Drugs from herbs and plants source therapeutic activity synthetic or semisynthetic analogs 1 atropine atropa belladonna antimuscarinics. Traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya article pdf available in journal of medicinal plants studies 11. Invitro and invivo antiobesity activity of wood of. Furthermore, 44 plant extracts were investigated for their inhibition of lipid accumulation in 3t3l1 cells. Ishak2, saad mohammed hussien ayoub3 1department of chemistry, college of applied and industrial science, university of bahri, khartoum, sudan. However, these plants are threatened by agricultural expansion, fuel wood and construction and overgrazing. In the studies themselves one finds a wide range of criteria. Review of medicinal plants for antiobesity activity abstract obesity is a complex health issue to address, it is a serious and chronic disease that can have a negativeeffect on many systems in your body. Medicinal plants of northern thailand for the treatment of cognitive impairment in the elderly provides readers with the detailed description of the in vitro screening of ten plants and those results. If you are interested to see and download our philippine medicinal plants, you can view the attachments below the list of medicinal plants with its medicinal uses. Of importance, a variety of medicinal plants have shown promise to treat a number of viral infections, and some of them possess broadspectrum antiviral activity. Cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity of selected plant species. Doctor of philosophy anthropology in the university of michigan.
In areas where medical facilities are underdeveloped, traditional medicinal plants are especially important. Safety efficacy and action mechanisms pdf author bashar saad isbn b072fcnpvk file size 5. The medicinal plants have been used for treatment of illnesses and diseases, since the dawn of time. Introduction obesity is becoming one of the greatest threats to global health in this century, with more than 1. May 14, 2017 ado ma, abas f, mohammed as, ghazali hm 20 anti and prolipase activity of selected medicinal, herbal and aquatic plants, and structure elucidation of an antilipase compound. Investigation of the antiobesity and antioxidant properties. Projects on highly demandable herbs, medicinal plants. Medicinal plants play a golden role not only as traditional medicine but also as trade commodities, meeting the demand of distant. To date, the concept of antidiabetic and antiobesity medicinal plants is highlighted in textbooks and pharmaceutical pamphlets and has been reported in thousands of scientific publications. Ten plant extracts were analysed for their antimicrobial activities using the agar well diffusion and broth microdilution method. Review of medicinal plants for antiobesity activity article pdf available in translational biomedicine 63 january 2015 with 89 reads how we measure reads. Medicine production and manufacture by private people is, however, a thing of the past, and at present, the few herbs grown in gardens are luxuries rather.
Among the main actions of fiber, there is the regulatory effect on intestinal functions common to both soluble and insoluble fiber, the barrier effect. Pdf traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya. Jun 19, 20 medicinal plants have been investigated and reported to be useful in treatment of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases 9,10. Welcome to niscair online periodicals repository you can now access full text articles from research journals published by csirniscair. Overweight and obesity may increase the risk of many health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritisand certain cancers. This association of medicinal plants and cancer needs further research and experimentation in order to develop and design anticancer drugs.
Hence, preparation of herbal formulation using the investigated plant drugs will leads to the development of effective antiobese drug. Antibacterial and anticancer activity of ethnomedicinal plants used. Facilitate digestion the leaves of the papaya plants contain chemical compounds of karpain, substance which kills microorganisms that often interfere with the. The aim of the present study is to document medicinal plants that have been proved for their antiobesity activity.
Of the 16 medicinal plants, 8 species had similar effects in traditional and medicinal uses. Indonesian medicinal plants database has a record with default. The local name literally means enlarged genitalia, a name derived from its medicinal use to treat swollen penile and vulval lesions. Medicinal plants are traditionally used for the treatment of human infections. Ethnomedicinal and aromatic plants use to health care and cooking purposes by the singphoo tribes of tinsukia district of assam,india. For thousands of years, medicinal plants have been used in various cultures of the world as a safe therapeutic modality. Evaluation of certain medicinal plants for antiobesity. Mahfuzur rahman department of pharmaceutical sciences, north south university. Furthermore, certain bioactive components can promote energy expenditure 50 by increasing basic the metabolic. Medicinal plants are plants that have a recognized medical use. Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity in rural america 1. Dec, 2017 medicinal plants having anti obesity potentiality available in bangladesh. Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used for the treatment. Medicinal plants have been investigated and reported to be useful in treatment of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases 9,10.
