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{"title":"Phytochemical analysis of chloroform extract of leaves of Skimmia laureola","authors":"D. P. Pandey, S. Saxena","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(6)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(6)","url":null,"abstract":"The air-dried and powdered leaves (3 kg) of Skimmia laureola were exhaustively defatted with light petroleum ether (60-800). The petroleum free mass extracted with 90% ethanol. The ethanol extract was concentrated under reduced pressure and a suspension of the residue was made with water, which was washed with diethyl ether for several times and then partitioned with CHCl3:H2O:MeOH (6:4:4) in a separatory funnel. The chloroform layer was separated out and concentrated under reduced pressure to give CHCl3 extract (15g). The chloroform extract (10g) was subjected to repeated CC over Si-gel eluted with different proportions of n-hexane- CHCl3 and CHCl3:MeOH afforded β-stosterol (1), (E)-3’-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2’-propenoic methyl ester (2), (E)-3’-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2’-propenoic methyl ester (3), Identified as bergapten (4), Identification of these compounds were made by the analysis of their chemical and spectral data.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129110876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ayurveda and its concept of dietetics (Pathya ahaar kalpana) – a potential approach to healthy gut Microbiota","authors":"D. Semwal, S. Joshi, A. Chauhan","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(5)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(5)","url":null,"abstract":"The present article deals with the general history of Ayurveda and its concept of dietetics for healthy microbiota. Ayurveda is an ancient science of life which has been practiced in India for the past thousands of years. In addition to the treatment, it provides knowledge about healthy lifestyles through yoga and diet regimens. In Ayurveda, the essence to live a healthy life is through strengthening the tripods of life which are aahar, nidra and brahmacharya. The aahar on the diet not only provides the material needed by our body to grow and maintain its day-to- day function but also individual conditions mana. Therefore, there is a need to consider food types and food regimens according to dosha and prakriti to enrich healthy microbiota which further will enrich a healthy body and mind.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115488020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determination of carbohydrate levels in fruits by UV-Visible Spectrophotometer","authors":"Sandeep Negi, R. Dhoundiyal, H. Chandra, H. Pant, Deepali Singha","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(4)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(4)","url":null,"abstract":"Fruits are very nutrient-dense and incredibly healthy. A rapid method was developed for the quantitative estimation of carbohydrates present in the different natural green leafy vegetables by UV-Visible Spectro-photometer. A study was carried out to determine the soluble carbohydrate content of some selected fruit which include apple, banana, custard apple, guava, papaya, grapes, pineapple, orange, pomegranate, kiwi fruit, mango, strawberries. Soluble carbohydrate was determined by Anthrone method Spectrophotometry at wavelength of 750 nm1. For most people, between 40% and 60% of total calories should come from carbohydrates, preferably from complex carbohydrates (starches) and naturally occurring sugars2. This study was aimed at evaluating the soluble carbohydrate content of some selected fruits consumed locally with a view to determine whether they meet the dietary requirement of consumers. It is envisaged that the findings of the investigation would provide additional information on the nutritional status of the fruits.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128654542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solubility enhancement of antiprotozoal agent by solid dispersion and herbal tablet method to improve its rate of dissolution","authors":"Dr. Sourabh Jain, Ms. Ragini Bundela, Dr. Karunakar Shukla, Limhan Sachin Sadu","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(3)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(3)","url":null,"abstract":"Drug dissolution is the rate limiting step for bioavailability of poor aqueous soluble drug that consequently affects the in vivo drug absorption. In the present study solid dispersion based drug delivery system of Atovaquone were successfully developed in the form of tablets with improved dissolution characteristic by forming solid dispersion with PEG 4000. For the Atovaquone formulation, F1 was chosen as it has % drug release about 46 % in 180 min. FTIR spectra of drug with other excipients have not shown any interaction and also selected formulation was stable after stability studies. The in-vitro dissolution studies revealed a considerable boost in dissolution rate of Solid dispersions of Atovaquone in contrast to pure drug. From FTIR spectroscopy, it was concluded that there was no well-defined chemical interaction between Atovaquone and PEG 4000 in Solid dispersions, as no important new peaks could be observed. The Atovaquone solid dispersion based tablet (F1) showed 30.33% drug release within first 20 min. and 46.45% drug release within 180 min.Thus from studies, it could be concluded that solid dispersion of poor aqueous soluble Atovaquone by solvent evaporation technique were effectively formulate during PEG-4000 and PVP-K 30 hydrophilic polymers. Thus, the statement can be given that the rate of dissolution and solubility of poor aqueous soluble Atovaquon can be appreciably improved by solid dispersion by use of water soluble carriers by solvent evaporation technique.