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Mulberry, Morus alba L., as a non-toxic natural therapeutic agent,
belongs to the family of Moraceae, and has been cultivated in many
Asian countries such as China, India, Korea, Japan and Thailand
where the leaves were used as food for silkworms. It is a natural
food additive having carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, fibres,
sugars, vitamins, mineral etc. in appropriate proportion. It is a
potent food antioxidant commonly used as a dietary supplement.
Researchers suggested that it can be used as a good pharmaceutical
food. It has been used since ancient times in folk medicine for its
many medicinal properties. The plant has been used in Indian
tradition as a nervine tonic. This widely grown plant has been in
use by tribals of this country for ailments such as asthma, cough,
bronchitis, edema, insomnia, wound healing, diabetes, influenza,
eye infections and nose bleeds. The plant extract has been
demonstrated to posses free radical scavenging activity. It has
been extensively studied for its antidiabetic, antibacterial,
antianaphylactic, neuroprotective, hypolipidemic, hypotensive,
antiatherosclerotic, anticancer, antidepressant effects.
Acute and chronic administration of Oxalis corniculata L. has
anti-epileptic activity against MES and INH induced convulsions by
reducing tonic hind limb extension phase and delaying onset of
convulsion. It also observed that plant extract possess
anti-psychotic activity against apomorphine induced stereotyped
behavior and haloperidol induced catalepsy by reducing the
stereotyped behavior as well as potentiated the cataleptic score.
Anti-epileptic activity of Oxalis corniculata L. may be attributed
to the involvement of either by blocking the Na+ channels or
enhancing the GABAergic system in the neuronal of the brain.
Furthermore, anti-psychotic activity of Oxalis corniculata may be
due to involvement of dopaminergic pathway. The identification of
active constituents with anti-epileptic and anti-psychotic activity
from this plant may provide new directions for identification of
active neuropharmacological agents, which could be given
concomitantly during epilepsy and psychosis. These results suggest
that the Oxalis corniculata L. have potential clinical application
in the management of epilepsy and psychiatric disorders.
Lantana camara L. is regarded both as a notorious weed and a
popular ornamental garden plant and posseses various uses in folk
medicine in many parts of the world. The phytochemical
investigation of the methanolic extract of leaves resulted in
isolation terpenoidal glycosides namely urosolic acid glycosidic
oleiate (NEW), ursolic acid glycosidic stearate (NEW) and oleanolic
acid glucoside. Some esters like undecanyl Oleioate, dodecanyl
oleioate and carboxylic acids like ursolic acid and oleanolic acid
were successfully isolated. HPTLC fingerprint of the methanolic
extracts of L. camara leaves were performed. The solvent systems
were chloroform: methanol (99:1). Antidiabetic activities of the
Lantana camara were performed on streptozotocin induced diabetic
rats and the aqueous extracts of both the drugs showed significant
reduction in blood glucose level.
The book aim on the molecular characterization of various plasmids
present in Shigella dysenteriae type 1. This organism was
responsible for spreading epidemic in various continents of the
world. Further, efforts have been made to include the contents
which may help to manage the shigellosis throughout the world. If
the book is properly followed then this will not only help the
prevention of shigellosis but also diarrheal diseases, not only in
developing world but also in developed countries. Research
scholars, teachers and medical practitioners will really found this
book a ready reference for their respective fields.
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