Author(s):
Rufaida, Tarique Mahmood, Arshiya Shamim, Farogh Ahsan, Saba Parveen, Mohammad Shariq
Email(s):
tmahmood@iul.ac.in
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2021.00101.3 
Address:
Rufaida, Tarique Mahmood, Arshiya Shamim, Farogh Ahsan, Saba Parveen, Mohammad Shariq
Faculty of Pharmacology, Integral University, Lucknow (U.P), India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Herbal medicine is the core nucleus of holistic medicine which is gaining rapid popularity all over the world and gradually incorporating and integrating its position in the mainstream health care systems. Herbal medicines include plant and their parts that contain active ingredients alone or in combination to increase the efficacy, prevention and treatment of the disease. Analogous to conventional medicines herbal medicines are employed for various illness like cold, inflammation, diabetes, malaria, tuberculosis, cancer and so on. Indian traditional medicines or medicinal plants are indispensable source of new drugs. Foeniculum vulgare also known as Fennel, a member of Apiaceae family is used for various health benefits such as, it helps to regulate blood pressure, reduce water retention, improve eyesight and helps in reducing acne, constipation, arthritis, cough, gingival wound etc. Solanum nigrum also known as Makoh, a member of Solanaceae family is used in diverse medical conditions such as used to treat fever and to alleviate pain, used in treating the mouth ulcers, good herbal remedy for asthma, is the main ingredient in various medicines prepared to treat various liver disorders, helps in treating UTI and has excellent hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory activity. Cichorium intybus also known as Kasni, a member of Asteracece family is used in inflammation, hepatomegaly, digestive ailments, malaria, gout, sedative. It is a remedy for high blood pressure, constipation, liver disorders, gallbladder disorders, skin inflammation, loss of appetite, heart failure and cancer. These drugs provide a noteworthy basis in pharmaceutical biology for the development and formulation of new drugs for future clinical uses.
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Rufaida, Tarique Mahmood, Arshiya Shamim, Farogh Ahsan, Saba Parveen, Mohammad Shariq. Foeniculum vulgare, Solanum nigrum and Cichorium intybus: A Collectanea of Pharmacological and Clinical uses. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2021; 14(1):555-561. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2021.00101.3
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Rufaida, Tarique Mahmood, Arshiya Shamim, Farogh Ahsan, Saba Parveen, Mohammad Shariq. Foeniculum vulgare, Solanum nigrum and Cichorium intybus: A Collectanea of Pharmacological and Clinical uses. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2021; 14(1):555-561. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2021.00101.3 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-14-1-101
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