Thin Layer Chromatographic study of three different extract of Calendula Officinalis leaves

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Calendula officinalis is a plant that possess many pharmacological actions like Stomach upset, Ulcer, Menstrual Period Problems, Eye Infections, Inflammation, Wound Healing, Anti-Septic etc. most widely it is used as wound healing purposes. If the leaf of that plant can be applied after crunching at the affected area, blood will be clot within a few time. But while this leaf can perform this action, it means it possess some active compound in it. To find out what the actual component it is, first we have to perform the Thin Layer Chromatographic study. In our present study we are going study the TLC profile of that Calendula officinalis leaf.

ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NON-THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES IN AYURVEDA: A SHORT REVIEW

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Medicinal plants are the inherent part of Ayurvedic system of medicine. Different forms of plant extract are used in the Ayurvedic treatment regimen. But interestingly the uses of plant either partly or fully in Ayurveda, is not only limited to its direct use in therapeutics, but they are used indirectly in several other places of interest, which are related to pharmaceutical processing and manufacturing of Ayurvedic drugs, or in the application of medicaments to the patients. This interesting short review illuminates the non-therapeutic role of medicinal plants in Ayurveda.

A Review Paper on Psychiatry Disorders & its Treatment by Ayurvedic Approach

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Psychiatric disorders are astonishingly common. In any given year, over 25 percent of adults have one or more diagnosable mental disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. For the most part, psychiatric disorders are highly responsive to treatment. There have many ayurvedic plants/medicine which are effectively use for the psychiatric disorders. Ayurveda, being a stream of treatment, can no way ignore the importance of psychic condition of a patient to effectively diagnosis and treat disorders. Medical science admits that the root cause of multiple disorders lies in psychic tensions. Ayurveda too has a well developed branch of psychiatry, which has clinically proven practices of treating mental ailments and also physical problems associated with psychological imbalances. On a psychological level we naturally try to harmonies these problems but if we are not able to it can lead to a mental disorders. The causes are many but often stem from our own way of looking at things and the inability or unwillingness of our mind to process what is happening. Sometimes we just don’t want to let go of a belief or viewpoint. At other times we might be attached to a result and when something comes to challenge this, as life tends to do, we find our mind under stress in trying to work through the issue. On an unconscious level the mind may know what to do but at a conscious level the mind wants to do something else creating a conflict between the inner and outer, or the personality and the soul. The result often manifests as a Mental Disorder or sickness.

Prothrombin time test, Phytochemical screening, Thin layer chromatographic study and Quantitative study of Calendula officinalis leaves

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Calendula officinalis is a plant that possess many pharmacological actions like Stomach upset, Ulcers, Menstural problems, Eye infections, Inflamations, Wound healing, Antiseptics, most widely it is used as if the leaves of that plant rubes on the affected part where the bleeding occurs, it reliefes from pain & immediately stop bleeding. In our current study, we first tried to evaluate out the active ingredients present in that leave that responsible for this action by the help of some phytochemical screening & Thin Layer Chromatographic study. Then we made 2 different extracts of that leave, first with Butanol & the other in water. Then we perform the Prothrombin Time (PT) Test of these two extracts by the help of brain tissue thromboplastin as standard. And after that we also perform the quantitative study on these two extracts of that leave. In the result of PT test we found that when we treated butanol extract with citrated plasma, the coagulation occurs at 4 min 10 sec. when water extract treated with citrated plasma the coagulation occurs at 1 min. & when we treated water extract & citrated plasma with CaCl2 the coagulation occurs at 2 min. After that when we treated the water extract & citrated plasma with brain tissue thromboplastin the coagulation occurs at 20 sec. & then Butanol extract & citrated plasma with brain tissue thromboplastin the coagulation occurs at 2 min. So after performing this study we can come to a conclusion that the water extract of the Calendula officinalis leaves has the more coagulating activity.

POTTALI KALPANA: A CONCISE AND POTENT PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM OF INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE

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Indian system of medicine is a treasure of spectacular and peculiar pharmaceutical dosage forms. Ayurvedic herbo-mineral drugs contain several types of formulations with vivid varieties. Maximum potency with minimum dosage is the philosophy of these drugs. Pottali kalpana is one of such, highly potent, concise and embossed dosage form in Ayurveda. The main ingredients of it, is the amalgam of mercury and sulphur, which is treated with different plant materials and ultimately given a compact form by the application of natural binder. This short review describe about the history, necessity, preparation and mode of application of the Pottali kalpana, an unique Ayurvedic pharmaceutical dosage form.

Pharmacological Updates of Pistia Stratiotes (Water Lettuce/ Jalakumbhi): A Mini Review

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World is running so first, at this moment medicines have to work to maintain the health of the people to give them power to stabilize them. Modern medicine is working from a decade or so, but many traditional systems of medicines also show some beneficial effects in that era. Likewise Kampo, Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), Ayurveda & Herbal Medicines. Those kinds of medicines can give a patient resistant to protect the disease without less side effects. Pistia stratiotes is a plant which plays a commendable role in that era. It is used in different kind of diseases which are described in this mini review.

PHARMACOLOGICAL UPDATES OF PICRORHIZA KURROA

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Picrorhiza kurroa is one of the major income generating non-timber forest products found in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is one of the oldest medicinal plants traded from the Karnali zone. Known as Kutki in Nepali, it is a perennial herb and is used as a substitute for Indian gentian. It is also used in different disease conditions. In this mini review article we tried to update the pharmacological research over Picrorhiza Kurroa.