PHARMACOGNOSTICAL EVALUATION OF JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA BURM.

INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (06) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
◽  
K. L. Krishna ◽  
K. Mruthunjaya
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Chinese Traditional Medicine ◽  
Foreign Matter ◽  
Respiratory Disorders ◽  
Evergreen Shrub

Justicia gendarussa (JG) is a shade-loving, quick-growing, evergreen shrub mostly found in moist areas,which grows along the beds of streams in the Himalayas. In Indian and Chinese traditional medicine,the leaf of the plant is recommended to treat ailments such as fever, hemiplegia, rheumatism, arthritis, headache, earache, muscle pain, respiratory disorders and digestive trouble. The physicochemical and pharmacognostical evaluation was carried out according to the official methods mentioned in The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. The parameters such as foreign matter, ash value, moisture content were determined. Qualitative analysis of different phytochemicals present in the plant was done and powder microscopical characters were recorded. The microscopical feature of leaf of Justicia gendarussais reported. In the study, an attempt is made to fix the standards for Justicia gendarussa, which can be utilised in identification and authentification of purity of the plant.

scholarly journals A comparison of health communication effectiveness and the improvement of management strategies: taking two Chinese traditional medicine hospitals’ WeChat public accounts as examples

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Wang ◽  
Lanting Wu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Chinese Traditional Medicine ◽  
Public Account ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background In the light of “Internet plus”, hospitals are following the trend of using mobile internet and adopting a strategy of spreading public health knowledge through mobile terminals. WeChat is a social media with the largest number of users in China. Its public account has become the most popular service among the public. Methods We examine the health communication of medical institutions on social media platforms. The WeChat public accounts of Zhejiang Provincial Chinese Traditional Medicine Hospital and Jiangxi Provincial Chinese Traditional Medicine Hospital were taken as cases to measure the communication effect from the following dimensions: update interval, content positioning and design, numbers of clicks and likes as well as topic types. Results The update interval of WeChat public account of Jiangxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was regular, compared with that of the other hospital. The accounts of the two hospitals both set up special sections to facilitate patients to obtain medical services online. There is an extremely significant difference between the two hospitals’ mean numbers of clicks (p < 0. 001), compared with no significant difference between their mean numbers of likes. One-way analysis of variance suggests the type of topic on posts is significantly correlated with the number of clicks. Moreover, there is an extremely significant difference between public health knowledge and news propaganda. Conclusion The development of hospitals’ WeChat public accounts can promote people’s health and equity in accessing medical information and service, and also boost “Internet plus health care” service. The topic type of hospital’s news publicity is paid a relatively lower attention by users. Therefore, hospitals’ WeChat public accounts need to adjust their strategy from propaganda-oriented to users-centered, with topic planning and posts designed to fulfill users’ needs.

scholarly journals Effects of kamikihi-to, a Chinese traditional medicine, on various cholinergic biochemical markers in the brains of aged rats.

1991 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru EGASHIRA ◽  
Shinji SUDO ◽  
Fumie MURAYAMA ◽  
Toshiro KONO ◽  
Yoshikuni KUDO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Biochemical Markers ◽  
Chinese Traditional Medicine ◽  
Aged Rats

scholarly journals Activation of apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by the Chinese traditional medicine Hu Qisan

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIANGJUN ZENG ◽  
XIANGLI LI ◽  
XIAOWEI XUE ◽  
ZHENG-MING SHI ◽  
PING FENG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Chinese Traditional Medicine

scholarly journals Use of medicinal raw materials of licorice (Glycyrrhiza L., Fabaceae) in Chinese Traditional Medicine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. E. Komarova ◽  
Iu. V. Belonogova ◽  
M. A. Berezutskii ◽  
A. I. Osiaeva ◽  
M. V. Vasilenko
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Chinese Traditional Medicine

scholarly journals Estimation of Amarogentin content and standardization of different samples of Chirata collected from crude drug markets of Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bishun Dayal Prasad Patel ◽  
Shyam Babu Yadav ◽  
Shiv Mangal Prasad ◽  
Kanti Shrestha ◽  
Narendranath Tiwari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Chemical Constituent ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Foreign Matter ◽  
Swertia Chirayita ◽  
Bitter Principle ◽  
Main Indicator ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Major Chemical ◽  
Over Exploitation

Background: Amarogentin is a major chemical constituent of bitter principle found in Swertia chirayita (Roxb.ex Fleming) Karsten; family Gentianaceae. Chirata is an endangered species because of it’s over exploitation for pharmaceutical industries. These species are mainly found in the Himalayas and used for gastritis, diabetes, jaundice, urinary disorders, liver disorders, etc. The bitter principle as a main indicator of the medical herb, Nowadays, other species of Swertia are substituted and traded by the name of Chirata. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to estimate Amarogentin and to standardize Chirata samples collected from different markets of Nepal in 2013 A.D. Method and Materials: Different market samples of the species were analyzed for foreign matter, moisture content, extractive values; and bitter principles i.e. Amarogentin by using UFLC at Pacific Analytical Laboratory and Training Center, Lalitpur, Nepal. Result: The findings revealed that foreign matter, moisture content, extractive values; and bitter principles i.e. Amarogentin content varied with different market samples. Methonolic extraction yielded higher percentage of extracts than that of chloroform extraction. Samples including more root and stem, in general, contained higher Amarogentin than samples containing more leaves. The samples containing higher moisture content were lesser in Amarogentin content. The finding of Amarogentin of sample collected from Charikot, Dolkha was 3mg/100gm.Conclusion: In this study, the findings suggest that sample collected from local market of Charikot, Dolkha district was Swertia chirayita and was the best quality.

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