Kiran P Kolkar

Kiran P Kolkar
Karnatak Science College, Dharwad · Botany

About

90
Publications
74,802
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
1,309
Citations
Introduction
Skills and Expertise

Publications

Publications (90)
Article
Full-text available
This review paper of literature survey highlights medicinal importance of Bilwapathri or Bael (Aegle marmelos: Family-Rutaceae) and updates on therapeutic studies. The demand for bael fruits is increasing owing to nutraceutical, therapeutical, post-harvest values, and its usages in various Indian Ayurvedic system of medicines. Bael is available as...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper of literature highlights role of Light Emitting Diode (LED) on the growth of plants under controlled conditions of greenhouse farming particularly hydroponics. "Internet of Things (IOT)" is a system of interconnected computing devices, sensors, objects, microcontrollers, and cloud servers that can transmit data across a network an...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper of literature highlights the factors governing hydroponics and carbon foot print of vertical farming. Hydroponics is the art of growing plants without a soil but with using nutrient solution under hi-tech greenhouse controlled conditions in urban area. Because of the precise regulation of watering and feeding the plant, this metho...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper of literature highlights the importance of greenhouse urban farming technology, hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, vertical farming and applications of Internet of Things (IOT) technologies. The greenhouse farming is a well known modern agriculture technology for optimal plant growth. Hydroponics, a soilless cultivation techniqu...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper of literature highlights the role of accumulation of aluminum in tea leaves and its toxic effects on human health. Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water and contains heavy metals and trace elements that may cause potential negative effects on health. Tea is known to be a metal accumulator. However, drinking ev...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights and updates the outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV), an emerging zoonotic bat borne virus that can cause severe respiratory illness and deadly encephalitis in humans. Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak was first reported in 1998 from Malaysia and then recorded in Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights morphology, distribution, medicinal properties of commercially important tree species, Thespesia populnea, Terminalia arjuna, Butea monosperma (Palas), Silver oak (Grevillea robusta), Mangifera indica, Madhuca longifolia,Melia azadirachta, Michelia champaca, Moringa oleifera, Peltophorum pterocarpum, and Aegl...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights morphology, distribution, medicinal properties of commercially important tree species, Thespesia populnea, Terminalia arjuna, Butea monosperma (Palas), Silver oak (Grevillea robusta), Mangifera indica, Madhuca longifolia,Melia azadirachta, Michelia champaca, Moringa oleifera, Peltophorum pterocarpum, and Aegl...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights and updates the role of plant based inhibitors in controlling the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) via blocking the TNBC signalling pathways. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. There are several identified types, among which the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most fatal for patients. Conv...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the role of phytocannabinoids in controlling triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a specific subtype of breast cancer that does not express estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), which has clinical features that in...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the therapeutic properties of Tinospora cordifolia (Amruthballi), Giloy' or 'Guduchi' particularly anticancer activity. Nine species of Tinospora are naturalized in the different states of India. Tinospora cordifolia is one such plant and has shown to exhibit anti-carcinogenic properties. Tinospora cordifolia herbal sup...
Article
Full-text available
Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cancer is a disease characterized by abnormal cell division and proliferation that result from disruption of molecular signals that control these processes. Cancer is the abnormal, uncontrolled division of cells in the body. The cancer cells when malignant, invade various part...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper has highlighted a list of plants containing active phytochemicals with anticancer potential, as well as data supporting their use in cancer therapy, animal models, and their pharmacological properties. Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cancer is a disease characterized by abnormal cell divisi...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper has highlighted a list of plants containing active phytochemicals with anticancer potential, as well as data supporting their use in cancer therapy, animal models, and their pharmacological properties. Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cancer is a disease characterized by abnormal cell divisi...
Article
Full-text available
This litrature review paper highlights the role of phytocannabinoids in controlling cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among females worldwide. Cervical cancer (CC) is a malignant form of tumor which originates in the cervix. Cervical cancer, which develops in a woman's cervix, is the second-most common ca...
Article
Full-text available
This litrature review paper highlights the role of phytocannabinoids in controlling cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among females worldwide. Cervical cancer (CC) is a malignant form of tumor which originates in the cervix. Cervical cancer, which develops in a woman's cervix, is the second-most common ca...
Preprint
Full-text available
This litrature review paper highlights the role of phytocannabinoids in controlling cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among females worldwide. Cervical cancer (CC) is a malignant form of tumor which originates in the cervix. Cervical cancer, which develops in a woman's cervix, is the second-most common ca...
Preprint
Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes and the therapeutic potential of medicinal Cannabis was demonstrated in various medical conditions. The legalization of Cannabis is an important source of economic growth as it contributes to the growing revenue tax, and the creation of new workplaces.
