BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Majoon Suranjan (MS) is a polyherbal formulation used in Unani system of medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The present study evaluates the antiarthritic efficacy of this formulation in three different experimental models. METHODS The anti-inflammatory activity of MS (in doses of 450, 900 and 1800 mg/kg body wt) was evaluated using the turpentine ...

Background and Purpose: Soleshine is a polyherbal preparation established in the market for the treatment of cracks and tinea pedis, which is applied externally. This preparation is composed of the extracts of indigenous plants, namely Azadirachta indica, Lawsonia alba, and Shorea robusta, mixed with castor oil and sesame oil. In the present study, an attempt was made to identify the constituen...

Glycosmis pentaphylla, Tridax procumbens, and Mangifera indica are well-known plants available throughout India and they are commonly used for the treatment of various diseases including diabetes mellitus. The antidiabetic activity of the individual plant parts is well known, but the synergistic or combined effects are unclear. The concept of polyherbalism has been highlighted in Sharangdhar Sa...

Objective of the study was to assess the antidiabetic activity of a polyherbal formulation in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Methods: The antidiabetic activity of a polyherbal formulation in alloxan induced diabetic rats was assessed using Alloxan βcytotoxin induced chemical diabetes in a wide variety of wister albino rats. Result: The polyherbal formulation contain the following plants leaves ...

OBJECTIVES To formulate a polyherbal formulation and evaluate its antiarthritic activity against Freund's complete adjuvant induced arthritis in Female Wistar rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Glycosmis pentaphylla, Tridax procumbens, and Mangifera indica are well-known plants available throughout India and they are commonly used for the treatment of various diseases including arthritis. The polyhe...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antidiabetic and lipid lowering potential of a polyherbal formulation of six different Indian medicinal plants. Animals were divided into groups as follows: (a) normal control; (b) high fat diet control; (c) high fat diet + streptozotocin (STZ) control; (d) high fat diet + STZ + polyherbal formulation; and (e) high fat diet + STZ + rosiglitazone....

The poly herbal formulation has been used traditional in folk medicine due to its antiseptic, astringent and antifungal property. The formulations are rich in tannins and have been proved experimentally to possess antibacterial, wound healing and antiulcergenic effects. The present investigation was designed to determine the gastro protective effect of Polyherbal Formulation (PHF) at a dose of ...

An extract of nishyinda (Vitex negundo) leaves, black pepper (Piper nigrum) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) (polyherbal extract) were used as growth promoter in broilers. A total of 20 day-old broiler chicks were purchased and after seven days of acclimatization randomly divided into two equal groups. No vaccination schedule was practised and no antibiotics were added in rations. Group A served...

Diseases in human life are one of the huddle to live life, which consist chronic and acute diseases. Cough is a common respiratory symptom that can have significant impact on quality life. Polyherbal formulations been used for centuries traditional medicine treat coughs other ailments. In this study, we prepared polyherbal cough syrup using combination medicinal plants act as natural ingredient...

Atherosclerosis is one of the risk factors for coronary artery disease. The present study highlights the antiatherosclerotic activity of Methanolic extract of polyherbal preparation in experimentally induced atherosclerotic rats. Atherosclerosis was developed in male Albino Wistar rats, which were randomly divided into five groups of six animals each; by feeding with high cholesterol diet for 2...