Celastrus Paniculata in Mental Deficiency: a Pilot Experiment

1953 ◽  
Vol 99 (414) ◽  
pp. 158-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Morris ◽  
R. C. MacGillivray ◽  
Constance M. Mathieson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Deficiency ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
Catha Edulis ◽  
Pilot Experiment ◽  
The Family

Celastrus paniculata (c. multiflora and c. mutans) is a large climbing shrub found in the hilly districts of India, Burma and Ceylon. The seeds, leaves and an oil extracted by distillation are used in Ayurvedic medicine and are believed to increase intelligence. The Sanskrit name Jyotishmati or “light-bringer” is an allusion to this reputed property. Other members of the family Celastraceae, notably Gymnosporia deflexa Sprague and Catha edulis Forsk, are favoured by the natives of Africa as mental stimulants (Watt and Breyer-Brandwijck, 1932).

scholarly journals Pharmacological Values and Phytochemical Properties of Devil’s Cotton (Ulatkambal) - A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nargis Sultana Chowdhury ◽  
Farhana Farjana ◽  
Sifat Jamaly ◽  
Mst Nadira Begum ◽  
Mst Elina Akhter Zenat
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Pharmaceutical Journal ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Cotton Species ◽  
Published Report ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Parts

Devil’s cotton (Ulatkambal) is a genus in the family Malvaceae, with one or two species from Asia and Australia. Literature review revealed that Abroma augusta (Devil’s cotton) is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine as a popular drug. Devil’s cotton has been claimed to possess major biological activities like anti-diabetic, analgesic, anti-inflamatory, thrombolytic, antioxidant, hypolipidemic etc. They are also utilized by the traditional local healers of different Asian countries to treat various diseases like diabetes mellitus, as uterine tonic in emmerogogue, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhoea, sterility and other menstrual disorders, rheumatic pains of joints and headache with sinusitis. Biochemical profiling of different parts of the plant demonstrated the presence of some important phytochemicals like alkaloids, abromin, sterol, friedelin, abromasterol, taroxerylacetate, taraxeral and β-sitosterol. The aim of this review was to analyze the published report based on the medicinal values of Devil’s cotton species as well to provide the updated information about the ethnomedicinal, pharmacological as well as the phytochemical properties. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 22(1): 109-116, 2019

scholarly journals Non-Alkaloidal Compounds from Khat (Catha edulis) Leaves

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Tsegu Kiros
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Etoac Extract ◽  
Catha Edulis ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Alkaloidal Constituents

Khat belongs to the family Celastraceae, genus Catha, and species edulis. More than 200 compounds have previously been identified in Khat leaves, including: 40 alkaloids, terpenoids and sterol, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Researchers have spent their effort and time merely on study of the alkaloidal components (mainly the stimulant agents, cathinone and cathine) of Khat both qualitatively and quantitatively. The two principal Khat stimulant compounds, cathinone and cathine, by now are well established. But, on the contrary, previous studies on the non-alkaloidal constituents of the plant were limited. The objective of this work was therefore to isolate and characterize compounds from non-alkaloidal fractions of the plant’s leaves.  In this work, two non-alkaloidal compounds (KNA-1 and KNA-2) were isolated and characterized from the acid-EtOAc extract of fresh and oven-dried leaves of Khat (Catha edulis). From the present study, it is possible to conclude that investing more effort and time on searching additional non-alkaloidal principles from the leaves of Khat is so necessary. And further works could be done in the future to isolate extra non-alkaloidal compounds from the leaves and other parts of Khat and evaluate their biological activity.

Butea Monosperma (LAM.) Kuntze – A Comprehensive Review

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1390-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
P M Mazumder ◽  
M K Das ◽  
S Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Pharmacological Activity ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
Butea Monosperma ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Natural Origin ◽  
The Family

The traditional systems of medicine together with folklore medicine continue to play a significant role in our health care system for the betterment of mankind. Butea monosperma (Lam.) kuntze is a commonly used herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Butea monosperma (Palas) belongs to the family Fabaceae, grown wildly in many parts of India. The plant is used highly by the rural and tribal people in curing various disorders. Butea monosperma has an effective natural origin that has a  tremendous future for research. The novelty and applicability of Butea monosperma are hidden. Such things can be overcome through modern scientific research. The present article describes various traditional and medicinal utility of the plant and an attempt was made to gather information about the chemical composition and pharmacological activity of the plant and/ or its constituents. 

