Gymnema sylvestre, R. Br., popularly known as Meshashringi in Sanskrit and Sarkaraikolli in Tamil, was investigated for the control of type I (insulin dependent) diabetes in experimental animals. The hypoglycaemic extract was found to bring about blood glucose homeostasis, by increasing serum insulin levels. The islets of langerhans appear to be restored or regulated by the herbal extract. Incr...

in the declined mortality rate in industrialized countries, while the number of patients suffering from particular chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, or allergic diseases has been increasing. Since most of the modern medicines are allopatic and cannot cure chronic diseases, and since they sometimes have the possibility of side effects, many patients choose to explore complementary...

Background: Herbal compounds are attractive anticancer candidates due to their low toxicity. Previous studies have demonstrated that Hibiscus sabdariffa is promising as an anticancer agent against several cancer types; however, its potential therapeutic role in breast cancer remains to be investigated. Materials and Methods: In the present study, the cytotoxic effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa aqu...

background compounds present in green tea have proved to inhibit the growth and activity of bacteria associated with infections. objectives to assess the effects of green tea leaves extract in presence of propylene glycol on the aerobic mouth bacteria load. materials and methods saliva of 25 volunteer girl students aging 20-25 years were selected and evaluated by a mouthwash sample containing 1...

What is herbal therapy? Herbs are plants that contain ingredients with active therapeutic properties. These active ingredients may be present in the whole plant or only in a specific part. Other parts of the same plant, or other plants in the same genus may have no activity or may in fact be toxic. An herb may be used in various forms, including teas, granular extracts (Chinese medicine), fresh...

According to the reliability of therapeutic effects, Chinese medicinal herbs divide into 3 main categories. The first is the Classical Medicinal Herbs, including approximate 265 kinds of medicinal herbs and plants and a few of medicinal minerals that have been identified by scientific works and proven by clinic studies. The second is the folk herbs (folk experienced recipe herbs) that have appr...

Standardization of herbal drugs is the need of the hour as the use and practice of traditional herbal drugs has increased tremendously. The main objective of the present study is to standardize the root tubers of Aconitum heterophyllum as per pharmacopoeial testing protocol which include powder microscopy, physico-chemical screening, HPTLC fingerprinting and GC-MS analysis. Preliminary phytoche...

(Article History: Received August 27, 2021; Revised Sept 17, Accepted 26, 2021) ABSTRAKInovasi bahan dasar yang dapat dijadikan teh herbal adalah jantung pisang, karena memiliki metabolit sekunder berupa flavonoid, kumarin dan golongan fenolik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat pisang mengetahui standar mutunya. Pembuatan dilakukan dengan variasi suhu pengeringan 50°C; 90°C; 110°C waktu 11...

The present study evaluated the ability of methanolic extract of Centella asiatica (Linn) Urban (Umbelliferae) to induce apoptosis in different cancer cell lines. MCF-7 cells emerged as the most sensitive cell line for in vitro growth inhibitory activity. C. asiatica extract induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells as indicated by nuclear condensation, increased annexin staining, loss of mitochondrial ...

Background & Aim: Cutaneous infection caused by protozoa the genus Leishmania are a major worldwide health problem, with high endemicity in developing countries including Middle East, Africa and Latin America. In the absence of a vaccine, there is an urgent need for effective drugs to replace and supplement those in current use. Experimental: In this study, the in vivo effica...