Anindita Deb, Sikha Barua, Biswajit Das
Terminalia bellerica Roxb (combretaceae) is found widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, South- East Asia, Bangladesh as a medicinal plant. Plant and plant parts are used in the traditional system of medicines like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani & Chinese medicine. The plant is constituted o...
Seyyed Sasan Mousavi, Akbar Karami, Tahereh Movahhed Haghighi, Sefren Geiner Tumilaar et al.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which initially appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Elderly individuals and those with comorbid conditions may be more vulnerable to this disease. Consequently, severa...
Shafi Mahmud, Suvro Biswas, Gobindo Kumar Paul, Mohasana Akter Mita et al.
Currently, a worldwide pandemic has been declared in response to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a fatal and fast-spreading viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The low availability of efficient vaccines and treatment options has ...
Ahamed Ismail Hossain, Mohammad Shah Faisal, Shahnaz Rahman, Rownak Jahan et al.
BACKGROUND: Alternanthera sessilis is used by folk medicinal practitioners of Bangladesh for alleviation of severe pain. The objective of this study was to scientifically analyze the analgesic (non-narcotic) property of aerial parts of the plant along with antihyperglycemic activity. METHODS: Antihy...
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Gang Feng, Md Nurul Amin Khan, James W. Barlow et al.
BACKGROUND: The present study documents the ethnomedicinal knowledge among the traditional healers of the Pangkhua indigenous community of Bangladesh. The documented data from this area was quantitatively analyzed for the first time. We aimed to record ethnomedicinal information from both the tradit...
Fowzul Islam Fahad, Niloy Barua, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Syed Al Jawad Sayem et al.
Lepidagathis hyalina Nees is used locally in Ayurvedic medicine to treat coughs and cardiovascular diseases. This study explored its pharmacological potential through in vivo and in vitro approaches for the metabolites extracted (methanolic) from the stems of L. hyalina. A qualitative phytochemical ...
Mohammed Rahmatullah, M. A. H. Mollik, Atiqah Azam, M. R. Islam et al.
Mira Akber, Syeda Seraj, Farhana Islam, Dilara Ferdausi et al.
Bangladesh has several existing traditional medicinal systems, which are practiced along with modern allopathic medicine. The four major traditional medicinal systems include homeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, and folk medicine. Ayurveda has an Indian origin and is well established in Bangladesh, the coun...
Fumiyuki Kiuchi, Yumi FUKAO, Takuro Maruyama, Tohru Obata et al.
Three cardenolide glycosides, calotropin (1), frugoside (2), and 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylfrugoside (3), were obtained as the cytotoxic principles of "akond mul" (roots of Calotropis gigantea L.). The cytotoxicity of these compounds against various cell lines of human and mouse origin was tested. T...
Nadia Alam, Monzur Hossain, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Mohammed Moniruzzaman et al.
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Jabed Hasan, H. M. Shadid Hossain Snigdha, Eunüs S. Ali et al.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Piper chaba Hunter, called Chui Jhal or Choi Jhal, is commonly used as a culinary (spice) herb in India and Bangladesh. It exhibits numerous important biological activities and has been widely used in traditional medicine. AIM OF THE STUDY This review focuses on the ch...
Md. Josim Uddin, Christian Zidorn
The majority of the population in Bangladesh uses traditional plant-based medicines to manage various ailments, including central nervous system (CNS) disorders. This review presents ethnobotanical information and relevant scientific studies on plants used in traditional healthcare for the managemen...
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...
J. M. A. Hannan, Liaquat Ali, J. Khaleque, Masfida Akhter et al.
Asparagus racemosus roots have been shown to enhance insulin secretion in perfused pancreas and isolated islets. The present study investigated the effects of ethanol extracts of A. racemosus roots on glucose homeostasis in diabetic rats, together with the effects on insulin action in 3T3 adipocytes...
Md Shahadat Hossan, Hassan Mahmood Jindal, Sarah Maisha, Chandramathi Samudi Raju et al.
CONTEXT: The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is raising serious concern globally. Asian medicinal plants could improve the current treatment strategies for bacterial infections. The antibacterial properties of medicinal plants used by the Khyang tribe in Bangladesh have not been investigated. ...
Anup Biswas, Wahid Mozammel Haq, Mira Akber, Dilara Ferdausi et al.
Folk medicinal practitioners (Kavirajes) are possibly the most ancient practitioners of traditional medicine in Bangladesh and in general are the primary health-care providers to a majority of the rural population and a substantial segment of the urban population in the country. The Kavirajes rely a...
Firoza Khanom, Hiroshi Kayahara, Koji Tadasa
The superoxide-scavenging and prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) inhibitory activities of 15 different kinds of Bangladeshi medicinal plants were evaluated. Methanol extraction was performed for the screening tests. Swertia chirata, Emblica officinalis, Zingiber officinale and Myristica malabarica were scre...
Mohammed Rahmatullah, Ariful Haque Mollik, Sahidur Rahman, Nazmul Hasan et al.
OBJECTIVES: The Santals form the largest tribal community in northern Bangladesh and reside primarily in the districts of Rangpur and Dinajpur. The tribe has a long history of medicinal plant use and has its own medicinal practitioners, who usually administer medicinal plant formulations for treatme...
Md. Arif Khan, Md. Khirul Islam, Md Afjalus Siraj, Sanjib Saha et al.
BACKGROUND: Garo Hills represents one of earliest human habitation in Bangladesh preserving its ancient cultures due to the geographic location. It is situated in the most northern part of Durgapur sub-district having border with Meghalaya of India. Durgapur is rich in ethnic diversity with Garo and...
Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Partha Biswas, Dhrubo Ahmed Khan et al.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Medicinal plants are sources of chemical treasures that can be used in treatment of different diseases, including inflammatory disorders. Traditionally, Heritiera littoralis, Ceriops decandra, Ligustrum sinense, and Polyscias scutellaria are used to treat pain, hepatit...