Article
Full-text available
Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes and the therapeutic potential of medicinal Cannabis was demonstrated in various medical conditions. The legalization of Cannabis is an important source of economic growth as it contributes to the growing revenue tax, and the creation of new workplaces.
Preprint
Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes and the therapeutic potential of medicinal Cannabis was demonstrated in various medical conditions. The legalization of Cannabis is an important source of economic growth as it contributes to the growing revenue tax, and the creation of new workplaces.
Article
Full-text available
Food-borne illnesses and diseases are major threats to human health. Common food borne pathogens include bacteria such as Escherichia coli Serogroup (O157), Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, Campylobacter sp., C. perfringens, some Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and Vibrio spp. etc. Pathogenic E....
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights and updates the THC quantification methods applied for the differentiation of Cannabis varieties and final Cannabis products as a part of the quality control measures. The quantification method also helps to differentiate between Medical Cannabis sativa (drug or marijuana) and Industrial Cannabis sativa L. (H...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights and updates the THC quantification methods applied for the differentiation of Cannabis varieties and final Cannabis products as a part of the quality control measures. The quantification method also helps to differentiate between Medical Cannabis sativa (drug or marijuana) and Industrial Cannabis sativa L. (H...
Article
Full-text available
Global warming, climate change, local air pollution, ozone depletion, acid rain and depletion of fossil fuel are the major global environmental issues. Presently, non-renewable fossil fuels meet up to 80% of the world's energy demand. Rapid consumption of fossil fuels as well as rising environmental pollution caused by extreme CO2 emissions, sulphu...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the production of biodiesel from different plant based feedstocks via the transesterification process. Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, environment-friendly and an economically feasible option to tackle the depleting fossil fuels and its negative environmental impact. Biodiesel in general possess higher kinematic vi...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the production of biodiesel from different plant based feedstocks via the transesterification process. Biodiesel is a renewable, non-toxic, environment-friendly and an economically feasible option to tackle the depleting fossil fuels and its negative environmental impact. Biodiesel in general possess higher kinematic vi...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the production of biodiesel from hemp seed oil via transesterification reaction. Hemp seeds present a viable feedstock option for biodiesel production. This is demonstrated by the plants high yield, ability to grow on infertile soil, resilience to disease and bugs. Hemp biodiesel performs well in biodiesel blends. Hemp...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the importance and role of hemp fibre in textile industries. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in hemp as a sustainable and versatile textile fibre in fashion and textile industry. Hemp is a sustainable and environmental friendly crop that can provide valuable raw materials to a large number of in...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper updates the benefits of using hemp fibre for the production hemp plastic. Traditional fossil-fuel based plastic production emits massive levels of greenhouse gasses, and the material can take hundreds of years to break down. Traditionally, plastics are made from petroleum-based compounds, which release toxic gases into the atmosph...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper updates the benefits of using hemp fibre for the production hemp plastic. Traditional fossil-fuel based plastic production emits massive levels of greenhouse gasses, and the material can take hundreds of years to break down. Traditionally, plastics are made from petroleum-based compounds, which release toxic gases into the atmosph...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights Industrial Cannabis sativa-Hemp uses and disadvantages particularly in the form of biochar. Biochar is defined as the burning of the organic material at high temperature under limited oxygen supply to produce carbon rich material is known as biochar. Biochar is a carbon-rich product that is formed under pyrolysis of dif...
Article
Full-text available
This paper reviewed the importance of Cannabis sativa and highlights difference between Medical Cannabis (Marijuana or drug type) and Industrial hemp. Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes. Industrial hemp and marijuana share the same species, Cannabis sativa L, but represent different vari...
Article
Full-text available
This paper reviewed the importance of Cannabis sativa and highlights difference between Medical Cannabis (Marijuana or drug type) and Industrial hemp. Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes. Industrial hemp and marijuana share the same species, Cannabis sativa L, but represent different vari...
Article
Full-text available
This paper reviewed the importance of Cannabis sativa and highlights difference between Medical Cannabis (Maijuana or drug type) and Industrial hemp. Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for recreational, medicinal, or religious purposes. Industrial hemp and marijuana share the same species, Cannabis sativa L, but represent different varie...
