Anti Inflammatory, Antinociceptive and Central Nervous System Depressant Activities of Marine Bacterial Extracts

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Santhana Ramasamy ◽  
S. Senthil Kumar
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 9836-9847

Lavandulae aetheroleum, the oil, was obtained by vapor condensation from the flower of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. or Lavandula intermedia Loisel (Lamiaceae) plant. Other names of Lavandulae aetheroleum oil are Al birri, common or English lavender. The Lavandula angustifolia Mill. or Lavandula intermedia Loisel plant is spreading in the Mediterranean, southern Europe, Bulgaria, Russia, and USA. The Lavandula angustifolia Mill. or Lavandula intermedia Loisel plant, is an odor shrub with 1-2 m in height. The oil is a clear, colorless, or pale yellow. The gas chromatography studies reported the following percentage of the major chemical constituents in the oil: linalyl acetate (25-46%), linalool (20-45%), terpinen-4-ol (1.2-6.0%), lavendulyl acetate (> 1.0%), 1,8-cineole (1,8-cineol, cineol, cineole, eucalyptol) (< 2.5%), 3-octanone (< 2.5%), camphor (< 1.2%), limonene (< 1.0%), and α-terpineol (< 2.0%). Medicinal applications of the oil include the treatment of restlessness, anxiety, cardiovascular disorders, insomnia, and gastrointestinal disorders, burns, diarrhea, headache, sore throats, and wounds. Pharmacological effects include experimental and clinical pharmacology. Experimental pharmacology includes anesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, antispasmodic, central nervous system depressant effects. Clinical pharmacology includes anxiolytic, analgesic, and cardiovascular effects. The oil dose by inhalation = 0.06-0.2 ml/ 3 times/day while oil dose internally = 1-4 drops approximately 20-80 mg on a sugar cube per day. In conclusion, Lavandulae aetheroleum oil had an anesthetic, anticonvulsant, sedative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, antispasmodic, central nervous system depressant, anxiolytic, analgesic, and cardiovascular effects.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5-s) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Bhagat Singh Jaiswal ◽  
Mukul Tailang

Argyreia speciosa (Linn.f.) (Family: Convolvulaceae, Synonyms: Argyreia nervosa) is used in the traditional Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in local health folklore. It is commonly known as Vidhaara in Hindi and Hawaiian Baby Woodrose and Elephant creeper in English. It is the large climber and seen throughout India up to an altitude of 500 m. A. speciosa possess various pharmacological activity such as anti-aging, gastroprotective, analgesic & anti-inflammatory, aphrodisiac, antiviral, antidiabetic,  anticonvulsion, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, antiulcer, central nervous system depressant, nematocides, nootropic, anticancer and many more. Apart from this numerous phytoconstituents have been isolated from A. speciosa. Its seeds principally contain lysergamides, eragine and isoeragine which responsible for its hallucinogenic properties. The present paper efforts bring to light the available literature on A. speciosa with respect to traditional, ethnobotanical, phytoconstituents and review of different pharmacological activities. Keywords: Argyreia speciosa, Vidhaara, Anti-aging, Hallucinogen, Ethnobotanical


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 12886-12900

The dried aerial parts of Passiflora incarnate L. plant are called Herba Passiflorae. This plant belongs to the Passifloraceae family. This review aims to focus on the importance of Herba Passiflorae in medicinal applications with special reference to its experimental and clinical pharmacology. Herba Passiflorae possesses flavonoids and alkaloids ingredients. The major constituents of Herba Passiflorae are flavonoids such as vicenin-2, orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, and isovitexin. Herba Passiflorae is applied for the cure of dysmenorrhoea, neuralgia, and nervous tachycardia. It is a slight sedative for nervous restlessness, insomnia, and anxiety. The fruit of Herba Passiflorae is used for jams, jellies, and desserts. The juice is a favorite flavoring in drinks. The pharmacology effect of Herba Passiflorae includes experimental and clinical pharmacology. Experimental pharmacology includes analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, cardiovascular, central nervous system depressant, and uterine stimulant effects. Clinical pharmacology includes anxiolytic, analgesic, and sedative effects, as well as its effect on nausea, menopause, dysmenorrhea, and diabetes. Herba Passiflorae stimulates uterine contractions, so it is used during pregnancy. The water extract of Herba Passiflorae is not genotoxic. The passion fruit is more appropriate for children's use due to the incorporation of Lactobacillus casei in passion fruit. The daily oral intake of passion fruit at public doses is non-toxic and safe. The daily dose in adults as a sedative is 0.5-2 g of aerial parts 3-4 times. In conclusion, Herba Passiflorae has analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, cardiovascular, central nervous system depressant, uterine stimulant, anxiolytic, analgesic, and sedative effects, as well as, its effect on nausea, menopause, dysmenorrhea, and diabetes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (71) ◽  
pp. 580
Author(s):  
Tufael Ahmed ◽  
LuthfunMst Nesa ◽  
DA Anwar Al-Aman ◽  
IslamNazrul Kazi ◽  
MdEleas Kobir ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dini Kesuma

