Md. Nasir Ahmed

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• Conference Proceeding: Medicinal Plants used in Treatment of Tumors: Results from a Survey of Folk Medicinal Practitioners in two Randomly SelectedVillages in Khulna and Bagerhat Districts, Bangladesh.

  Md. Nazmul Hasan, Md. Nasir Ahmed, Md. Zobaer Ahmed Bhuiyan, Md. Mizanur Rahman, M.N.K. Azam, Mohammed Rahmatullah
  An International Conference on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development, Jessore Science & Technology University, Jessore, Bangladesh; 07/2012
• Article: Antinociceptive Activity of Methanol Extract of Areca catechu L. (Arecaceae) Stems and Leaves in Mice

  Mukta Rani Barman, Md. Saleh Uddin, Shirin Akhter, Md. Nasir Ahmed, Ziaul Haque, Shahnaz Rahman, Fariha Mostafa, Marzia Zaman, Farjana Akther Noor, Mohammed Rahmatullah
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  ABSTRACT: The antinociceptive effect of crude methanol extracts of stems and leaves of Areca catechu L. (Arecaceae) was evaluated in acetic acid-induced gastric pain writhing model in Swiss albino mice. The methanol extract of Areca catechu stems dose-dependently reduced the number of writhings (constrictions) in mice, when tested at doses of 50, 100, 200, and 400 mg extract administered per kg body weight. Significant reductions in the number of writhings were noted with all administered doses. The percent inhibitions of acetic acid-induced writhings with the four different doses were, respectively, 30.8, 36.6, 40.9 and 59.6. The standard antinociceptive drug, aspirin, when administered at doses of 200 and 400 mg per kg body weight reduced writhings by 42.3 and 55.8%, respectively. A significant dose-dependent inhibition of writhings was also observed with crude methanol extract of Areca catechu leaves, where the extract at doses of 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg per kg body weight significantly inhibited writhings by 55.8, 57.7, 86.5 and 88.5%, respectively. Dose for dose, the leaf extract demonstrated higher antinociceptive activity than the stem extract. At even the lowest dose of 50 mg extract per kg body weight, the antinociceptive activity of leaf extract was comparable to that of 400 mg aspirin per kg body weight. The results suggest that both stem and leaf extract possess good antinociceptive activity, which merits further scientific studies as to isolation of responsible phytochemical component(s).
  Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences. 01/2011; 5:223-226.
• Article: A survey of medicinal plants used by folk medicinal practitioners in two villages of Tangail district, Bangladesh

  Mohammed Rahmatullah, Md. Ariful Haque Mollik, Md. Nasir Ahmed, Md. Zobaer Ahmed Bhuiyan, Md. Maruf Hossain, Md. Nur Kabidul Azam, Syeda Seraj, Majeedul H. Chowdhury, Farhana Jamal, Shamima Ahsan, Rownak Jahan
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  ABSTRACT: Folk medicinal practitioners (Kavirajes) of Bangladesh are consulted for treatment of various ailments by a substantial segment of the rural and urban population of the country. The major element that distinguishes the folk medicinal practitioners from other forms of medical practices is their use of simple formulations of medicinal plants for treatment. The plant(s) used by the Kavirajes for treatment of any specific ailment vary considerably in the various parts of the country, and such differences exist even among Kavirajes of adjoining villages. The objective of the present study was to conduct an ethnomedicinal survey among the Kavirajes of two villages, namely Babla and Terbaria, which lies in Tangail district in the central portion of the country. Each village had one practicing Kaviraj. After obtaining informed consent from the Kavirajes, interviews were conducted with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and the guided field-walk method. It was observed that the Kavirajes of the two villages used a total of 28 plants distributed into 22 families for treatment of various ailments. Leaves constituted the major plant part used, being used 48.7% of the time. From the number of plants used, it appeared that gastrointestinal tract disorders formed the major complaint of the patients with 5 plants used for treatment of various complaints like constipation, diarrhea, indigestion, and loss of appetite. Four plants each were used for treatment of pain, and skin disorders (scabies, eczema), and as blood purifier. Four plants were used for treatment of diseases in cattle. Among other ailments treated by the Kavirajes were tuberculosis, sexual disorders, urinary problems, infections, fever, hepatic disorders, kidney problems, pneumonia, stomach stones, diabetes, swellings, debility, helminthiasis, hypertension, vitamin C deficiency, tumor, and poisoning. One plant was used to maintain the body in good health and so served as a preventive measure instead of a curative effect. Since a number of allopathic medicines have been derived from medicinal plants, the plants reported in the present survey can, following scientific inquiry, form novel sources of newer drugs.
  American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 01/2010; 4(1):357-362.
• Article: Evaluation of neolamarckia cadamba (roxb.) bosser leaf extract on glucose tolerance in glucose-induced hyperglycemic mice.

  Firoz Ahmed, Shahnaz Rahman, Nasir Ahmed, Maraz Hossain, Anup Biswas, Sanjoy Sarkar, Hasanul Banna, Mst. Afsana Khatun, Majeedul H. Chowdhury, Mohammed Rahmatullah
  African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 01/2011; 8(1):79-81. · 0.71 Impact Factor