Article
Full-text available
This present review highlights the efficacy and therapeutic uses of Cannabis on the basis of ongoing and proven clinical trials. Since from 5,000 years ago the parts of cannabis plant was used by medicinal practitioners from India and regularly used to cure various diseases, syndromes and disorders. Nabilone is a synthetic cannabinoid approved for...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the fungal diseases of both indoor and outdoor Cannabis cultivation environments and discusses the Artificial intelligence (AI) based crop disease detection and management. Pathogens are a pain in the neck of every Cannabis breeder. They affect the quality and quantity of yield, thus defeating the aim of cultivation. So...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights medicinal applications of Cannabis sativa particularly used in the form of Cannabis oil as a dengue mosquito repellent. Various tropical and subtropical countries are home to Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti), a vector of dengue fever. Dengue is a mosquito borne disease caused by any of the 4 known serotypes of the dengue vir...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights medicinal applications of Cannabis sativa particularly used in the form of Cannabis oil as a dengue mosquito repellent. Various tropical and subtropical countries are home to Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti), a vector of dengue fever. Dengue is a mosquito borne disease caused by any of the 4 known serotypes of the dengue vir...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights and discussed about Cannabis autoflowering and hybrid strains. Many Cannabis cultivars are obtained by crossing plants from commonly considered subspecies Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis indica, native of Indian origin are used to produce new varieties suitable for different uses, such as fiber, oil, medical drug, and rec...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about sex determination and conversion of dioecious into monoecious plants by applying exogenous growth regulators or chemicals. Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae) is a dioecious plant, producing male and female flowers on separate unisexual individuals. Although both male and female plants are capable of producing cannab...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in Cannabis industries. Growing Cannabis especially on a large scale can come with several complex challenges unique to the industry. Therefore, artificial intelligence (AI) has been implemented across all stages of the Cannabis supply chain. Artificial intelligence (AI) i...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in Cannabis industries. Growing Cannabis especially on a large scale can come with several complex challenges unique to the industry. Therefore, artificial intelligence (AI) has been implemented across all stages of the Cannabis supply chain. Artificial intelligence (AI) i...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the important applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in vitro micropropagation of Cannabis. Cannabis micropropagation has largely been an underground effort with few peer reviewed studies. This lack of insight concerning in vitro cannabis techniques has limited the biotechnological utility of Cannabis cr...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the important applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights and discussed about Cannabis autoflowering and hybrid strains. Many Cannabis cultivars are obtained by crossing plants from commonly considered subspecies Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis indica, native of Indian origin are used to produce new varieties suitable for different uses, such as fiber, oil, medical drug, and rec...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of Cannabis plants. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a large group of chemicals harmful to human health that are readily released into the atmosphere and participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions. Floral Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are often inv...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about Medical Cannabis sativa (Marijuana or drug type) containing psychoactive molecule, Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) as a part of educational awareness programme in India. Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica were originally a native of India growing as a wild notorious noxious weed in the Indian Himalayan region. M...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the recent concerns about the possible contaminations of Cannabis products with pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, heavy metals, microbial pathogens, and carcinogenic compounds during the cultivation, manufacturing, and packaging processes which must be addressed to ensure the safety of consumers. These contaminants...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the Cannabis botany, problems of cross pollination, lack of Germplasm collection and absence of Genebank facilities have been discussed. Cannabis is a dioecious species, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. The risk of cross-pollination in Cannabis is one of the unique major challenge...
Article
Full-text available
Industrial Hemp, or Cannabis sativa L., belongs to Cannabiaceae family is an oleaginous, the oldest medicinal plant cultivated by humankind in India, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Iran, Persians specifically for medicinal properties and non-edible fiber content. Initial uses of Cannabis date back to almost 5000 years in India whic...
Article
Full-text available
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is gaining popularity in the modern world through industrial, food, cosmetic, and medicinal uses. Although hemp can also be used for pharmaceutical purposes, it contains small amounts of Cannabinoids. Higher amounts of Cannabinoids can be produced in Cannabis varieties popularly known as "Medical Cannabis sativa (Marij...
Article
Full-text available
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is gaining popularity in the modern world through industrial, food, cosmetic, and medicinal uses. Although hemp can also be used for pharmaceutical purposes, it contains small amounts of Cannabinoids. Higher amounts of Cannabinoids can be produced in Cannabis varieties popularly known as "Medical Cannabis sativa (Marij...
