Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Insights(TAPI)

Department of Pharmacy, Life Science Faculty, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technolo, Bangladesh

Publications

• Research Article   
  Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigations of Crude Aqueous Extract of Momordica charantia
  Author(s): Fatema Khatun, Mim Binti Akhlas, Tania Parvin, Anzuman Akter, Muhammad Torequl Islam* and Razina Rouf
  
  The search for new therapeutic remedies from natural sources is a continuous process. Momordica charantia under the family Cucurbitaceous is commonly known as tita korola in Bangladesh. Traditionally, it is used to treat many diseases, including diabetes and obesity, infections, cough, respiratory diseases, wounds and skin diseases, ulcer, gout and rheumatism, spasm, and cancer. This study aimed at the evalualtion of toxicity, anti-inflammatory, membrane stabilizing and thrombolytic activity of M. charantia aqueous leaf extract by applying a number of in vitro and ex vivo test systems. For this, toxicity analysis was done in Allium cepa, while anti-inflammatory, and membrane stabilizing and clotlysis capacity were tested by using egg albumin and human erythrocytes, respectively. Additionally, preliminary phytochemical analysis was also done. The results suggest that the crude aqueous .. Read More»
  

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