Feb 06, 2012 among the 400 plants species examined, 44 extracts from plants, showed high anti lipase activity using 2,4dinitrophenylbutyrate as a substrate in porcine pancreatic lipase assay. This work has two parts one is taxonomic studies and the second is phytochemical screening. Their phytochemical contents were screened, and their effect on 1, 1diphenyl2picrylhydrazyl dpph was used to assess their antioxidant activities. The task to verify the data in the database is performed by the expert users. This research shows that traditional healers of the baham subdivision use various recipes of medicinal plants for the treatment of female infertility. Antiobesity function antiobesity preparations 1 inhibiting pancreatic lipase activity. Achyranthes aspera is an important medicinal plant and all parts are used in medicines, seeds and roots are the most. Antimalarial activity of medicinal plants used in traditional. They have been used as a remedy against numerous diseases, in sweetsmelling oils burnt in temples and in adding flavors to beverages and food.
In addition, inappropriate use wrong plant parts, dose, frequency, route of administration, preparation, etc. It has been documented that a great amount of traditional knowledge about the uses of medicinal plant. Evaluation of certain medicinal plants for antiobesity properties. Differentiation of usage and access to medicinal plants according to various ethnic groups introduction of some specific medicinal plants where at least 1 herb, 1 spice in 5 plants are included in terms of. The revised version of the report includes substantially more information on the. Find medicinal plants lesson plans and teaching resources. The present study was undertaken to investigate bergenia ciliata, jasminum officinale, and santalum album for their potential activity against human bacterial pathogens b. Safety, efficacy and metabolism of traditional medicinal. More than,000 plants have been studied during the last 5 year period. Antidiabetes and antiobesity medicinal plants and phytochemicals. The practice of ethnomedicine has also been found to be an important vehicle for understanding.
Feb 10, 2015 in particular, various oriental medicinal plants are reported to have biological activity 17. Safety, efficacy, and action mechanisms is a muchneeded and truly original work, finally presenting in one place all the necessary information on medicinal plants used in conjunction with obesity and diabetes prevention. Study on actual situation of medicinal plants in ethiopia. Potential of traditional medicinal plants for treating. Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity in rural america there is evidence supporting dr.
The mic values of the extracts were determined ranging. In the present scenario, obesity is the major public health problem with about 1. Plantbased medicinal agents offer an alternative approach. Introduction of medicinal plants species with the most. Plants used by the tribes for the treatment of digestive. The plants used for the treatment with their botanical names, local name, mode of administration, status of plants and the tribes associated are listed in the form of table. Historically, plants have proven their value as a source of phytochemicals with therapeutic potentials and recently they play an important role in the discovery of novel drugs. In traditional medicine, medicinal plants are used to treat obesity. The main purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the potential of two malian medicinal plants and one chinese cultivated medicinal plant in the treatment of immune related diseases. Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used in. The traditional use of medicinal plants can lead to the discovery of new potent botanical agents in the treatment of several diseases. Review of medicinal plants for antiobesity activity.
The nutritional use of thai medicinal plants and the etiology of breast cancer in thai women by. Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants against pathogens from. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in chilga district. Vera aloe vera is a stem less or very shortstemmed succulent plant growing to 60100 cm 2439 in tall, spreading by offsets. Pdf bamboo and cane based projects pdf banana products.
Medicinal plants database and three dimensional structure. Assurance of the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal plants and herbal products has now become a key issue in industrialized and in developing countries. Plants, like animals and humans, produce many different enzymes. It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. Journal of ethnopharmacology 6 2011 236245 table 1 list of the medicinal plants used by local communities around the northern part of kibale national park. Preliminary phytochemical evaluation of leaf extracts of. Medicinal plants of any area are blessings because many diseases can be treated easily and efficiently. Their use ranges the production of mainstream pharmaceutical products to herbal medicine preparations.