Article
Full-text available
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is gaining popularity in the modern world through industrial, food, cosmetic, and medicinal uses. Although hemp can also be used for pharmaceutical purposes, it contains small amounts of Cannabinoids. Higher amounts of Cannabinoids can be produced in Cannabis varieties popularly known as "Medical Cannabis sativa (Marij...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the Industrial hemp (fiber type) used as a plant based building construction material, Hempcrete. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an emerging food and fibre crop. It is a non-drug variety of Cannabis sativa with low Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of less than 0.3 per cent. The use and performance of...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper is presented as a part of the educational awareness about the Cannabis sativa, particularly the Industrial Hemp (fiber-type). Cannabis sativa was originally a native of India growing as a wild medicinal plant in the Himalayan region. The cultivation and use of Industrial hemp (fiber type) is historically rooted in the I...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper is presented as a part of the educational awareness about the Cannabis sativa, particularly the Industrial Hemp (fiber-type). Cannabis sativa was originally a native of India growing as a wild medicinal plant in the Himalayan region. The cultivation and use of Industrial hemp (fiber type) is historically rooted in the I...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the medicinal value of Cannabis sativa belongs to Cannabaceae family. The use of the female inflorescence of Medical Cannabis sativa (marijuana or drug type) for medical purposes has increased greatly in the past decade. The constituents of Cannabis sativa responsible for its pharmacological effects are known as Cannabi...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about the story of the discovery of psychoactive constituent, Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) isolated from the Cannabis sativa (Marijuana or Drug type). Medical Cannabis sativa is also commonly known as Indian hemp, marijuana, Bhang, Ganja, and Charas, which are banned in India as an illicit drug. Sales and cultivation o...
Article
Full-text available
Introduction and Aim: An ethnobotanical investigation of the Gowda community in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India reveals the diversity of ethnomedicinal plants as well as the wealth of traditional medical knowledge. The Gowda community is one of the indigenous communities.Locals in the remote regions of Sullia taluk s...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights the importance of female inflorescence of Cannabis sativa (medical cannabis; marijuana type or drug type). The inflorescence was used, traditionally, for acute pain, insomnia, coughing, and wounds. Cannabidiol (CBD) could be used as an anti-viral agent or anti-inflammatory tool, or to inhibit pulmonary fibros...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the medicinal importance of the hemp and hemp based products, hemp seeds, hemp oil, and hemp used in food products. Based on the literature review performed, there is a significant scientific evidence that provides support for the usage of Cannabis sativa as a traditional phytomedicine by folk medicine practitioners of...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper is developed as a part of the awareness and to gather scientific information about the medicinal plant, Cannabis sativa. Several researches have shown the potential medicinal activity of Cannabis and its chemical compounds. Cannabis sativa L. is one of the medicinal plant known for fibre, medicinal, psychoactive agents...
Article
Full-text available
Introduction and Aim: An ethnobotanical investigation of the Gowda community in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India reveals the diversity of ethnomedicinal plants as well as the wealth of traditional medical knowledge. The Gowda community is one of the indigenous communities.Locals in the remote regions of Sullia taluk s...
Article
Full-text available
This overview highlights about the recent detection of human monkeypox viral infection in India. As of December 2022, there are 20 confirmed human monkeypox virus infection cases have been reported from India. Monkeypox is caused by monkeypox virus which is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxvir...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights the recent outbreak of Lumpy Skin viral Disease (LSVD) affecting thousands of dairy cattle and domestic water buffaloes in India in 2022. Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) was first time reported from India in 2019 and second outbreak is recorded in 2022 has emerged as a challenge for the dairy sector. A lump like nod...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights about health benefits of plant natural pigment colorants and toxicity of synthetic or artificial food colorants. Fruits and vegetables are colourful pigment-containing food sources. Natural food colours or biological pigments originate from a wide range of sources like vegetables, fruits, plants, minerals and...
Article
Full-text available
This review of literature highlights about commercial utilization of the bicolor race of sorghum. Sorghum bicolar is a complex, heterogeneous and consists of several distinct subraces. These include sweet sorghum, a C4 herbaceous annual grass and multipurpose crop, which consist of sweet-stalked cultivars suitably harnessed for producing value-adde...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights the dietary importance, arsenic toxicity, and nutritional value of brown, white, basmati and pigmented rice varieties. Rice is one of the most widely consumed cereals in the world rich in dietary fiber, bioactive compounds such as Melatonin, and Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA). However, the edible brown rice...
Article
Full-text available
Monkeypox is an emerging zoonotic viral disease infecting both animal and human. Monkeypox is a large double stranded DNA virus, and always infection has been considered as rare and self-limiting. However, recent sporadic reports of monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic region in 2022 is very disturbing. Therefore, monkeypox virus is considered as a hi...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights about wound healing, a vital physiological process of tissue repair or remodelling, which still remains a challenge in the Indian healthcare system. Different wound dressings containing antibiotics and antibacterial agents, nanoparticle based wound dressings prevent bacterial infection and bio film formation in the woun...
