Daily doses of 10 mg of policosanol have been shown to be equally effective in lowering total or LDL cholesterol as the same dose of simvastatin (Zocor) or pravastatin (Pravachol). At dosages of up to 20 mg per day, policosanol is safe and well tolerated, as studies of >3 years of therapy indicate.” The authors concluded that policosanol seems to be a very promising phytochemical alternative to...

Present paper deals with the pharmacognostic studies of the fruits of J. curcas Linn. The 75-80 cells thick pericarp is differentiated into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp. Mesocarpic zone embeds non-articulated laticifers, tannin containing idioblasts and randomly distributed vascular bundles. Endocarp shows the occurrence of fibrous sclereids. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the drug po...

The present work attempts to carry out preliminary phytochemical screening, detailed pharmacognostic study and physicochemical evaluation of leaf of Crotalaria pallida. Crotalaria pallida Aiton. is a plant with vast medicinal properties. The plant has been traditionally used for the treatment of swelling of joints , fever , vermifuge, skin diseases and also The plant and its parts are reported ...

Spina Gleditsiae is an important herb with various medicinal properties in traditional and folk medicinal systems of East Asian countries. In China through the centuries, it has been traditionally used as a source of drugs for anticancer, detoxication, detumescence, apocenosis, and antiparasites effects. Recently, an increasing number of studies have been reported regarding its chemical constit...