A wax-impregnated carbon paste electrode with mercury oxalate as the bulk modifier is found to be suitable for the determination of heavy metal ions by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The contents of binder and modifier have been optimized, until they showed low background current and easy renewability. The bulk-modified electrode is applied for the simultaneous determination o...

Purpose: In the Ayurvedic system of medicine, Plumbago zeylanica is one of the important medicinal plants which possess several pharmaceutical activities such as antiplasmodial, anti-microbial, antitumour, hepatoprotective, antifungal, antiinflammatory and anticancer activity. It contains several active constituents and the most important bioactive compound is plumbagin which is a naphthoquinon...

Mulberry is a fast growing woody perennial plant belonging to the family Moraceae. These plants gained attention since time immemorial due to its pharmacological and economic value. Use of mulberry leaves in sericulture has been reported in the ancient Chinese literature. Medicinal properties of this plant have been depicted in the ancient literature of Ayurveda. Some of the ayurvedic preparati...

Mustard is a condiment that has been used for culinary, religious and cultural purposes by humanity since time immemorial. Mustard has figured prominently in the Indian tradition and its medicinal properties have been systematically evaluated and documented in the classical Ayurvedic texts. The paper attempts to carefully review the ancient and contemporary uses of mustard as food and medicine ...

This review attempts to portray the discovery and development of medicine from galenical to genomical, with a focus on the potential and role of ayurveda. Natural products, including plants, animals and minerals have been the basis of treatment of human diseases. Indigenous people derived therapeutic materials from thousands of plants; however discovering medicines or poisons remains a vital qu...

A brief review of Mimosa Pudica (Linn) covering its medicinal value, clinical use and Ayurvedic aspects, is presented here.

Cosmetics made from either natural or synthetic components are almost in regular use universally many different forms for enhancing the beauty. Azadirachta indica and Nyctanthes arbor-tristis medicinal plants; these plants used traditionally ancient years various herbal systems such as Ayurvedic, Homeopathic Siddha. The dried leaves of have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory analgesic activity. p...

The roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra, Withania somnifera, Asparagus racemosus, and Chlorophytum borivilianum and seeds of Sesamum indicum are ayurvedic medicinal plants used in India to treat several ailments. Our previous studies indicated that these plants possess hypolipidemic and antioxidant potential. The present study was aimed at investigating the composite effects of these plants on hypercho...

Saraca asoca commonly known as asoka, which is considered as a sacred tree by Hindus and Buddhists possesses various medicinal uses. The stem bark of the tree is the principal constituent of several ayurvedic preparations which are widely prescribed in leucorrhoea, haematuria, menorrhagia and other diseases of the female genitourinary system. Because of destructive extraction and the absence of...

objective: apiaceae (umbelliferae) family is one of the biggest plant families on the earth. iran has  a huge diversity of apiaceae members . this family possesses a range of compounds that have many biological activities. the members of this family are well known as vegetables, culinary and medicinal plants. here, we present a review of ethnobotanical uses of apiaceae plants by the iranian peo...