Synthesis of the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound was carried out by acylating thiourea with 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound  will increase the lipophilic and the electronic properties other than the lead compounds of benzoylthiourea in order to, by expectation, raise the central nervous system depressant as well. The lipophilic would affect the ability of the compounds in penetrating biological membranes, which is highly dependent on the solubility of the drug within lipid/water. Log P is the most common method used in determining the parameter value. This experiment was to mix two dissolvents (octanol and water) which are immissible. The both levels of the compounds were carefully observed by a spectrophotometer UV-Vis. From the test, the result of log P value of the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound was 2.32, while the theoretical log P value of the compounds, by using the π Hansch-Fujita method is 1.62 and the f Rekker-Mannhold method is 2.225. Consequently, the result of the test shows that there is a significant difference between the progress experiment and both theoretical log P methods. Moreover, in the test of the central nervous system depressant through the potentiation test to thiopental using mice indicates that the 4-chlorobenzoylthiourea compound have potentiation effects to thiopental compared to the lead compounds of benzoylthiourea.


1981 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
TV Hung ◽  
BA Mooney ◽  
RH Prager ◽  
AD Ward

The reactions of isoquinoline and phthalazine Reissert compounds with phthalaldehydic acids and their derivatives have been investigated as a means of synthesizing 1-(3-phthalidyl)isoquinolines. Of a variety of conditions tried those involving phase transfer were found, in general, to be the most suitable. The products, which are analogues of the convulsant alkaloid bicuculline, showed weak central nervous system depressant activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma K. A. Schmidt ◽  
Pamela J. F. Raposo ◽  
Abel Torres-Espin ◽  
Keith K. Fenrich ◽  
Karim Fouad

Abstract Background Minocycline is a clinically available synthetic tetracycline derivative with anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties. The majority of studies show that minocycline can reduce tissue damage and improve functional recovery following central nervous system injuries, mainly attributed to the drug’s direct anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and neuroprotective properties. Surprisingly the consequences of minocycline’s antibiotic (i.e., antibacterial) effects on the gut microbiota and systemic immune response after spinal cord injury have largely been ignored despite their links to changes in mental health and immune suppression. Methods Here, we sought to determine minocycline’s effect on spinal cord injury-induced changes in the microbiota-immune axis using a cervical contusion injury in female Lewis rats. We investigated a group that received minocycline following spinal cord injury (immediately after injury for 7 days), an untreated spinal cord injury group, an untreated uninjured group, and an uninjured group that received minocycline. Plasma levels of cytokines/chemokines and fecal microbiota composition (using 16s rRNA sequencing) were monitored for 4 weeks following spinal cord injury as measures of the microbiota-immune axis. Additionally, motor recovery and anxiety-like behavior were assessed throughout the study, and microglial activation was analyzed immediately rostral to, caudal to, and at the lesion epicenter. Results We found that minocycline had a profound acute effect on the microbiota diversity and composition, which was paralleled by the subsequent normalization of spinal cord injury-induced suppression of cytokines/chemokines. Importantly, gut dysbiosis following spinal cord injury has been linked to the development of anxiety-like behavior, which was also decreased by minocycline. Furthermore, although minocycline attenuated spinal cord injury-induced microglial activation, it did not affect the lesion size or promote measurable motor recovery. Conclusion We show that minocycline’s microbiota effects precede its long-term effects on systemic cytokines and chemokines following spinal cord injury. These results provide an exciting new target of minocycline as a therapeutic for central nervous system diseases and injuries.


1973 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1129-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Welstead ◽  
Grover C. Helsley ◽  
C. Roy Taylor ◽  
Lennox B. Turnbull ◽  
John P. Da Vanzo ◽  
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