Nripendra Nath Biswas, Subarna Saha, Md Khadem Ali
To investigate potential antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and analgesic activities of ethanolic extract of Mentha arvensis L. in different in vivo and in vitro experimental models. In vitro DPPH radical scavenging assay was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the plant extract. In vivo...
Md Khadem Ali, Ayesha Ashraf, Nripendra Nath Biswas
OBJECTIVE: To explore the efficacy of ethanolic leaf extract of Typhonium trilobatum L. Schott in treating diarrhea, pain and inflammation using experimental models. METHODS: In the present study, acetic acid-induced writhing, xylene-induced ear edema and castor oil-induced diarrheal model were used...
Imtiaz Mahmud, Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Bishwajit Bokshi
In folk medicine leaves and stem of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) are commonly used to treat diarrhea, fever, diabetes, pain and a number of ailments. The present study was carried out to explore antioxidant, analgesic and antidiarrhoeal activities of ethanol extract of leaves and stem of B. gymnorrhiz...
Md. Khirul Islam, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Sanjib Saha, Hemayet Hossain et al.
Different parts of the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum budrunga Wall enjoy a variety of uses in ethnobotanical practice in Bangladesh. In the present study, a number of phytochemical and pharmacological investigations were done on the ethanol extract of Z. budrunga seeds (ZBSE) to evaluate its antinocic...
Pabitra Kumar Sardar, Shrabanti Dev, Md Abdullah Al Bari, Susmita Paul et al.
Acanthus ilicifolius L. is admired for its traditional usage in the folk medicine for the treatment of numerous diseases including allergy and helminthiasis in various parts of the planet. The ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of this shrub (EEAI) was investigated in the present study for its ma...
Shrabanti Dev, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Sheuly Akter, Md Abdullah Al Bari et al.
Abstract Background Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. ( S. caseolaris ) belonging to the Sonneratiaceae family is commonly known as Ora. It is traditionally used as an astringent, antiseptic, to treat sprains, swellings, cough and in arresting hemorrhage. The ethanolic extract of S. caseolaris (L.) E...
Utpal Kumar Karmakar, Sharmin Sultana, Sonya Nishi, Nripendra Nath Biswas et al.
The present study was performed to evaluate phytochemical groups, antioxidant, antibacterial, analgesic and anthelmintic activity of ethanol extract of seeds of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae). Preliminary phytochemical screening of ethanol extract exhibited the presence of reducing sugar, carbohydrate, sa...
Nripendra Nath Biswas, Amit Kumar Acharzo, Shams Anamika, Shamsunnahar Khushi et al.
This study was designed to identify some bioactive phytochemicals from ethanolic extract of roots of Litsea polyantha and to evaluate some of its pharmacological activities. Phytochemical tests indicated the presence of reducing sugar, combined reducing sugar, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpeno...
Utpal Kumar Karmakar, Utam Kumar Tarafder, Samir Kumar Sadhu, Nripendra Nath Biswas et al.
The ethanolic extract of the dried fruit of Solanum nigrum Linn. (Family: Solanaceae) was assessed for its possible analgesic, antidiarrhoeal, antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activity. Phytochemical screening of the ethanolic extract revealed the presence of carbohydrate, alkaloids, tannins...
Md. Nazmul Islam, Md. Fahim Hasan, Aishwarja Dey, Bishwajit Bokshi et al.
Background. Avicennia officinalis is a medicinal plant that has traditionally been used as a diuretic, anti-infective, and antiasthmatic. Our investigation was designed to explore the diuretic and laxative potentials of different fractions of this plant’s bark extract as well as the identification o...
Shrabanti Dev, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Manik Chandra Shill, Md Abdullah Al Bari et al.
Traditional medicines including Ayurveda, Unani have been used as therapeutics in the Indian subcontinent since 5000 BC. Because of the abundance of secondary metabolites, medicinal plants are becoming priceless natural resources for better drug development. Till date almost no ethnopharmacological ...
Sahria Rahman, Umme Kulsum Hridy, Marjana Alam, Rahima Begum et al.
• Ethanol extract of Piper chaba stem (EEPCS) exhibited potential antioxidant, and antihyperuricemic activity. • A total eighteen phytocompounds were recognized by GCMS analysis in the crude extract. • In molecular docking, selina-3,7(11)-diene (CID: 6429221) a bioactive compound showed the highest ...
Md. Khirul Islam, Amit Kumar Acharzo, Sanjib Saha, Hemayet Hossain et al.
The root-bark of the medicinally important plant Zanthoxylum budrunga (ZBRB) brooks a variety of uses in ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal practice in Bangladesh and thus demands biological investigation to reveal its therapeutic potentiality. So, the present study was perpetrated to explore antioxi...
Apurba Kumar Barman, Sumaiya Mahadi, Md. Arju Hossain, Rahima Begum et al.
Zanthoxylum rhetsa (ZR) is used traditionally to manage a variety of ailments, including diabetes. Oxidative stress may accelerate the diabetic condition. The available antidiabetic and antioxidant drugs have many shortcomings including resistance, inefficiency, higher dose, side effects and costs. ...
Md. Naharul Islam, Hiron Saraj Devnath, Maisha Maliha Medha, Ritu Porna Biswas et al.
Md. Nazmul Islam, Md. Kawsar Hossen, Jagadish Chandra Joardar, Bishwajit Bokshi et al.
Moringa oleifera (Family- Moringaceae) is a well-known vegetable for its health benefits for thousands of years having diverse nutritional bioactive constituents. Phytochemical analysis of ethanolic extract of this plant indicated the presence of carbohydrate, reducing sugar, combined reducing sugar...
Md. Faisal Ahad, Md. Nazmul Hasan Zilani, Ayesha Akter, Abu Sadat Md Nasrullah et al.
Background: Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou is used conventionally for managing a number of therapeutic conditions including diabetes, haemorrhage, pain, diarrhea, angina, and dysentery etc. Furthermore, Ceriops tagal Linn is used to treat hemorrhage, acariasis, wound infection, malaria, malignan...
Mohua Sarker, Towkir Ahmed, Md. Nazmul Islam, Bithi Biswas et al.
Different fractionated extracts (in ethanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and water) of two mangrove plants Kandelia candel and Brownlowia tersa have been investigated here for diuretic and laxative bioactivity. In diuretic test, frusemide (5 mg/kbw) was used as standard and the parameters li...
Aishwarja Dey, S. Suja Rani, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Apurba Kumar Barman et al.
• Acute toxicity study on mice showed the innocuous nature of the plant • The leaf extract significantly decreased the allergic symptoms • Leaf contains Catechin, Caffeic acid, Vanillic acid, Syringic acid, Rutin, p -coumarin • Rutin hydrate, exhibited the best docking scores at all the targeted pro...
Nripendra Nath Biswas, Bishwajit Bokshi, Md. Sohel Rana, Md. Sayed Mohosin et al.
Phytochemical analysis of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Cucurbita maxima indicated the presence of reducing sugars, alkaloids, saponins, tannin, steroid and glycosides whereas Euphorbia royleana indicated the presence of glycosides, alkaloids, steroids and tannin. The possible analgesic and...