The present study was undertaken to assess the biochemical changes in goats treated with anthelmintic indigenous herbs. The analysis of data was done in 18 goats, irrespective of age, sex and breed. The experimental goats were randomly divided in six groups. The effect of crude powder and cold aqueous extract of Nigella sativa, Swertia chirata and Piper longum was studied on various biochemical...

The chemical components in the decoctions of Chinese herbal medicines are not always the same as those in the crude herbs because of the insolubility or instability of some compounds. In this work, a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to explore dynamic variation patterns of aconitum alkaloids in...

The chemical components in the decoctions of Chinese herbal medicines are not always the same as those in the crude herbs because of the insolubility or instability of some compounds. In this work, a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to explore dynamic variation patterns of aconitum alkaloids in...

Introduction: The advent of bovine mastitis associated antimicrobial resistance has necessitated development alternative herbal remedies. In this study, we tested, in-vitro, the efficacy three crude extracts: (1) aqueous, (2) ethanol and (3) ethyl acetate extracts Zambian cultivated Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) Curcuma longa (Turmeric) also made comparisons to synthetic anti-mastitis for...

A screening of several Chinese medicinal herbs for nematicidal properties showed that Arisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott tubers possessed significant nematicidal activity against the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). From the ethanol extract, two nematicidal flavone-C-glycosides were isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation. The compounds were identified as schaftoside and isoschafto...

The Herbal Vendors are the mobile tribal medicineman seen selling crude medicinal plants and their products on the busy streets of many Indian cities. They give herbal treatment for many human ailments and diseases especially the more difficult and chronic ones. They claim to have herbal remedies for some gynaecological disorders in women such as Menorrhagia, leucorrhoea and also to restore fer...

Swertia herb (florescent whole plantof Swertia japonica, Gentianaceae) has long been utilized as a folk medicine in Japan. It is often blended in general gastroenteric drugs as a bitter stomachic. Swertiamarin, a bitter secoiridoid glycoside, is the representative constituent of this crude drug and Swertia herb is normally evaluated by the swertiamarin content. To date, papers have described th...

The main goal of recent study was the impact assessment a commercially available fermented herbal feed supplement on digestion horses and intestinal microflora. experiment made with four adult horses. product consumed by animals for seven days in addition to usual oats hay diet, an amount 200g. Sampling before immediately after treatments 21 later. From fresh faecal samples number lactic acid c...

BACKGROUND Many indigenous plants of Mascarene Islands have been used in folkloric medicine to manage diabetes but few species have received scientific attention. Selected traditional medicinal plants (Antidesma madagascariense Lam. -Euphorbiaceae (AM), Erythroxylum macrocarpum O.E.Schulz -Erythroxylaceae (EM), Pittosporum senacia Putterl -Pittosporaceae (PS), Faujasiopsis flexuosa Lam. C.Jeffr...

An imbalance in the aggressive factors and protective gastrointestinal tract leads to peptic ulcers. Modern medicinal prescriptions for ulcers involve use of allopathic drugs. However, several disadvantages, such as side effects, discordancy, altered physiological aspects, have led quest alternative safer medications. The herbs treat has been practiced decades Ayurveda. A combination herbs, kno...