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Introduction
I am currently working as Adjunct Research Fellow in the Division of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, the University of Western Australia (UWA). I completed my PhD from the same University. My PhD project was about the design and preparation of honey-loaded topical formulations using Western Australian honeys. I worked in the Division of Pharmacy, UWA as a Lecturer for one year. Back in Bangladesh, I had Pharmaceutical industry experience in the Product Development Department.
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Current position
- Intern Pharmacist; Research Officer, Adjunct Research Fellow
Additional affiliations
June 2022 - May 2023
June 2015 - present
February 2015 - June 2015
Education
January 2013 - January 2015
March 2008 - December 2012
Publications
Publications (36)
Background: More than 25 million people in the world today are affected by Alzheimer's disease. In both developed and developing nations, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has had tremendous impact on the affected individuals, caregivers, and society. This study investigates the current status of AD in Bangladesh in terms of complications associated with AD...
This is the first study to report on high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) generated spectrophotometric data to systematically capture flavonoid compounds using optimized derivatization with either AlCl3 or NaNO2-AlCl3-NaOH as visualisation reagents. While the traditional AlCl3 colorimetric method using UV–Vis analysis provides valuabl...
Oral liquid prednisolone medications have poor acceptance among paediatric patients due to ineffective masking of the bitterness taste of prednisolone. This study aimed to develop a child-friendly prednisolone tablet using a patented chewable chocolate-based delivery system (CDS) previously applied successfully to mask the bitterness tastes of mida...
This paper reports on some physicochemical and phytochemical characteristics (i. e. pH, electrical conductivity, colour, moisture content, total phenolic content, sugar profile) and in vitro antioxidant activity of honeys harvested from five legume species, red clover ( Trifolium pratense ), balansa clover ( T. michelianum ), Persian clover ( T. re...
The aim of this study was to assess the release profile of components in five different honeys (a New Zealand Manuka and two Western Australian honeys, a Jarrah honey and a Coastal Peppermint honey) and their corresponding honey-loaded gel formulations using a custom-designed Franz-type diffusion cell in combination with High-Performance Thin-Layer...
This paper presents a simple and rapid approach to the quantification of various glycosides using high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). Different classes of glycosides, represented by genistin and ononin (both monosaccharidic O-glycosides), rutin (a disaccharidic O-glycoside) and luteolin-6-C-glucoside (a monosaccharidic C-glycoside),...
This study presents data on the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of honey-based topical formulations incorporating four Western Australian (WA) honeys along with New Zealand Manuka honey as a comparator honey. The antioxidant activity of the pure honeys and the various honey-loaded topical formulations were assessed by the ferric reducing a...
Honey has widespread use as a nutritional supplement and flavouring agent. Its diverse bioactivities, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties, have also made it an aspirant natural product for therapeutic applications. Honey is highly viscous and very sticky, and its acceptance as a medicinal...
Methylglyoxal (MGO) is considered to be one of the vital components responsible for the anti-bacterial activity of Leptospermum spp. (Manuka) honey. While many studies have demonstrated a dose-dependent antibacterial activity for MGO in vitro, from a therapeutic viewpoint, it is also important to confirm its release from Manuka honey and also from...
Despite numerous promising traditional medicinal applications of Byttneria pilosa (Malvaceae), it has largely been unexplored. In this study, the extensive biological and chemical investigation on the aerial part of Byttenria pilosa led to the isolation of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having two hydroxyl groups. The antioxidant properties of met...
The aim of this study was to optimise the so-called agar overlay assay to investigate the antimicrobial activity of some currently available topical antimicrobial products against a range of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. During the optimisation process, various assay parameters including base agar volume, overlay agar volume, overlay ag...
Honey, a naturally sweet and viscous substance is mainly produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from flower nectar. Honey exerts a plethora of biological and pharmacological activities, namely, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, because of the presence of an extensive variety of bioactive compounds. The antibacterial activit...
Honey, a concentrated natural product, is produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from the nectar of flowers. It contains over 200 compounds that exert various biological or pharmacological activities, ranging from antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antihypertensive to hypoglycemic effects. Due to the presence of a plethora of bioact...
This book by Amitabh Basak, Md. Lokman Hossain and Most. Nazma Parvin, discusses the Phytochemical and Pharmacological activities of Becopa monnieri (L). Becopa monnieri (L) locally called Brahmi of Scrophulariaceae family has a long history of numerous therapeutic purpose like memory enhancing, antianxiety and antiepilleptic agent. The aim of this...
