Herbal medicines have a long therapeutic history and are still serving many of the health needs large population world. However, quality control assurance remains challenge because high variability chemical components involved. T. cordifolia is commonly referred to as Amrita or Guduchi. All parts plant immensely useful due presence different secondary metabolites. We aimed investigate qualitati...

Comparative morphological microscopical and phytochemical studies of root and stem parts of R. cordifolia and R. tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae) have been carried out.

Background: Guduchi, also known as an Amrita, is one of the important medicinal plants used in Ayurveda. Though Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) Miers, considered official botanical source plant Guduchi other two species such malabarica (Lam.) Hook. f. &Thomson and crispa (L.) & Thomson are a different parts India. it looks very similar morphological characters, micrometric differentiation ...

This study was undertaken to investigate the possible effect of hydroalcoholic root extract of Rubia cordifolia against indomethacin-induced enterocolitis in rats. Male Wistar rats received vehicle or hydroalcoholic root extract of Rubia cordifolia (300 and 600 mg/kg) for 11 consecutive days. Enterocolitis was induced by subcutaneous administration of indomethacin (7.5 mg/kg) on 8(th) and 9(th)...

Background and purpose: The Vibrio spp. are indigenous bacteria in the marine environment usually constitute majority normal microflora of farmed wild penaeid shrimp; one most diverse vital shrimp pathogens that cause heavy mortalities aquaculture facilities worldwide. present study aimed to isolate characterize causative agent concerned with mass mortality Peneaus vannamei collected from farms...

Ethanol extract of roots of Sida cordifolia was evaluated for antistress, adaptogenic activity using cold restraint stress and swim endurance in mice. Mice pretreated with extract of Sida cordifolia showed significant improvement in the swim duration and reduced the elevated WBC, blood glucose and plasma cortisone.

BACKGROUND Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapeutics against a wide range of cancers including head, neck, ovarian and lung cancers. But its usefulness is limited by its toxicity to normal tissues, including cells of the kidney proximal tubule. The purpose of the present study is to investigate whether the hydro-alcoholic extract of Rubia cordifolia could decrease the intensity o...

Rubia cordifolia Linn. a flowering plant species from family Rubiaceae is an important medicinal plant. It is known to have anti-diabetic, antiseptic and antistress properties. In the present paper, antiglycation, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of roots of Rubia cordifolia Linn. were investigated. Anti-AGE (Advance glycation end products) effect of Rubia cordifolia Linn. on glycation o...