Un focolaio di distrofia muscolare progressiva familiare in Sardegna

1958 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Torrioli-Riggio
Keyword(s):  
Mental Deficiency ◽  
Sporadic Case ◽  
Only Child ◽  
Early Form ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Living ◽  
Country Town

SUMMARYThe A. refers a case of a family living in a little country town of Sardinia: five males among 12 siblings are affected by myopathy (pelvic) while only one female shows a doubtful or very early form of it.Parents, grand-parents and relatives are free from muscolar diseases, while among relatives there are four cases of psychopathy, one of mental deficiency, one of epilepsy.The family is described as a case of recessive sex-linked disease with irregular phenomenology in a female.In the same place lives a sporadic case with negative familiarity, which is not easy to discus because only child of two normal parents: anyway it deservers mention because the patient has the same family-name of two members of the case referred above.

scholarly journals THE MULTI-ACTIVITY HERBACEOUS VINE - TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOWJANYA KATTUPALLI ◽  
VAISHNAVI VESTA ◽  
SANDHYA VANGARA ◽  
UPPULURI SPANDANA
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
High Cholesterol ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
The Family ◽  
Upset Stomach ◽  
Stems And Leaves

Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. and Thoms is a large deciduous, climbing shrub found throughout India, especially in the tropical parts ascending to an altitude of 300 m and also in certain parts of China (Anonymous). It belongs to the family Menispermaceae. It is known as heart-leaved Moonseed plant in English, Guduchi in Sanskrit, and Giloy in Hindi. It is known for its immense application in the treatment of various diseases in the traditional ayurvedic literature. T. cordifolia, also named as “heavenly elixir,” is used in various ayurvedic decoctions as panacea to treat several body ailments. (Mishra R,) Its root stems, and leaves are used in Ayurvedic medicine. T. cordifolia is used for diabetes, high cholesterol, allergic rhinitis (hay fever), upset stomach, gout, lymphoma and other cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, fever, gonorrhea, syphilis, and to boost the immune system (WebMD).

Sulfonium-ion glycosidase inhibitors isolated from Salacia species used in traditional medicine, and related compounds

2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1117-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankar Mohan ◽  
B. Mario Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
Glycosidase Inhibitors ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Stereochemical Structure ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
The Family ◽  
Related Compounds

A novel class of naturally-occurring glycosidase inhibitors, having sulfonium sulfate structures, has been isolated as bioactive components from Indian plants, belonging to the Salacia genus in the family Celastraceae, and used in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. Thus far, five such sulfonium salts, namely, salacinol, kotalanol, salaprinol, ponkoranol and de-O-sulfonated kotalanol, have been isolated from this plant species. These structurally unique zwitterionic glycosidase inhibitors have received much attention due to their therapeutic potential in the treatment of type-2 diabetes. We recently reported a review article which focused mainly on salacinol and related analogues. The present review presents an update on the remaining four compounds from this class of glycosidase inhibitors, with respect to their isolation, glucosidase inhibitory activities, and synthesis. In addition, progress towards the stereochemical structure elucidation of kotalanol, through synthesis of analogues, is described. Review with 42 references.

Triassic sponges (Sphinctozoa) from Hells Canyon, Oregon

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (03) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baba Senowbari-Daryan ◽  
George D. Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Upper Triassic ◽  
Island Arc ◽  
Tropical Island ◽  
The Family ◽  
Wallowa Terrane ◽  
Unique Condition ◽  
Hells Canyon

Two Upper Triassic sphinctozoan sponges of the family Sebargasiidae were recovered from silicified residues collected in Hells Canyon, Oregon. These sponges areAmblysiphonellacf.A. steinmanni(Haas), known from the Tethys region, andColospongia whalenin. sp., an endemic species. The latter sponge was placed in the superfamily Porata by Seilacher (1962). The presence of well-preserved cribrate plates in this sponge, in addition to pores of the chamber walls, is a unique condition never before reported in any porate sphinctozoans. Aporate counterparts known primarily from the Triassic Alps have similar cribrate plates but lack the pores in the chamber walls. The sponges from Hells Canyon are associated with abundant bivalves and corals of marked Tethyan affinities and come from a displaced terrane known as the Wallowa Terrane. It was a tropical island arc, suspected to have paleogeographic relationships with Wrangellia; however, these sponges have not yet been found in any other Cordilleran terrane.

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