Intervention Participants were allocated to receive 31 days of dietary fibre supplementation with psyllium 7.1 g/day (n=13); gum arabic 25 g/day (n=13); or placebo given as pectin 0.25 g/day (n=13). Supplements were mixed into fruit juice and divided into 2 servings for consumption during the morning and evening meals. Participants were instructed to maintain their usual diet. Those who were ta...

The present paper represents the results of an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Mundakunnu village of Gudalur taluk, Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has been observed that the plant species are used to various ailments of analgesic, antidiarrhoeal, piles, antidiabetic, gynecological problems, vermifuge, antidandruff, venereal diseases, bone fracture and as vegetables. A total of 52 ...

Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Family: Cyperaceae), commonly known as Motha is a turf grass which grows everywhere including lawns . It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological applications. It is used in traditional system of medicine and exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, antipyretic, analgesic, antidiabetic, antidiarrhoeal, cytoprotective, antmutagenic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, c...

In this present study Indian traditional Ayurvedic herbal formulation Amritaristo has been studied to assess the general pharmacological effect on mice. The drug showed no significant activity on the neuropharmacological test models experimented. The increased pentobarbital sleeping time was considered related with hepatic metabolism of pentobarbital. The formulation exhibited a nonsignificant ...

pharmacological activities of 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-hexanonic acid (hmpha), a phenolic compound, isolated from the extract of pycnocycla spinosa was investigated on ileum motility in vivo and in vitro . ileum motility was examined by measuring charcoal movement through the gut in mice. in addition, antidiarrhoeal activity of hmpha was assessed and compared with standard drug; loperamide...

hydroalcoholic extract of pycnocycla spinosa has spasmolytic action in vitro . at oral dose of 250 m g/kg it inhibits castor oil induced diarrhea in mice. if p. spinosa extract has no serious adverse effect, it would be a good alternative medicine for treatment of diarrhoea and abdominal spasm. in this research, overall systemic effect of p. spinosa extract on mice behavior and reaction was inv...