scholarly journals Effects of the Sri Lankan medicinal plant, Salacia reticulata, in rheumatoid arthritis

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuusuke Sekiguchi ◽  
Hiroshi Mano ◽  
Sachie Nakatani ◽  
Jun Shimizu ◽  
Masahiro Wada
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Salacia Reticulata

scholarly journals Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity and Antioxidant Activity of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts Used Against Cognitive Dysfunction and Memory Loss in Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake ◽  
Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Centella Asiatica ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts ◽  
Ache Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Alzheimer’S Diseases

The objectives of the study were to determine the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity in the selected Sri Lankan medicinal plants. AChE inhibitory activity of the selected medicinal plant extracts was determined using the Ellman’s method. The antioxidant activities were determined by four in vitro methods namely DPPH assay, FRAP assay, NO assay and TBA acid method.  The contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids were determined quantitatively.Out of the ten selected medicinal plant extracts Abrus precatorius, Centella asiatica, Strychnos nux-vomica and Ricinus communis showed IC50 values < 200 µg/mL for AChE inhibitory activity. A high antioxidant activity was shown in the extracts of Cardiosprmum halicacabum, Centella asiatica and  Ricinus communis in  the four selected antioxidant assays.  The total polyphenol content and total flavonoid content was in the range of 0.55-7.30 mg/g DW and 19.08±0.29-1283.08± 0.09 µg/gDW. The extracts of A. precatorius, C. asiatica, S. nux-vomica and R. communis are deserved to be as potent sources of AChE inhibitors as well as natural antioxidants. Considering the complex multifactorial etiology of Alzheimer's diseases, these plant extracts would be apt candidates for the development of novel pharmaceutical agents in the management of Alzheimer's diseases.  

scholarly journals A Sri Lankan woman with rheumatoid arthritis and anesthetic plaques

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1018-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Sobanko ◽  
Alexandra F. Freeman ◽  
Tara N. Palmore ◽  
Daniel Mendoza ◽  
Chyi-Chia Richard Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Sri Lankan

scholarly journals A Literature Review on Urtica dioica: An Ordinary Creature with Extraordinary Features

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-190
Author(s):  
Sheetal Rani ◽  
Deepika Bhatia ◽  
. Yogeeta
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Urtica Dioica ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Temperate Asia

Urtica dioica Linn is a popular medicinal plant that is native to Europe and is very commonly found in Temperate Asia, Western and Northern Africa, America and New Zealand. It is a traditional medicine used widely in various kind of treatment as was believed to be galactagogue – a substance that promotes lactation. It is well recognized in Ayurveda due to its multidimensional pharmacological and therapeutic effects as the compress of nettle help to revive Rheumatoid arthritis, Muscle pain, Sciatic and as Rasaan tonic as it constitutes various beneficial phytochemicals. It is popularly known for its stinging action. Its chemical compounds are highly irritating mainly histamine. Traditionally, the leaves and roots are used as a blood purifier, emmenagogue, nasal hemorrhage, eczema and diarrhea.

scholarly journals Anti-proliferative effects of Salacia reticulata leaves hot-water extract on interleukin-1β-activated cells derived from the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis model mice

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuusuke Sekiguchi ◽  
Hiroshi Mano ◽  
Sachie Nakatani ◽  
Jun Shimizu ◽  
Kenji Kobata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Water Extract ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Interleukin 1Β ◽  
Arthritis Model ◽  
Hot Water Extract ◽  
Salacia Reticulata

Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins in Sri Lankan medicinal plant material

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishanthi Abeywickrama ◽  
George A. Bean
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Aspergillus Flavus ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Medicinal Plant Material

scholarly journals Protective effects of three selected standardized medicinal plant extracts used in Sri Lankan traditional medicine in adriamycin induced nephrotoxic Wistar rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 259 ◽  
pp. 112933
Author(s):  
Sachinthi S. Amarasiri ◽  
Anoja P. Attanayake ◽  
Liyanagae D.A.M. Arawwawala ◽  
Kamani A.P.W. Jayatilaka ◽  
Lakmini K.B. Mudduwa
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts

Acute hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of ten Sri Lankan medicinal plant extracts in healthy and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake ◽  
Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardena Jayatilaka ◽  
Chitra Pathirana ◽  
Lakmini Kumari Boralugoda Mudduwa
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Medicinal Plant Extracts

scholarly journals Micropropagation of Salacia reticulata - an Endangered Medicinal Plant

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dhanasri ◽  
M. Srikanth Reddy ◽  
B. Naresh ◽  
Devi Cherku
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Shoot Multiplication ◽  
Nodal Segments ◽  
Direct Organogenesis ◽  
Root Induction ◽  
Over Exploitation ◽  
Salacia Reticulata

An efficient protocol of axillary bud proliferation and direct organogenesis has been developed for Salacia reticulata, a highly important medicinal plant. Over-exploitation for its antidiabetic and antioxidant properties concentrated in roots and stem has caused it to be endangered, thereby the need for its conservation. Propagation of S. reticulata in vitro is a promising way for its conservation. To develop the micropropagation protocol, the germplasm was screened for selection of a suitable ecotype with high content of mangiferin estimated with High Performance Liquid Chromatography technique. Nodal segments were cultured on MS supplemented with different growth regulators. The most efficient  shoot multiplication was obtained with the supplementation of BA and IAA (3.5 + 0.5 mg/l). Elongation of the micro-shoots was achieved by subculture every 20 days. The elongated micro-shoots were efficiently rooted in vitro on half strength MS supplemented with IBA. Plantlets were successfully established in the soil in 6 - 8 weeks and were morphologically similar to those of the source plant. The protocols developed presently for direct shoot regeneration and root-induction could be successfully applied for development of high quality planting stocks. D. O. I. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ptcb.v23i2.17523 Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 23(2): 221-229, 2013  (December)

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