Self-care for healthcare professionals: Connection between individual well-being and the ability to care for others

Biology and medicine (Aligarh) Pub Date : 2018-12-10 DOI:10.4172/0974-8369-c1-005

Judith Coulson-Geissmann

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Acacia nilotica, Ocimum sanctum, and Alpinia nigra are used traditionally in different ailments in rural settings of Bangladesh. These medicinal plants were studied for their total phenolic and total flavonoid contents as a partial approach to rationalizing the use of them. Antioxidant activity was also determined to measure ferric reducing power assay and 1,1 ’ -diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging activity. A. nilotica showed the highest total phenolic content while O. sanctum showed highest flavonoid contents among the studied three plants. Similarly, IC50 values of the extracts of A. nilotica, O. sanctum and A. nigra against DPPH were 39.62, 48.81, 70.85 μg/ml, respectively. The reducing power of the extract was found to beconcentration dependent and O. sanctum showed the highest reducing power followed by A. nilotica. The reducing power of these two plants was fairly close to the positive control of ascorbic acid. Further studies are suggested such as in-vivo testing and elucidation of the mechanism of action of inherited bioactive compounds to support its folkloric use in the treatment of diseases.

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医疗保健专业人员的自我护理：个人幸福感与照顾他人能力之间的联系

在孟加拉国的农村环境中，Acacia nilotica、Ocimum sanctum和Alpinia nigra传统上用于治疗不同的疾病。对这些药用植物的总酚和总黄酮含量进行了研究，作为合理使用它们的部分方法。还测定了抗氧化活性，以测定铁还原力测定法和1，1'-二苯基-1-双芳基肼基（DPPH）清除活性。在所研究的三种植物中，尼罗霉的总酚含量最高，而桑椹的黄酮含量最高。同样，尼罗霉、桑椹和黑曲霉提取物对DPPH的IC50值分别为39.62、48.81和70.85μg/ml。提取物的还原力呈浓度依赖性，桑椹的还原力最高，其次是尼罗霉。这两种植物的还原力与抗坏血酸的阳性对照相当接近。建议进行进一步的研究，如体内测试和阐明遗传生物活性化合物的作用机制，以支持其在治疗疾病中的民俗用途。

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