The reason of inclination of the researchers towards the herbal system for the treatment of many ailments is the high cost involved with manufacturing the modern medicines. This research work has also been designed on the same philosophy by selecting the most widely used edible herbs for development of herbal formulations. All the three herbs; Lagenaria siceraria, Trichosanthus dioica and Abelmoschus esculentus were phyto-pharmacologically screened and on the basis of the outcome polyherbal conventional topical formulations were developed for the treatment of inflammation. The researcher had...

Liver is the main organ responsible for drug metabolism and appears to be sensitive target site for substances modulating biotransformation. Despite of tremendous advances in modern medicine, hepatic disease remains a worldwide health problem. The Indian subcontinent has a glorious tradition of usage of medicinal preparations from natural herbs. Leucas Cephalotes (Roth) Spreng (Family: Labiatae or Lamiaceae) rainy season weed, traditionally used in liver disorder according to ayurveda. However, the hepatoprotective potential of plant has never been reported. Owing to the lacunae of scientific...

Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy or ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis or UV/Vis) refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflectance spectroscopy in the ultraviolet-visible spectral region. This means it uses light in the visible and adjacent (near-UV and near-infrared (NIR)) ranges. The absorption or reflectance in the visible range directly affects the perceived color of the chemicals involved. In this region of the electromagnetic spectrum, molecules undergo electronic transitions. This technique is complementary to fluorescence spectroscopy, in that fluorescence deals with...