Md. Kamrul Hasan, Iffat Ara, Muhammad Shafiul Alam Mondal, Yearul Kabir
Linn. It is an herb-type plant with medicinal value. In the following article, we shall elaborately look at the plants' phytochemical constituents and the pharmacological impact of those substances. Several compounds such as glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizinic acid, isoliquiritin, and glycyrrhizic acid hav...
Jawadul Misir, Fatema Hossain Brishti, Monjurul Hoque
New technological advances in antimicrobial edible coatings for food may hold promise in extending shelf life, reducing packaging layers, meeting food safety and quality requirements. Emerging research shows polysaccharides, bacteriocins, essential oils, enzymes, proteins and lipids are all natural ...
Saikat Mitra, Juhaer Anjum, Maniza Muni, Rajib Das et al.
Emodin is an anthraquinone derivative found in the roots and bark of a variety of plants, molds, and lichens. Emodin has been used as a traditional medication for more than 2000 years and is still common in numerous herbal drugs. Emodin is plentiful in the three plant families, including Polygonacea...
Md Shaifur Rahman, Rashedul Islam, Md Masud Rana, Lucas‐Sebastian Spitzhorn et al.
BACKGROUND: Skin burn wound is a notable medical burden worldwide. Rapid and effective treatment of burnt skin is vital to fasten wound closure and healing properly. Amniotic graft and Aloe vera are widely used as wound managing biomaterials. Sophisticated processing, high cost, availability, and th...
Thomas Butler, M R Islam, Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad, Paul K. Jones
Peter Atherton
Some recent studies appear to show topical and orally administered aloe vera preparations in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers may aid healing. Despite encouraging results, in the absence of larger research studies, the author cautions against generalisation of this complementary treatment.
Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal, Joykrisna Saha
Md Tauhidul Alam, M. M. Karim, Shakila Nargis Khan
Extracts in organic solvents (namely methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform) of two medicinal plants - Achyranthes aspera and Cassia alata were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aure...
M Murugan, T. Murugan, J. Albino Wins
Plants produce a wide variety of phytochemical constituents, which are secondary metabolites and are used either directly or indirectly in the pharmaceutical industry. 'For centuries, man has effectively used various components of plants or their extracts for the treatment of many diseases, includin...
Abu J Ferdous, S Islam, Monira Ahsan, Choudhury Mahmood Hasan et al.
Abstract The antibacterial activity of the volatile oil of Nigella sativa seeds was studied against 37 isolates of Shigella dysenteriae 1, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei and Shigella boydii and 10 strains of Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli. Most of the strains were clinically resistant to a...
Abu Shara Shamsur Rouf, Mohammad Saiful Islam, Md. Ashib Rahman
The partitioned n-hexane, ethylacetate and residual methanol extracts of the root of Rumex maritimus were evaluated for antidiarrhoeal activity in mice using castor oil and serotonin induced diarrhoea and also charcoal motility test at 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight dose. Among these, the methano...
Hasan, Md Shihab;Ahmed, Md Iqbal;Mondal, Sukla;Masud, Mohammad Methedi;Sadhu, Samir Kumar;Ishibashi, Masami;Uddin, Shaikh Jamal;
Plants have been used in traditional medicinal system for centuries. Bangladeshi medicinal plants have received considerable attention from the researchers for evaluation of their bioactivity. As a part of our ongoing research of screening the Bangladeshi medicinal plants, the ethanolic extract of D...
Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Begum Rokeya, Sohel Ahmed, Amrita Bhowmik et al.
In this study, the total phenolic and flavonoid contents, the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging ability and the ferric reducing power (FRAP) of Aloe vera were measured to determine the antioxidant activity of this species. The in vivo antidiabetic effects of the plant were als...
Ayesha Sarker, Tony E. Grift
Shafi Mahmud, Mohasana Akter Mita, Suvro Biswas, Gobindo Kumar Paul et al.
BACKGROUND: ) of SARS-CoV-2 can act as a potential target due to its role in viral replication and conservation level. METHODS: of SARS-CoV-2. RESULTS: The selected three ligands, Flemichin, Delta-Oleanolic acid, and Emodin 1-O-beta-D-glucoside had a binding energy of -8.9, -8.9, -8.7 KJ/mol respect...
Learnmore Kambizi, Nazia Sultana, Anthony Jide Afolayan
Aloe ferox. Mill. is one of the plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Different extracts of the plant were investigated for their antimicrobial constituents. This led to the isolation of three known compounds, namely, 1,...
Trishala Dutta, Arkajyoti Paul, Mohuya Majumder, Ramiz Ahmed Sultan et al.
The existing therapeutic agents for the management of pain and pyrexia are not very efficient and accompanied by numerous side effects. Thus, new effective agents are the most needed. The present study investigates bioactivities and phytochemical screening of different parts of Cissus assamica (Vita...
Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal, Joykrisna Saha, Md. Ashadur Rahman
Nirmal Kumar Subedi, Shibley Rahman, Mohammad Ahsanul Akbar
The study aims to evaluate analgesic and antipyretic activities of the methanol extract and its different fractions from root of Schoenoplectus grossus using acetic acid induced writhing and radiant heat tail flick method of pain models in mice and yeast induced pyrexia in rats at the doses of 400 a...
Sultana Razia, Hyunsung Park, Eunju Shin, Kyu-Suk Shim et al.
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (Liliaceae family) is a well-known traditional medicinal plant, that has been used to treat a variety of illnesses, for decades ranging from cancer to skin disorders including wounds. It has been included in the traditional and herbal healthcare systems of many cultures aroun...