Pharmacological And Ethnobotanical Review Of Aristolochia Bracteolata L

Herbal remedies-aromatic plants that may be used by people from all ethno cultural traditional backgrounds as one method of restoring physical health. (Africa)

Natural products used to treat many diseases for a long time. Natural products derived from many sources such as fungus like Piptoporus betulinus, which is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant and plants like Alhagi maurorum, which is used to treat anorexia, constipation, dermatosis, epistaxis, fever, leprosy, and obesity. (1) In this research, we will focus on one natural product derived from a plant called Serenoa repens. Serenoa repens also called Saw palmetto, is a plant grows up to 1m in width and 3m in height. Each part of it has different uses, for example, its leaves are used to make thatching, baskets, fans, brushes, brooms, rope, fire kindling, fish traps and dolls and its berries are used as food and as medicine. There are many

The herb Aristolochia has been known for its toxicity, and carcinogenicity. I agree herbal medicine can be dangerous just like regulated pharmaceuticals. Lets beware that both modalities can kill you if not properly used or researched. People would benefit from researching any herbal remedies before ingesting. Herbal supplements are over the counter, and not strongly regulated nevertheless,I do feel that Pharmaceutical companies, and doctors would find a way to profit from Making herbs of this nature illegal. Once we open that door, it may be illegal to grow any plants in our own yards.

The use of natural products as medicine has initiated the isolation of active compounds. The first commercial pure natural product introduced for therapeutic use is generally considered to be

According to world health organization, medicinal plants would be the best source to develop a variety of medications. Lots of medicinal plants with antidiarrheal properties have been widely used by the traditional healers; however, the effectiveness of many of these anti-diarrheal traditional medicines has not been scientifically evaluate. About 80% of individuals from developed countries receive traditional medicines including compounds derived from medicinal plants (11, 12).

An important component of any medical treatment is patient’s confidence on his/her caregiver and medications taken. According to Ayurvedic treatment, the health and wellness depend on patient’s spiritual/religious believes, a balance between mind, body, and spirit. Thus, shared cultural and ethnic background is needed for the effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment. The adyurvedic treatment, like other ancient health disciplines, rest on ancient knowledge that has been passed generation to generations by word of mouth or by all medical books written in non-common languages. The interpretation of

25 plant species were used in traditional medicine to treat skin disease and to treat antimicrobial (viral, bacterial or protozoan) infections. This experiment was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of traditional Ghanaian medicines with special interest in anti-methicillin-resistant/react-text Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activity. Chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of these plants were arranged and agar-well diffusion tests, MIC's and MBC's were used to examine antimicrobial action. The extracts of 13 plant species showed the growth of one or more of the resulting bacteria, MRSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris. Extracts from 11 of these 13 plant species also inhibited the growth of three or more of 14 additional clinical isolates of MRSA. Aqueous extracts of Alchornea cordifolia were active against all 21 bacterial strains tested and showed the highest levels of antibacterial activity overall with MIC's against MRSA in the range of 1.6–3.1 mg ml and MBC's in the range of 6.3–12.5. The presence of antibacterial activity in extracts of Elaeophorbia drupifera, Rauwolfia vomitoria and the leaves of Solanum verbascifolium, plants traditionally used to treat skin infections, are reported for the first time. Extracts from Alchornea cordifolia, also used to treat wounds, had the widest spectrum of antibacterial

Human Cancer is a dreadful human disease and it is increasing with changing life style, bad nutrition, and global warming. Cancer treatments do not have powerful medicine and the currently available drugs causing side effects. In this context, medicinal plants source the natural products derived have significance in the treatment of cancer. WHO, estimated 80% of the world’s population primarily those of developing countries rely on plant-derived medicines for the health care

Along ago, Plants were used as a source of vegetables and fruits only ,but with time it’s leaves, flowers, seed, stems ,bark roots, rhizomes were found to have extracts that can be used for treatments as medicines known as “herbal medicine” or “herbalism”.

Also in traditional medicine, it is considered to be a diuretic, uterine stimulant, sedative, emollient, and anti-parasitic agent, and it is commonly employed for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and dyspepsia. Its leaves and stems are indicated in the cases of menstrual problems, cystitis, edema, kidney stones, prostatitis, cramps, indigestion, anorexia, arthritis, and rheumatism.(29),(30),

Herbal medicines are great alternative for commercially manufactured medicines available in the market. The major reason why herbal medicine differ from modern medicine is because they are produced with 100% natural content. Therefore the plant extract has all the medicinal values that are as effective as modern medicine. Commercially prepared drugs show results quickly but have numerous side effects. However herbal medicines don’t show any side

Malaria is a life threatening disease that has been around for centuries. Throughout history, medicinal properties in plants have been used by many civilizations. Evidence of this has been documented in the China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences in the Handbook for Prescriptions for Emergencies by Ge Hong written circa 284-346 CE (Tu, 2011). In this handbook there is a detailed explanation on how to prepare the qinghaosu as a medicinal remedy for malaria. It should come as no surprise that the plant Artemisia annua L. has medicinal qualities as many of the medications on the market today are plant based. Aspirin is derived from the bark of salix (willow), throat lozenges are derived from the leaves of mentha (mint), therefore it is no surprise that antimalarial medications are also plant based (Plant Medicines, 2006).

The pericarp of the fruit is also considered to have a good amount of tannin [3]. The shell of the fruit contains 7-13% tannin and approximately 3% oil is contained in seeds [4]. The edible part i.e. aril is reported to contain mainly sugars like saccharose, dextrose and kerrelose [5]. The rind of the fruit is rich in pectin and the seeds contain Vitamin-C [6]. The fruit is reported to have antifungal, antibacterial, anti- inflammatory, antioxidant, cosmetic, medical and pharmacy use [1]. For many years, the fruit has been used as a medicine for treatment of skin infections, diarrhoea and wounds

Professor & HOD, Department of Pharmacology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College & Hospital, Vinayaka Missions University, Puducherry, India.

Ayurveda is a characteristic social insurance framework that has been the customary arrangement of human services in India for over 5000 years. It is fundamentally organized on science, rationality and deep sense of being that are essential parts of sound living. It manages medicinal frameworks as well as method for living and the very idea of brain, body and soul. The famous practices of Ayurveda are reflection, yoga, droning, breathing activities, panchakarma and herbs. Ayurvedic methods for medicinal services is totally comprehensive. The fundamental guideline of medicinal services through