Article
Full-text available
This review of literature paper highlights about tea (Camellia sinensis) phytochemistry, health benefits and toxicity. Assam state is the largest tea-growing region in India and is home to India's indigenous, wild-growing tea plant variety, Camillia sinensis Assamica. Indian tea is very famous throughout the world and known for famous Assam tea, Da...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights the application of herbal medicine in the treatment of constipation health disorder. Constipation is a common gastrointestinal tract disorder which can result in the infrequent stools, difficult stool passage with pain and stiffness. Constipation refers to a situation where bowel movements are hard or become...
Article
Full-text available
Many of the currently available drugs in the market have been directly or indirectly derived from plants and one of the best example is metformin synthesized in 1922 from the noxious weed, Galega officinalis. Metformin (1-1-Dimethyl-biguanide) (C4H11N5) is a synthetic biguanide orally effective and insulin sensitizing anti-diabetic drug. The hypogl...
Article
Full-text available
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic endocrine disorder which is characterized by high blood glucose levels that can interfere with carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism. Diabetic patients defects in insulin secretion or insulin action or both. Effective treatment of diabetes is still a major challenge in spite of approved drugs such as biguanid...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the multiple applications of natural plant gum exudates and mucilages in the field of food, cosmetics, textile, paint, paper making, gelling, thickening, emulsifying, suspending, bio-adhesive, biomedical-drug delivery and pharmaceutical industries. India is the first and leading country in the world which has successful...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper updated the significance and pharmaceutical effects of Triphala as an alternative traditional herbal Indian folk medicine used as a immunity booster during the recent outbreak of coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutants, Delta (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY.1). The current outbreak of coronavirus-2 mutants, Delta (B.1.617.2) and Delta P...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper updated the significance and pharmaceutical effects of Triphala as an alternative traditional herbal Indian folk medicine used as a immunity booster during the recent outbreak of coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutants, Delta (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY.1). The current outbreak of coronavirus-2 mutants, Delta (B.1.617.2) and Delta P...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the medicinal properties particularly the immunogenic potentiality of iconic baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) (Kalphavraksha or Wish) tree species belongs to Malvaceae family. During the recent outbreak of second wave of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) mutants, Delta variant (B. 1. 617.2) strain and Delta Plus (AY.1) in India ha...
Article
Full-text available
This review of literature updates the current outbreak of second wave of coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutant Delta variant (B. 1. 617.2) strain and Delta Plus (AY.1) in India followed by the severe black fungus infections, mucormycosis. The mucormycosis, the black fungus infections have been emerged as an additional threat among those recovering from...
Article
Full-text available
This literature review paper highlights the recent updates on the use of herbal extracts or essential oils of medicinal plants in the preparation of hand sanitizers. In India, Covid-19 patients with the development of black fungus infections, mucormycosis is another major health issue. Recent outbreak of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with mucormycosis h...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the recent updates of the fragrant camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) and camphor oil is used as a medicine for controlling many human diseases, relief of pain, inflammation and irritation in the body and skin. It can also be very effective in treating and preventing some serious, life threatening diseases. Recently med...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the recent updates of the fragrant camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) and camphor oil is used as a medicine for topical applications for controlling the current outbreak of corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY.1) in India. One of the best example is medicinal plant (sweet worm wood; Art...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper developed on the basis of literature survey highlights the use of traditional herbal folk medicine for controlling the deadly outbreak of corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) mutants, Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY. 1) causing major health issue with the highest viral infections and deaths. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SA...
Article
Full-text available
Leishmaniasis is one of the infectious neglected tropical diseases caused by a protozoan parasite vector of genus Leishmania which is transmitted to humans through an infected blood-sucking sandfly. Leishmaniasis is prevalent in tropical and temperate regions of world which is fatal and life threatening if ignored and untreated. The current outbrea...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper presented on the basis of extensive literature survey updated the importance of plant essential oils in controlling many diseases, particularly coronavirus (SARS-CoV- 2) disease outbreak. Plant essential oils are valuable natural products, and used as a raw materials in aromatherapy, phytotherapy, perfumery, cosmetics, spices and...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the role of melatonin in many diseases, coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease (covid-19) and multi-physiological functions in plants. Based on its ubiquitous distribution (animal, human, plant, fungi, bacteria, algae), and multi-directional activity, melatonin is recommended as one of the most versatile biological signal of...
Article
Full-text available
This review paper highlights the use of medicinal plants in the management of Alzheimer's disease and memory deficit. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a serious brain disorder that impacts daily living through memory loss and cognitive changes. Alzheimer's disease is also age-related neurodegenerative disorders caused by pro...
Article
Full-text available
This review aims to highlight the rationale for the development of mRNA-lipid nanoparticle based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus, a major threat to human population and declared as global pandemic viral disease (COVID-19). The detection of double mutation (the mutation sites E...