواص درمانی متفاوت آن مثل: کاهندگی قندخون، کلسترول خون، فشار خون، اثرات مفیدآن بر دستگاه قلبی عروقی و بیماریهای انعقادی خون، اثرات آنتی اکسیداتیو، درمان بیماریهای تنفسی وگوارشی، ا...

Anagen effluvium secondary to Gloriosa superba ingestion.

Anagen effluvium, the shedding of anagen hair, leads to diffuse non-scarring alopecia. We report two cases of anagen effluvium in the same family secondary to the ingestion of tubers of Gloriosa superba, which contains the antimitotic alkaloid colchicine. Both patients developed anagen effluvium and gastroenteritis 1-2 weeks after consuming the tubers. In addition, one of them had bicytopenia, ...

Niyangala (Gloriosa Superba) Poisoning Complicated with SIADH