Carehome pakyntein, atanu bhattacharjee, devadasan velmurugan. The work was carried out to study the morphoanatomical and palynological characters in order to advance knowledge on these medicinal plants and on pharmacognostic quality control. Nmdm121 medicinal food science session 18 fruits part i. Plants in traditional medicinal system future source of new drugs, internl. Medicinal plants naturally synthesize and accumulate some secondary metabolites, like alkaloids, sterols, terpenes, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, cyanogenics, tannins, resins. The activity of plant extracts and selected antibiotics was. This volume of the series medicinal plants of the world. Herbal medicine practitioners recommend calmative herbs, which provide a soothing effect to the body. Information regarding the different types of plants used, parts of the plants, mode of administration. Medicinal plants have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations, as those described in ancient texts such as the. Studies on propagation biology of four and phenology of one medicinal plants balcha abera a dissertation submitted to the school of graduate studies of addis ababa university in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of doctor of philosophy in plant physiology january, 2009. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts 247 brazilian journal of microbiology 2000 31. Many medicinal plants need to be taken under care of a professional as they can be toxic, resulting in death or other health issues.
Journal of evidencebased traditional medicinal plants. Certain medicinal herbs have disinfectant property, which destroys disease causing germs. Yet, most of these publications report the activity of a crude extract without testing its chemical composition or identifying the active compounds or. Present work was conducted on four medicinal plants, apamarga achyranthes aspera linn. Chemical constituents, modern and traditional medicinal usescontains information on 16 plant species and follows the same format as volumes 1 and 2. Obesity is characterized by increase in adipose cell size which is determined by amount of fat accumulated in the cytoplasm of. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough.
Information was gathered for the period of 1991 to 2012. Screening of crude plant extracts with antiobesity activity. Biological and chemical studies of medicinal plants. Therefore, its economic importance is increasing every day. Medicinal plants in the prevention and treatment of chronic. Use of medicinal plants dietary supplements, herbal remedies, alternative treatments 2011 usa. African medicinal plants studies have shown good anti proliferation activities in both cancer cell lines and drug resistant cancer cell lines. Medicinal plants are valuable resources for our health care system since ancient period. Medicinal plants play an important role in human life to combat diseases since time immemorial. Medicinal plants, since times immemorial, have been used in virtually all cultures as a source of medicine. Medicinal plants and natural active compounds for diabetes. A survey on the plants used for reproductive disease was carried out during the period 20112012. Antibiotic activity of selected botswana medicinal plants.
Journal of evidencebased medicinal plants in light of. Various medicinal plants have been reported for the treatment and control of obesity 1, 27 and extraction and isolation of various plantbased. The word herb has been derived from the latin word, herba and an old french word herbe. In vitro porcine pancreatic lipase inhibitory tests. All of these studies have shown that a number of medicinal plants have variable activity against the mycobacterium spp. From olden times medicinal plants and herbs have played an important part in the life of man. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used as antiobesity. Therapeutical properties of medical plants are very useful in healing various diseases and the advantage of these medicinal plants are natural kalemba and kunicka, 2003. The plants tested and the result of the antibiotic activity tests. Where to find the herb in open wastelands near watery places. Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity sciencedirect. Ethnomedicinal and aromatic plants use to health care and. Recently the saint louis university school of public health identified the role of environmental factors within rural communities in influencing activity.
The term medicinal plant includes various types of plants used in herbalism herbology or herbal medicine. The nutritional use of thai medicinal plants and the etiology. Some 7000 natural compounds are currently used in modern medicine. Medicinal and aromatic plants are used for cosmetic industry or as a foodstuff in addition to their therapeutic properties.
Dietary patterns for the reduction of obesity using medicinal. List of medicinal plants their uses in different diseases. This work is an early version of the overall road map website of indonesian medicinal plants database and threedimensional structure of chemical compounds. Their functions can be classified into five major categories, as shown in table 1. In asia, the practice of herbal medicine is well established and documented. Different functions of antiobesity medicinal plants in humans no. These differing functions of antiobesity medicinal plants will result in a reduction of food and energy intake 19. Characteristics predicting foot ulceration outcomes in the. Antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants against. Pdf medicinal plants having antiobesity potentiality. Biological and chemical studies of medicinal plants a.
