Medicinal plants

ABSTRACTDiuretics are one of the important class of drugs, act within the kidney and promote the loss of fluid from the body. Mechanism behind diuretics is compound interfere with the reabsorption of electrolytes their by promote sodium, potassium, chloride excretion in the body. Now adays herbal medicine use becoming popular due to toxicity and side effects of allopathic medicines. Diuretic activity study mainly conducted in animals. Most commonly preferred in vivo method is Lipschitz method. Rats or mice are the most commonly used animals. Diuretic activity study concluded that majority of plant extract possess diuretic activity similar to standard drugs like furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide. Diuretic activity determined by measuring urine volume, osmolarity, concentration of electrolytes, and pH. This review summarizes the herbal medicine used as diuretics and their botanical characteristics, ethnobotany, distribution and diuretic activity study. This review provide knowledge regarding surrounding herbal medicine used as diuretic and their significance in quality of life. Keywords: Diuretics, Herbs, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Diuretic activity

ABSTRACTLantana camera is used traditionally in Indian system of medicines for various diseases. The present study is focused on natural products of plant origin with insecticidal properties for control of insect vectors. Aqueous, ethanol, methanol, extracts of Lantana camara were evaluated against larvae. Phytochemical screening of the leaves showed the presence of phytocompounds such as tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, anthocyanin, quinines, triterpenoids, flavonoids, saponin and steroids. The resistance to chemical insecticides among mosquito species has been considered as a setback in vector control. The present study is focused on natural products of plant origin with insecticidal properties for control of insect vectors. The methanolic leaf extract of this plant showed potent larvicidal efficacy and can be considered for further investigation. Objective: control and prevention of larvae for social health. Keywords: Medicinal plants, Lantana camara Linn, Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology

ABSTRACTTuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is highly infectious and opportunistic disease. The synthetic drugs for anti-tuberculosis effect have been prescribed for symptomatic control of disease but produce much adverse effect. Naturally obtaining medicinal plants are incomparable resources of Siddha. From thousands of years, medicinal plants provide a great hope to curing diseases. This review spotlights the effort on anti-tubercular plants, which are various source of literature. This paper provides the plant description, chemical constituents, evidence based pharmacological activity. This will motivate and provide a way for further researches on medicinal plants, possess potent anti- tuberculosis activity. Keywords: Tuberculosis, Anti-tubercular activity, Medicinal plants, Siddha.

Plants remain a significant basis of new drugs and new drug leads to the new chemical entities. Plant based drug discovery give rise to the development of anti-cancer and anti-proliferative agents, and continues to add to the new leads in clinical trials. Products of plant drugs play a dominant role in pharmaceutical care and in treatment of various diseases. Several plant-derived compounds are positive results in cancer treatment. There are several classes of plant-derived cytotoxic natural products studied for further improvement and development of drugs. New anticancer drugs derived from research on plant antitumor agents will be continuously discovered. The basic aim of this research article is to explore the potential of newly discovered anticancer compounds from medicinal plants, as a lead for anticancer drug development. It will be helpful to explore the medicinal value of plants and for new drug discovery from them for the researchers and scientists around the globe. In search of novel  anti-cancer compounds I have selected two different medicinal plants Elettaria cardamomum and Ferula assa-foetida.