Nurshad Ali, Rasheda Perveen, Shahnaz Rahman, Shakil Mahmood et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have shown that hyperuricemia is commonly associated with dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Elevated serum uric acid has been demonstrated to be associated with obesity in the adult population in many countries; howe...
Md. Fakruddin, Md Nur Hossain, Monzur Morshed Ahmed
BACKGROUND: Probiotic yeast has become a field of interest to scientists in recent years. METHODS: Conventional cultural method was employed to isolate and identify yeast and standard methods were used to determine different probiotic attributes, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. RESULTS: Th...
H. M. Arif Ullah, Sayera Zaman, Fatematuj Juhara, Lucky Akter et al.
BACKGROUND: The present study was aimed to investigate the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of the Curcuma zedoaria (family Zingiberaceae) ethanolic rhizome extract in laboratory using both in vitro and in vivo methods so as to justify its traditional use in the above mentioned patholo...
Shahedur Rahman, Rashida Parvin
Medicinal plants are used in herbalism. They form the easily available source for healthcare purposes in rural and tribal areas. In the present review, an attempt has been made to congregate the phytochemical and pharmacological studies done on an important medicinal plant Aegle marmelos. Extensive ...
Nadia Alam, Monzur Hossain, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Mohammed Moniruzzaman et al.
BACKGROUND: Withania somnifera is an important medicinal plant traditionally used in the treatment of many diseases. The present study was carried out to characterize the phenolic acids, flavonoids and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging activities in methanolic extracts of W. so...
Riazul Haque Tuhin, Mst. Marium Begum, Md. Sohanur Rahman, Rubaba Karim et al.
BACKGROUND: Euphorbia hirta linn., is a species of Euphorbiaceae family. They are known as asthma plant, barokhervi. The plant E. hirta is famous for its medicinal importance among the tribal population. It is a common practice to use the whole to heal wounds. Several pharmacological properties incl...
Abhisek Pal, Debajyoti Das, Pritipadma Panda, Meera Rath et al.
BACKGROUND: Clerodendrum viscosum is commonly found in India and Bangladesh. Previously, various parts of this plant were reported for treatment of different types of diseases and there was no report on GC-Ms analysis. OBJECTIVE: To analyze and characterize the phytochemical compounds of methanol ex...
Mohammad Fahim Kadir, Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed, Tahiatul Shams, Masum M. Mia
Ethnopharmacological relevance There is very limited information regarding plants used by traditional healers for treating diabetes in Bangladesh, let alone compilation on the use of those. This study aimed at collecting and documenting information on antidiabetic plants traditionally used in the tr...
Rezaul Islam, Aubhishek Zaman, Iffat Jahan, Rajib Chakravorty et al.
UNLABELLED: Acetylcholine-esterase (AchE) inhibitors are one of the most potent drug molecules against Alzheimer's disease (AD). But, patients treated with current AchE inhibitors often experience severe side effects. Quercetin is a plant flavonoid compound which can act as AchE inhibitor and it may...
Talha Bin Emran, Md. Atiar Rahman, Mir Muhammad Nasir Uddin, Raju Dash et al.
Bacopa monnieri Linn. (Plantaginaceae), a well-known medicinal plant, is widely used in traditional medicine system. It has long been used in gastrointestinal discomfort, skin diseases, epilepsy and analgesia. This research investigated the in vitro antimicrobial activity of Bacopa monnieri leaf ext...
Mohammad A. M. Momin, Sm Faysal Bellah, Sarder Mohammad Raussel Rahman, Ahmed A. Rahman et al.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the phytochemical screening (group determination) and selected pharmacological activities (antioxidant, antimicrobial and analgesic activity) of the plant Sida cordifolia Linn (S. cordifolia). METHODS: Eighty percent concentrated ethanol extract of the roots was used. To id...
Ravinder Verma, Ajeet Kaushik, Rafa Almeer, Md. Habibur Rahman et al.
Purpose: The purpose of this proposed research was to investigate a nano-formulation developed using self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) to improve the pharmacodynamic potential of rosuvastatin by assisting its transportation through lymphatic circulation. Methods: The utilized lipids...
Md. Mamun Or Rashid, Jannatul Ferdous, Sujan Banik, Md. Rabiul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Present study has been conducted to know the anthelmintic activity of polyaniline coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from Momordica charantia fruit extract. METHODS: By reduction of AgNO3 in presence of NaBH4, silver nanoparticles were prepared. After mixing silver nanoparti...
Pranabesh Ghosh, Chandreyi Ghosh, Shaktijit Das
Ethnomedicines are now an important area of better treatment in many countries of the world. Euphorbia hirta Linn. (Family- Euphorbiaceae) an annual medicinal weed and it is commonly known as Asthma plant. It is not only a weed, but also it is a medicinal herb, too. These medicinal herbs are found i...
Sanjib Saha, Md. Khirul Islam, Jamil A. Shilpi, Shihab Hasan
PURPOSE: Angiogenesis, or new blood vessel formation from existing one, plays both beneficial and detrimental roles in living organisms in different aspects. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a signal protein, well established as key regulator of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. VEGF ensure...