B.D. Basu’s scientific contributions

... Medicinal plants play the most important role in traditional medicine in various developing countries. The common Indian medicinal plant Pithecellobium dulce is commonly known as Indian jalebi or Indian sweet jalebi [12], Jungal jalebi [13], the leaves of the plant contain phytochemicals like cyclitol, dulcitol, α-spinasterol, octacosanol, kaempferol-3-rhamnoside, afzelin, and quercetin [14]. The leaves can be applied as plasters for pain and veneral sores [15]. ...

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Pithecellobium dulce Used as Anthelmintic in vitro against Sporocyst, Redia, and Cercaria Larva of Fasciola gigantica

... Different parts of the plant have medicinal values. 20) Coccinia indica (C. indica, Wight & Arn) is a member of "Cucurbitaceae" family and distributed widely all over India. ...

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Diabetes-induced Testicular Disorders Vis-a-vis Germ Cell Apoptosis in Albino Rat: Remedial Effect of Hexane Fraction of Root of Musa paradisiaca and Leaf of …

... 6 The bark of this plant possesses curative properties for boils, and it proves beneficial in addressing dysentery and diarrhea concerns. 7 The leaves are known for their antipyretic qualities and their potential to aid in weight reduction. Z. jujuba's fruit offers cooling, tonic, digestible, aphrodisiac, and laxative properties, countering sensations of burning, quenching thirst, mitigating vomiting, and exhibiting promise in tuberculosis and blood disorder treatments. ...

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Evaluation of Wound Healing Potential of Zizyphus jujuba in Rats

... The plants of Pluchea genus (family: Asteraceae) have been used traditionally as astringent, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, diaphoretic in fevers, smooth muscle relaxant, nerve tonics, laxatives and for the treatment of dysentery, lumbago, leucorrhoea, dysuria, haemorrhoids, gangrenous ulcer and disorders causing cachexia (Chaturvedi and Singh, 1965;Farnsworth and Bunyapraphatsara, 1992;Khare, 2007;Kirtikar and Basu, 1975;Ahmad et al., 1991). The phytochemical fractionation of plant extracts from this genus revealed the presence of phenolic compounds including flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, phenyl propanoids and chalcones in addition to eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids, monoterpenes, protein, carbohydrates, lignin, glycosides and triterpenoids (Prasad et al., 1966;Chiang et al., 1979;Ahmad, 1987;Ahmed, 1990;Chawla et al., 1991;Uchiyama et al., 1991;Chakravarty and Mukhopadhyay, 1994). ...

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Evaluation of antiurolithiatic and antioxidant activity of the Egyptian Pluchea dioscoridis L. leaves extracts in vitro

... Actions [10,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] • ...

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KAKRA SINGHI -A POTENT UNANI DRUG FOR RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

... Ripe fruit juice extract reduces blood sugar levels because of its bitter flavour. Chronic gastrointestinal conditions, piles therapy, and rectum discomfort have all been found to be cured [13,14]. In bael pulp, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic chemicals, and terpenoids have gathered. ...

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Cultural and Morphological Variability among Isolates of Myrothecium roridum Causing Leaf Spot of Bael

... Pashanbhed is a medication used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat a variety of diseases, primarily as a diuretic and lithotriptic. It is commonly used medicine that is supposed to have the ability to shatter and disintegrate stones [36]. Its identity, however, is still up for debate. ...

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A Review on Kidney Stone and Its Herbal Treatment

... P. gangeticus is used as a medicinal plant in the Indian system of medicine to treat ischemic heart disease [46]. A study conducted by a research team [47], investigated the effects of the aqueous extract of P. gangeticus root on lipids in the heart and associated tissues in rats with isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction (MI). ...

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Phytochemical, pharmacological and biotechnological dimensions of the medicinal under‑shrub, Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.)‑current updates and future prospects