Md. Rakibul Hassan Bulbul, Mohammad Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, Taslima Anjum Naima, Saad Ahmed Sami et al.
, which is expected to investigate further studies on this subject.
Md. Sahab Uddin, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Tanvir Kabir, Md. Jakaria et al.
Medicinal plants are the backbone of modern medicine. In recent times, there is a great urge to discover nootropic medicinal plants to reverse cognitive dysfunction owing to their less adverse effects. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the inevita...
Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Kishor Mazumder, Ritesh Bachar, Asma Aktar et al.
Currently, viral infection is the most serious health issue which causing unexpected higher rate of death globally. Many viruses are not yet curable, such as corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis virus, human papilloma virus and so others. Furthermore, the toxici...
Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Istiyak Ahmmed, Romana Ahmed, E. M. Tanvir et al.
We investigated the protective role of Withania somnifera leaf extract (WSLEt) on isoproterenol- (ISO-) induced myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. Subcutaneous injection of ISO (85 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)) administered to rats for two consecutive days caused a significant increase in cardiac tropo...
Mohammad Fahim Kadir, Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed, Nurul Islam Setu, Asif Mostafa et al.
Ethnopharmacological relevance There is very limited information regarding plants used by traditional healers in Bandarban Hill Tracts (BHT), Bangladesh for treating general as well as complex ailments. Current study provides significant ethnopharmacological information, both qualitative and quantit...
Mohammad Humayun Kabir, Nur Hasan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Ashikur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: The number of tribes present within Bangladesh has been estimated to approximate one hundred and fifty. Information on traditional medicinal practices, particularly of the smaller tribes and their clans is lacking. It was the objective of the study to document the tribal medicinal practi...
Ahmed Rakib, Arkajyoti Paul, Md. Nazim Uddin Chy, Saad Ahmed Sami et al.
A pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and the number of newly reported cases continues to increase. More than 19.7 million cases have been reported globally and about 728,000 have died as of this writing (10 August 2020). Recently...
Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, SB Uddin, C. C. Wilcock
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out on the utilization of medicinal plants by Chakma tribe living in the remote hilly forest areas of Hill Tracts districts of Bangladesh by interviewing traditional herbalists, called Baiddaya, and various elderly men and women. Indigenous knowledge of herbal me...
Mohammed Rahmatullah, Abdul Momen, Mahbubur Rahman, Dilruba Nasrin et al.
Mohammad Amzad Hossain, M. J. Kabir, S. M. Salehuddin, Syed Mohammad Mizanur Rahman et al.
The antibacterial potential of essential oils and methanol extracts of sweet basil Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) was evaluated for controlling the growth range of food-borne pathogenic bacteria. Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from the leaves and stems were analyzed by GC-MS. Fifty-s...
Elisabetta Lambertini, Roberta Piva, Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan, Ilaria Lampronti et al.
In this study we determined the activity of extracts from Bangladeshi medicinal plants (Emblica officinalis, Aegle marmelos, Vernonia anthelmintica, Oroxylum indicum, Argemone mexicana) on human breast tumor cell lines. Extracts from E. officinalis and O. indicum displayed anti-proliferative activit...
Ariful Haque Mollik, Azmal Ibna Hassan, T. K. Paul, Mariz Sintaha et al.
Bagerhat district is in the southern portion of Bangladesh and contains a portion of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sunderbans. The Rupsha River flows through the district and falls into the Bay of Bengal after passing through the Sunderbans forest. Because of the coastal position of the d...
M. M. Hasan, M. E. A. Annay, Mariz Sintaha, Himel Nahreen Khaleque et al.
Folk medicinal practitioners (Kavirajes) are the primary health-care providers to substantial segments of the rural population as well as the urban population of Bangladesh. Every village of Bangladesh has at least one practicing Kaviraj. The Kavirajes rely primarily on simple formulations of medici...
Kazi Faizul Azim, Sheikh Rashel Ahmed, Anik Banik, Md. Mostafigur Rahman Khan et al.
The sudden outbreak of novel coronavirus has caused a global concern due to its infection rate and mortality. Despite extensive research, there are still no specific drugs or vaccines to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate some plant-based active compounds for dru...
Talha Bin Emran, Md. Atiar Rahman, Mir Muhammad Nasir Uddin, Md. Mominur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: The increasingly high incidence of ischemic stroke caused by thrombosis of the arterial vessels is one of the major factors that threaten people's health and lives in the world. The present treatments for thrombosis are still unsatisfactory. Herbal preparations have been used since ancie...