Bioactivity based evaluation of medicinal plant Solanum villosum (Mill.) in south India against diethylnitrosamine induced hepatocellular carcinoma

Background: Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Fam. Leguminosae) is a medium sized, deciduous tree distributed in South India mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The heartwood is highly prized and medicinally useful. The heartwood is used in Indian system of medicine for leucorrhoea, piles, syphilis, vomiting, fever, thirst, purifying blood and in wound healing. Pterocarpus santalinus is one of the ingredients in many Siddha and Ayurvedic formulations namely Cintil Ney, Senchandana Manapagu, Candana Bala, Laksadi Taila and Candanadi lauha. Objective: The present study brings out macro-microscopic atlas on heartwood of medicinal plant Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. Materials and Methods: Sections and powder were observed and photographed under different magnifications with the help of Olympus BX51 Microscopic unit fitted with Olympus Camera. Results: Macroscopically colour, odour and taste; microscopically tyloses, needle eye end fibres, forked fibres with pegged and sharp end, pitted and border pitted vessels, uni-seriate medullary rays, Reddish brownish content, oil globules, simple starch grains, crystal fibres and prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate are the unique diagnostic characters reported. Conclusion: The finding of the present study is believed to be helpful in identifying the genuineness of the heartwood in crude raw drug and also in standardization of herbal formulation containing red sandalwood as ingredient.

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Larvicidal and repellent activity of medicinal plant extracts from Eastern Ghats of South India against malaria and filariasis vectors

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ◽

10.1016/s1995-7645(11)60177-6 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 698-705 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Chinnaperumal Kamaraj ◽

Abdul Abdul Rahuman ◽

Asokan Bagavan ◽

Gandhi Elango ◽

Abdul Abduz Zahir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

Plant Extracts ◽

South India ◽

Repellent Activity ◽

Eastern Ghats ◽

Medicinal Plant Extracts

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16. Role of surveillance in cirrhosis of liver in improving outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study from tertiary care centre in South India

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology ◽

10.1016/j.jceh.2018.06.456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. S99-S100

Author(s):

Balaji Musunuri ◽

Vishwanath Tantry ◽

Sandeep Gopal ◽

Suresh Shenoy ◽

Anurag Shetty

Keyword(s):

Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

South India ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Centre ◽

Tertiary Care Centre ◽

Cirrhosis Of Liver

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PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MELOTHRIA MADERASPATANA: A REVIEW

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i8.18964 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Indhumathi Paramasivam ◽

Simran Sinsinwar ◽

Meenakshi Sundaram Muthuraman

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plant ◽

South India ◽

Review Paper ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Vital Role ◽

The Family ◽

Melothria Maderaspatana

A medicinal plant plays a vital role in traditional systems. It is necessary to study the pharmacology activity of individual plants for treating diseases. Melothria maderaspatana Linn belongs to the family of cucurbitaceae, mostly present in South India and it shows biological activities such as antibacterial, antioxidant, larvicidal, antiulcerogenic, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, antihypertensive, immunomodulatory and antihepatotoxic for treating various diseases which are discussed in this review paper.

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