Rubia cordifolia (Manjishtha): A review based upon its Ayurvedic and Medicinal uses

Rubia cordifolia: a review

Medicinal herbs are significant source of synthetic and herbal drugs. In the commercial market, medicinal herbs are used as raw drugs, extracts or tinctures. Isolated active constituents are used for applied research. For the last few decades, phytochemistry (study of plants) has been making rapid progress and herbal products are becoming popular. According to Ayurveda, the ancient healing syst...

Aloe vera its medicinal uses: A review

Pharmacognostic studies on Identity of Manjishtha [Rubiacordifolia Linn.]- An Ayurvedic plant

Manjishtha [ Rubia cordifolia Linn] from Rubiaceae family is a useful medicinal plant used in the treatment of shotha (inflammation), udar, amavat, skin disorder. In market Deshiindigenous and Irani manjishtha is available. This study is aimed at assessing the scientific evaluation of deshi and irani Rubia cordifolia in the course of pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis, which mainly co...

Antiglycation, Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activity of Traditional Medicinal Plant: Rubia Cordifolia Linn. for Management of Hyperglycemia

Rubia cordifolia Linn. a flowering plant species from family Rubiaceae is an important medicinal plant. It is known to have anti-diabetic, antiseptic and antistress properties. In the present paper, antiglycation, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of roots of Rubia cordifolia Linn. were investigated. Anti-AGE (Advance glycation end products) effect of Rubia cordifolia Linn. on glycation o...

Rubia cordifolia L. and Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Medicinal Plants as Potential Source of COX-2 Inhibitors

The association of chronic inflammation with development of human cancer is well recognized. There are number of reports of involvement of inflammatory process in the initiation and progress of cancer. The search for selective inhibitors of Cyclooxygenase-2 isoenzymes and that too from natural origin is considerably important. Rubia cordifolia L. and Glycyrrhiza glabra L. find an important plac...