Salient features of usage of medicinal plants in ethiopia salient features of access to medicinal plants by ethiopian people. The widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations is described in the vedas and the bible. Full text facility is provided for all nineteen research journals viz. Pharm at the age of 23 years from nirma university, 2012 and b. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to greygreen. Antibacterial and anticancer activity of ethnomedicinal plants used in the jongilanga. Medicinal plants of northern thailand for the treatment of. Introduction obesity is becoming one of the greatest threats to global.
The tribes of wayanad depend basically on different plants for their treatment. These natural herbs are an important source of drugs for alternative medicine systems. The botanical wisdom accumulated by indigenous people. Consequently, nonabsorbed fat will be excreted through oily faeces. Phytochemical importance of medicinal plants as potential. Natural antiobesity preparations can induce weight loss through several mechanisms. Some plants produce proteindigesting proteolytic enzymes and there has been interest in whether consumption of the fruits of these plants, or supplements that concentrate the proteolytic enzymes, might be of benefit in human digestion. Many medicinal plant extracts with various extracting solvents used, have shown effective activity against both m. As a result, most of the medicinal plants that have international recognition come from this region, particularly from china and india. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs. Nih special volunteer natural products branch developmental therapeutics program division of cancer treatment and diagnosis ncifrederick fairview center, suite 206 p. Antimicrobial activity of four medicinal plants used by. Part of plant and method of preparation the analysis of the mode of use of the various listed plants revealed that 53.
Medicinal plants, traditional medicine and drug discovery gordon cragg, ph. Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local. Phytochemical analyses and activity of herbal medicinal plants of north east india for anti diabetic, anti cancer and anti tuberculosis and their docking studies authors. Phytochemical analyses and activity of herbal medicinal. Indian medicinal plants, anti obesity, antioxidant, anti inflammatory, lipase inhibitory activity. Thus, conservation of these plants and associated knowledge base is very essential.
Some of the plants discussed in volume 3 may be considered controversial in. Medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive phytochemicals or bionutrients. The operation of medicinal plants is based on the rich experiences of innumerable healers over centuries, inherited from ancestors, healertohealer transfer, or developed through personal experiences over time. The field work documented about thirty two plant species used against digestive disorders. Action of medicinal plants with cytotoxicity on cancer. Based on the inhibition of pancreatic lipase activity 49, the intake of some medicinal plants will prevent the absorption of lipids in the intestine. Two third of the world population are dependent on traditional medical therapies 27. Dioscorides ad 70 compiled an extensive listing of medicinal herbs and their virtues. Indian medicinal plants, antiobesity, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, lipase inhibitory activity. Objectives of this editorial include evaluation of main criteria of. C dutta head of the department of botany,margherita college, margherita.
The current study aimed to investigate new antiobesity drugs from plumbago europaea and plumbago auriculata through the inhibition of the adsorption of dietary lipids. Among these medicinal plants, apiaceae, lamiaceae, and boraginaceae were the most dominant families with 4, 2, 2 species belonging to 4, 2, 2 genera of medicinal plants, respectively. Sivasubramanian suhitha, seenivasan karthiga devi, krishnasamy gunasekaran, h. Lesson summary a medicinal plant is a plant that has similar. Acid extracts of the plants were more effective than the aqueous or buffer extracts against alternaria spp. Indigenous uses and pharmacological activity of traditional. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing. Medicinal plants have an important value in the sociocultural, spiritual and medicinal use in rural and tribal lives of the developing countries 4. Medicinal plants are widely and successfully used on every continent. In vitro antiobesity, antioxidant and antiinflammatory. These systems include ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and even allopathy. Herbal medicine is one of the oldest forms of medical treatment in human history and could be considered one of the forerunners of the modern pharmaceutical trade.
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