mucoadhesive polymers that bind to the gastric mucin or epithelial cell surface are useful in drug delivery for the purpose of increasing the intimacy and duration of contact of drug with the absorbing membrane. several synthetic polymers are in use for this purpose. since the biodegradability of the synthetic polymers are questionable, in this investigation, an oral mucoadhesive controlled del...

BACKGROUND Natural polymers have been used as pharmaceutical excipients. They are easily available, cheap, less toxic andbiodegradable. Many of them have been identified and research is ongoing regarding their characterization. OBJECTIVE The present study depicts the extraction and characterization of Aegle marmelos derived polymer which can be used as a pharmaceutical excipient. MATERIAL A...

The present study was carried out in rats to test the efficacy of aqueous combined extract of E.jambolana and A .marmelos on serum insulin, hyperglycemia and serum lipid profile changes associated with diabetes. Eugenia jambolana and Aegle marmelos are used extensively in the indigenous system of medicine as an anti-diabetic agent. The current investigation focuses on the serum insulin augmenta...

Chromatographic fingerprint analysis of herbal drugs represents a comprehensive qualitative approach for the purpose of species authentication, evaluation of quality and ensuring the consistency and stability of herbal drugs and their related products. In the present research article TLC and HPLC Chromatogram of Aegle marmelos Corr is taken as standard for comparing its fingerprinting profile w...

Background: Our objective was to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of Acacia nilotica, Aegle marmelos herbal extracts against Enterococcus faecalis- an invitro study. Methods: The extraction nilotica bark powder and leaf done with following three solvents (Ethanol, methanol acetone) keeping vancomycin as a positive control. Then study groups were assigned follows: group I: II: marmelos, III: ...

Bacterial endophytes are known to reside inside tissues of plants and can form a variety different relationships including symbiotic, mutualistic, commensalistic ammensalism. There has been increasing evidence, that endophytic bacteria stimulus plant growth significantly by the production phytohormones analogous PGPR activity. In present study, leaf explants 6 medicinally important viz. Abrus p...

Objective(s): The present investigation dealt with the biological production of manganese nanoparticles using Aegle marmelos fruit and assessing the antioxidant and antibiofilm activities. Methods: The nanoparticles were produced using the fruit extract of Aegle marmelos as the reducing agent with potassium permanganate as the s...

Antifungal constituents, 2-isopropenyl-4-methyl-1-oxa-cyclopenta[b]anthracene-5,10-dione and (+)-4-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methylbut-3'-enyloxy)-8H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h]chromen-8-one in addition to known compounds imperatorin, beta-sitosterol, plumbagin, 1-methyl-2-(3'-methyl-but-2'-enyloxy)-anthraquinone, beta-sitosterol glucoside, stigmasterol, vanillin and salicin were isolated during phytochemical inv...

Objective(s) Diabetes mellitus is associated with disturbances of learning and memory and cognitive functioning. Aegle marmelos Corr. from Rutaceae family is widely used in Iranian folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Considering the beneficial antidiabetic and antioxidant potential of A. marmelos, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oral administration of A. ma...