Searching for new natural drugs that are capable of targeting Th1 and Th17 may lead to development of more effective treatments for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Most of the natural drugs can be derived from plants that are used in traditional medicine and folk medicine. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and introduce plants or plant derivatives that are effective on infl...

Plants have been used since ancient times as medicines for the treatment of a range of diseases. In spite of the great advances observed in modern medicine in recent decades, plants still make an important contribution to health care. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), because of poverty and lack of access to modern medicine, about 65-80% of the world’s population that are living...

India, with its diverse agro-climatic conditions and regional topography, has been considered as the treasure house or botanical garden of plant genetic resources. Hence, India is recognized as one of the world’s top 12 mega diversity nations. Our herbal wealth constitutes more than 8,000 species and accounts for around 50 % of all higher flowering plant species of India; around 70 % of the med...

With tens of thousands of plant species on earth, we are endowed with an enormous wealth of medicinal remedies from Mother Nature. Natural products and their derivatives represent more than 50% of all the drugs in modern therapeutics. Because of the low success rate and huge capital investment need, the research and development of conventional drugs are very costly and difficult. Over the past ...

Herbal medicine has long been contrasted to modern medicine in terms of a holistic approach to healing, vitalistic theories of health and illness and an emphasis on the body’s innate self-healing capacities. At the same time, since the early 20 century, the cultivation, preparation and mass production of herbal medicines have become increasingly industrialised, scientificised and commercialised...

The antioxidant potentials for fourteen multipurpose traditional herbal preparations sold in South Africa were determined using the DPPH radical scavenging, ferric reducing power and β-carotene-linoleic acid model system, the anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme inhibitory effects using an ELISA kit and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme inhibition using the microtitre plate assay. Nine...

The tradition of using herbal drugs and remedies for treating human ailments is very old. From last few years, the demand has been increased. Myristica fragrans Houtt, commonly known as nutmeg, a common spice, which used around world. It described in almost each medicine system such Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani folk system. wide range fixed oils essential it example myristicin, safrole, myristic aci...

In the present study attempts were made to review on active constituents and pharmacological activity of Mimosa pudica Linn belonging to family Mimisace. The whole plant of Mimosa pudica is very useful for various pharmacological and biological activities. Mostly Root and leaves of Mimosa pudica are showed maximum pharmacological activity as anti-diabetic, antitoxin, antihepatotoxin, antioxidan...

Chronic autoimmune skin disease termed psoriasis is characterised by excessive keratinocyte multiplication, scaly plaques, severe inflammation, and erythema. T lymphocytes, leukocytes, vascular endothelium, epidermal keratinocytes also contribute in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Increased leukocyte recruitment increased levels cytokines, growth factors, genetic factors like interleukin (IL)-1,...