Effect of standardized extract of Ocimum sanctum Linn. on gastric mucosal offensive and defensive factors.

Antimalarial effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn. and Bauhinia variegata Linn. on Plasmodium berghei

Extracts of leaves and roots of Ocimum sanctum Linn. and leaves of Bauhinia variegata Linn. were used to evaluate their antimalarial effect against Plasmodium berghei in vivo in a typical 4 day test. Water and ether soluble extracts were administered orally to experimental mice along with placebo controls. On day 4 parasitaemia in control group of mice was 25.20% ± 9.44% while in mice treated w...

Anti-microbial Activity of Tulsi {Ocimum Sanctum (Linn.)} Extract on a Periodontal Pathogen in Human Dental Plaque: An Invitro Study.

INTRODUCTION Tulsi is a popular healing herb in Ayurvedic medicine. It is widely used in the treatment of several systemic diseases because of its anti-microbial property. However, studies documenting the effect of Tulsi on oral disease causing organisms are rare. Hence, an attempt was made to determine the effect of Tulsi on a periodontal microorganism in human dental plaque. AIM To determin...

Evaluation of Pongamia pinnata root extract on gastric ulcers and mucosal offensive and defensive factors in rats.

Effect of methanolic extract of P. Pinnata roots (PPRM) was studied against various experimental gastric ulcer models and offensive and defensive gastric mucosal factors in rats. An initial dose-response study using 12.5-50 mg/kg P. Pinnata root extract, when given orally in two divided dose for 4 days + 5th full dose on the day of experiment 60 min before the experiment, indicated 25 mg/kg as ...

A Study on the Effect of Ocimum sanctum (Linn.) Leaf Extract and Ursolic Acid on Spermatogenesis in Male Rats

Evaluation of In-Vitro Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities of extract of Ocimum Sanctum linn

The objective of the study was to investigate the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of aqueous extract of Ocimum sanctum leaf. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated using in vitro Ferric reducing power, Free radical scavenging activity by DPPH method, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, Nitric oxide radical scavenging activity, Hyaluronidase inhibition assay....