Phytochemical and Pharmacological Screening of Senna tora Roxb

Murshid, Gazi Monjur; Moniruzzaman, Md.; Rahman, Anisur; Saifuzzaman, Md.; Uddin, Sarder Nasir

doi:10.3923/jpt.2007.386.390

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“…Phytochemical analysis of the dried aerial part of Senna tora (Family -Fabaceae) indicated the presence of reducing sugars, tannins, steroids, saponins and gums. The pharmacological interest of these compounds coupled with the use of this plant in traditional medicine prompted for its probable antibacterial and analgesic activities 19 . Several medicinal plants (Rasayana) have also been extensively used in the Indian traditional (Ayurveda) system of Medicine for the treatment of number of diseases.…”

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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Mushroom- Lentinus Sp.: A Short Review

Manjunathan¹,

Gowri²

2019

Int. J. Res. Ayurveda Pharm.

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In search of new therapeutic alternatives, scientific community had studied many kinds of mushrooms and have been shown to contain valuable sources of bioactive agents that result in beneficial health effects such as antitumor, anticancer, antiviral, anti inflammatory and hypolipidemic activity. The most significant medicinal effects of mushrooms derived compounds, both cellular components and secondary metabolites, have been shown to stimulate the immune system and could be used to treat variety of diseases, including Cancers. So these medicinal mushrooms can be called as "Immunomodulators" or "Biological Response Modifiers (BRMS)", "Immunopotentiators" and "Immunostimulant".

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Section: Sources Of Antioxidantsmentioning

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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Mushroom- Lentinus Sp.: A Short Review

Manjunathan¹,

Gowri²

2019

Int. J. Res. Ayurveda Pharm.

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“…Different parts of Senna tora (L.) Roxb. have been reported for their in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities and in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities due to the high content of different phytochemicals, such as tannins, saponins, reducing sugar, gum, steroids and alkaloids [ 21 ].…”

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