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Therapeutic Properties of Polygala spp.
Published in V. R. Mohan, A. Doss, P. S. Tresina, Ethnomedicinal Plants with Therapeutic Properties, 2019
Plants are used globally as therapeutic agents since ancient times (D’Cruz et al., 2010). Several plant products inhibit male and female fertility and may be developed into contraceptives. Several plants are reported to enhance reproductive process and some are known to hamper such functions. The antifertility effects of various floras have been under investigation. Some of them include Azadirachta indica, Cissampelos pareira, Rumex steudelli, Mimosa pudica, Spondias mombin, Salvia fruticosa, and Ferula hormonis (Choudhary et al., 1990, Kasinathan et al., 1972, Uchebdu and Isek, 2008). Even though, many indigenous plants have been shown to prevent the birth, only few plants have so far been investigated for their antifertility activity. Various medicinal plant extracts have been tested for their antifertility activity both in male and female (Kamboj, 1998). Some of these plants had spermicidal effects; other caused reduction in the sperm counts and altered the mobility of the sperms, some of them caused testicular change and altered hormone levels (Ganguly et al., 2007).
A-Z of Standardisation, Pre-Clinical, Clinical and Toxicological Data
Published in Saroya Amritpal Singh, Regulatory and Pharmacological Basis of Ayurvedic Formulations, 2017
Hemidesmus indicus R. Br., Rubia cordifolia L., Cissampelos pareira L.; fruits of Terminalia chebula Retz., Emblica officinalis Gaertn., Terminalia bellirica Roxb., Vitis vinifera L., Grewia asiatica L., Salvadorapersica L. and granules of Saccharum officinarum L. is used as a antipyretic. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry led to the identification of 2-(1-oxopropyl)-benzoic acid as principal constituent (Gupta, Shaw and Mukherjee 2010).
Ethnomedicinal plants used for treatment of snakebites in Tanzania – a systematic review
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Neema Gideon Mogha, Olivia John Kalokora, Halima Mvungi Amir, David Sylvester Kacholi
This review reports 109 plant species belonging to 49 families to manage snakebite problems (Table 1). Globally, the highest number of medicinal plants used against snakebites was reported from India (Upasani et al. 2017), while in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia (Yirgu and Chippaux 2019) recorded the highest number of plants, followed by Uganda (Omara et al. 2020) and Kenya (Omara 2020). This is probably because the highest number of ethnobotanical studies and reviews have been conducted in these countries, making the data more accessible. The majority of the documented plants in this review belong to the family Fabaceae 21 (19.3%), followed by Euphorbiaceae nine (8.3%), Rubiaceae seven (6.4%), Asteraceae and Combretaceae, each with four (3.7% each). The remaining 43 families were represented by less than four species each. The most cited plant species were Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae), Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) (Fabaceae), Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul. (Phylanthaceae), Cissampelos pareira L. (Menispermaceae) and Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. (Fabaceae) suggesting considerable potential for possessing snake envenomation bioactive compounds that can be isolated and combined with commercial antiserum to prepare snakebite antidotes. Details on all medicinal plant species with their respective family, local names, growth form, part used and the region in which they were reported are summarized in Table 1.
Protective potential of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide extract against ethylene glycol-induced calcium oxalate urolithiasis
Published in Renal Failure, 2018
Shengbao Wang, Xiaoran Li, Junsheng Bao, Siyu Chen
Several pharmacological and clinical studies of traditional medicinal plants used to treat urolithiasis have publicized their therapeutic potential in various in vitro and in vivo models. Furthermore, plants provide an inexpensive source of medicine for the majority of the world's population. Such medicines present minimal or no side effects and are considered safe; in addition, studies have indicated that various herbal plants such as Flos carthami [5], Ipomoea eriocarpa [6], Costus spiralis [7], Cissampelos pareira [8] and Herniaria hirsute [9], have been successfully proven as prophylactic and curative medicines for urolithiasis. All these reports suggest that herbal medicines may be a useful strategy for preventing renal stones.