Accelerated emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic microbes, their unbeatable virulence
and a gradual loss of efficacy of currently used antimicrobial agents over the last decade …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult.(Apocynaceae)
is widely used in traditional medicine in the different parts of the Indian subcontinent due to …

The present study evaluated the anticancer potential of 11 plants used in Bangladeshi folk
medicine. The extracts were tested for cytotoxicity using the brine shrimp lethality assay, sea …

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a serious gastrointestinal disorder that requires a well targeted
therapeutic strategy. A number of drugs including proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor …

The antimicrobial activity of Hemidesmus indicus, Ficus bengalensis and Pterocarpus
marsupium roxb was evaluated against pathogenic bacteria Stahylococcus aureus …

Abstract Ixora coccinea Linn (Rubiaceae), a small shrub cultivated throughout India, has
been reported to possess a number of medicinal properties. It has traditionally been used for …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Maharashtra is the third largest state in India
with a large tribal population. Documentation of traditional knowledge through …

The root of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br., commonly known as Indian Sarsaparilla, is used
traditionally to treat a wide variety of illnesses including rheumatism, leprosy, impotence …

Most antiviral agents approved so far for the treatment of viral diseases are based on a direct
action against virus-encoded enzymes, such as DNA/RNA polymerases, integrase …

The antioxidant effect of the ethanolic root extract of Hemidesmus indicus, an indigenous
Ayurvedic medicinal plant used in soft drinks in India, was studied in rats with ethanol …