Background: Gynura procumbens belonging to Asteraceae family is a medicinal plant commonly found in tropical Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Traditionally, it is widely used in many different countries for the treatment of a wide variety of health ailments such as kidney discomfort, rheu...
Antio xidant activity and total phenolic content of Et OH ext ract of Avicennia officinalis leaves were determined by DPPH free rad ical scavenging assay and Folin-Ciocalteau assay, respectively. IC 50 value was 160.92 µg/ml in DPPH assay and total phenolic content was 208.57mg GA E/ 100 g of dry powder. The sample produced 18.75% and 51.88% (P<0.0...
p class="abstract"> Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a condition in which part of the brain becomes progressively damaged over many years. This study represents the pattern of Parkinson’s disease and help to identify various drugs which are being used at different health care levels in Bangladesh.
Methods: Cross-sectional technique was appli...
The current study evaluated the sedative and anxiolytic activity of methanol extract of Nerium oleander (Family:
Apocynaceae) leaves alongside with its phytochemical screening. Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the
presence of reducing sugar, tannin, glycoside, flavonoids, alkaloids, gum and protien. The methanol extract of Nerium
oleand...
The aim of the study is to evaluate the analgesic and neuropharmacological properties of the bark of Morus alba L. This plant is well known for its analgesic and antidepressant effects. Analgesic and neuropharmacological activity was conducted at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight using Swiss albino mice as animal model. Analgesic activity...
p class="abstract"> Background: Bixa orellana Linn, (Family: Bixaceae) commonly known as “Lipstick tree” have been extensively used traditional medicine in India and others part of the world to cure laxative, cardiotonic, hypotensive, expectorant, antibiotic, antipyretic, aphrodisaic etc. It has been found that B. orellana contains different phytoc...
Background: Mimosa pudica belongs to the
family of Mimosoideae. Traditional Chinese medicinal
practitioners have long revered the bark, leaves and flowers
of Mimosa for its potent health benefits. Limited modern
scientific research has been conducted on the qualities of
this plant. As part of our ongoing research of traditional
medicinal plant, thi...
The present study was performed to evaluate phytochemical groups, antioxidant, antibacterial, analgesic and anthelmintic activity of ethanol extract of seeds of Bixa orellana (Bixaceae). Preliminary phytochemical screening of ethanol extract exhibited the presence of reducing sugar, carbohydrate, saponin, terpenoids, tannins, alkaloids, acidic comp...
Background: Bacopa monnieri (L.) locally called Brahmi of Scrophulariaceae family has a long history for
numerous therapeutic purposes like memory enhancing, antianxiety and antiepileptic agent. The aim of this study was
to investigate phytochemical screening, antibacterial, cytotoxic, analgesic and neuropharmacological activities of B.
monnieri.
M...
Ibuprofen Solid Dispersion (SD) was prepared by simple Physical Mixing (PM) and Kneading Method (KM). In these two cases, four polymers named poloxamer 407, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, croscarmellose sodium and pregelatinized starch were used to enhance the dissolution profile of Ibuprofen. In both methods, the ratio of drug and carrier were 1...
This study evaluated HPLC analysis and in-vitro antioxidant activity of Cirsium arvense commonly
known as Canada thistle that has been used to treat various diseases as traditional medicine. The different
antioxidant assays such as DPPH free radical scavenging, nitric oxide scavenging, hydrogen peroxide
scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, re...
The concentrations of 18 different elements (K, Ca, Fe, Cl, P, Zn, S, Mn, Ti, Cr, Rb, Co, Br, Sr, Ru, Si, Ni, and Cu) were analyzed in five selected vegetables through Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) technique. The objective of this study was to provide updated information on concentrations of elements in vegetables available in the local mark...
Barringtonia racemosa (Lam.), a mangrove tree belongs to the family, Lecythidaceae, well known in traditional medicine systems in Bangladesh for the treatment of various ailments. In the present study, several pharmacological investigations were carried out to ascertain bioactivity of the ethanol bark extract. Antioxidant activity of the extract wa...
In the present biological studies, several pharmacological investigations were carried out to ascertain analgesic, and antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of the leaves of Cerbera manghas Linn. (Family- Apocynaceae). The presence of reducing sugars, tannins, steroids, alkaloids, glycosides, and flavonoids were indicated by the phytochemical...
The ethanol extract of the whole plant, Viscum monoicum (Family-Loranthaceae) was investigated for analgesic, antidiarrheal and antibacterial activities. Phytochemical analysis of the extract indicated the presence of reducing sugar, alkaloids, gum, tannins and saponins. The ethanolic extract of with oral doses showed potential (P<0.05) analgesic a...
