Prasamsha Panta

Tribhuvan University · Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST) and Central Department of Biotechnology

Background: Rhus chinensis Mill, indigenous wild fruit primarily found in the hilly region of Nepal. The ripe fruit is very sour and considered medicinal as a remedy for colic pain. In addition, their astringent and styptic qualities are used internally to treat illnesses such as diarrhea and hemorrhage. Also, they are used as a common component of...

Background Crinis Carbonisatus, prepared by pyrolysis of human hair, is traditional Chinese medicine used for increasing blood clotting and wound healing. Its use is explored in literature but no detailed structural study is reported. Objective This work is aimed at studying the chemical and morphological variation of Crinis Carbonisatus under give...

Background Ghŗ̥ta mūrcchana is a process of pre-treatment recommended in Ayurveda to purify ghee before it can be used for siddha ghŗ̥ta which is claimed to improve the properties of the ghee in general and that of the prepared siddha ghŗ̥ta. Objective This work is aimed at studying the physiochemical properties of ghee and mūrcchita ghŗ̥ta in ord...

Ayurvedic medicines are often used in different formulations, the heavy metals, which are generally referred to as being toxic. In this work, we report on the physicochemical characterization and biological activity of some typical Ayurvedic drugs available in the market that contain arsenic, mercury and lead with the emphasis on their antibacteria...

In this study, we describe an intratumoral injectable, electrostatic, cross-linkable curcumin (Cur) drug depot to enhance anticancer activity. The key concept in this work was the preparation of an electrostatic, cross-linked carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan (CHI) hydrogel containing Cur-loaded microcapsules (Cur-M). The CMC and CHI solut...

We studied the microbiology of well water with reference to septic tank from 02/02/2067 (16/05/2010) to 02/05/2067 (16/08/2010). A total of 60 samples, (30 from well <50ft away from septic tank and 30 from that >50ft away from septic tank) were included in the study. 100ml well water samples were collected in sterile container and transported to mi...

Considerable interest and research have focused on the administration of therapeutic proteins. For delivery of therapeutic proteins, bioavailability and stabilization of protein drugs to maintain therapeutically acceptable levels is an important challenge in clinical trials. To overcome these challenges, polymeric nanoparticles have become one of t...