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127747256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of biochar from crofton weed & relationship between biochar properties and its applicability as a heavy metal removal activity","authors":"V. Parcha, Amita Sati, Pankaj Bhandari","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(7)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(7)","url":null,"abstract":"Biochar is a pyrogenic black carbon produced from thermal degradation of carbon-rich biomass (<700°C) in an oxygen-limited environment, and usually has a porous structure, a surface rich in oxygenated functional groups, strong adsorption capacity, and a certain degree of surface area and stability. Biochar has multiple uses, including agricultural applications for soil remediation and pollution control in water and soil. Biochar has several significant socioeconomic and environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration, pollutant removal, and soil improvement. Pyrolysis temperature affects biochar properties, which in turn determines its application potential. The collected Crofton weed (except for the roots) was washed, air-dried at room temperature, and crushed for passage through a 10-mesh sieve. Here, we examined the properties of Crofton weed biochar (C-BC) produced at different pyrolysis temperatures of 300°C, 400°C, 500°C, and 600°C. We measured the yield, ash content, pH, iodine sorption value (ISV), and elemental composition of C-BC. We also characterized C-BC using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as well as its ability to remove Pb2+and Cd2+contaminantsfrom an aqueous solution. C- BC yield decreased with increasing pyrolysis temperature, whereas ash content and pH increased. ISV first increased at 300–400°C and decreased at 500–600°C. For C-BC produced at pyrolysis temperatures 300–600°C (C-BC300 to C-BC600, respectively), H, N, and O content decreased, but C, Ca, Mg, P, and K content in- creased with increasing temperature. All C-BCs had a certain number of pore structures. Increasing pyrolysis temperatures decreased the amount of -OH, -COOH, aliphatic C-H, and polar C-O on the C-BC surface. The percentage of Pb2+and Cd2+removed increased with increasing pyrolysis temperatures. Overall, for C-BC, a low pyrolysis temperature was beneficial for producing a more porous biochar and increased content of water-soluble calcium, magnesium, nitrogen, and phosphorus, whereas high pyrolysis temperatures yield biochar that had high alkalinity, aromaticity, and stability, as well as heavy metal removal activity","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"652 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123371988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Algal population growth and dynamics of Asan Wetland","authors":"Amir Khan, F. Ishaq, Umar Farooq","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(2)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-33-2(2)","url":null,"abstract":"A one year study of the phytoplankton community composition was carried out in the Asan wetland, a reservoir fed by River Yamuna in Uttarakhand India. In terms of bio-volume, phytoplankton community was generally dominated by Bacillariophyceae. Mean phytoplankton standing crops were highest in the wetland. The frequency and severity of algal blooms was increased significantly. To control their expansion, it was essential to identify the factors responsible for blooming of waters. Nutrient enrichment (mainly due to anthropogenic activities) and environmental factors (including the climate change) were considered the major catalyst for onset, proliferation and development of blooms. The phytoplankton of the Asan wetland was studied for one year with physical and chemical variables in relation to a pollution gradient. Analysis of the physical and chemical variables and phytoplankton density indicated that the wetland is experiencing heavy pressure of pollution due to anthropogenic activities. The dominant phytoplankton community mainly comprises of family, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Myxophyceae. Physical factors, though vital, had an indirect effect in facilitating the interaction among various available nutrients. In terms of phytoplankton density and diversity common genera observed include Chlorella, Chlaymydomonas, Spirogyra, Ulothrix, Hydrodictyon, Cladophora, Cosmarium, Chlorococcum, Oedogonium, Microspora, Desmidium, Chara, Zygenema, Syndesmus, Volvox, Ceratoneis, Amphora, Caloneis, Fragilaria, Navicula, Synedra, Diatoms, Gomphonema, Pinnularia, Melosira, Tabellaria, Denticula, Cymbella, Cyclotella, Nostoc, Anabaena, Oscillatoria, Rivularia, Coccochloris and Phormidium. Several genera were found most prominent during the study period having no seasonal impact on their abundance and variation. The spatial and temporal patterns observed in some of these dominant species were attributable to patterns in key environmental variables including temperature, flow, pH, dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentrations.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114909059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Sucrose and Myo-inositol on In Vitro Shoot Multiplicationof Promising Interspecific F1 Hybrid of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus Tereticornis X Eucalyptus Grandis)","authors":"Barkha Kamal, Sujata Gupta, Meet Bani, KaurI D. Arya, Anshuman Mishra","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(2)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(2)","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract –Micropropagation technique is standardized for its multiplication, using nodal segments of 25-30 years old trees i.e. promising interspecific F1 hybrid of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus tereticornis X Eucalyptus grandis). 0.1% Mercuric chloride solution for 10-15 minutes used for surface sterilization of nodal segments followed by 0.1% fungicide treatment for 1 minute and then washed 4-5 times with sterilized distilled water. These surface sterilized nodal segments were cultured on MS medium combination with auxin and cytokinin (NAA + BAP) for axillary bud proliferation. MS medium with combin- ation of 1.5mg/l BAP + 0.1mg/l NAA gave optimum rate of axillary bud induction. The in vitro shoot were cultured on MS medium with different concentration of BAP (0.1–3.0 mg/l) alone or in combination with NAA (0.1-1.5mg/l) and supplemented with sucrose at 3% level was the best for the growth and development of shoots. These proliferated axillary shoots were excised and subcultured on MS + 1.0 mg/l BAP + 0.1mg/l NAA medium to proliferate in vitro shoots.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114423891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pharmacognostic Evaluation and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Extracts Commonly Used in Indian Traditional Medicine","authors":"Mirza Azim Beg, Ragib Ali","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(9)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(9)","url":null,"abstract":"Indian traditional medicines have been used to boost health since the time of immemorial and the achievement of contemporary medical science mainly depends on drugs initially obtained from natural resources. In the past, a large number of antimicrobial compounds were discovered from synthetic and natural products for the treatment and control of infectious agents. Adhatodavasica, Tinosporacordifolia, Glycyrrhizaglabra, Boerhaviadiffusa, and Eclipta Alba are ethnomedicinal plant. They are used in different diseases like breathing disorders, burning sensation, Cough, decrease in bone tissue, blood disorders, tuberculosis, as refrigerant, aphrodisiac, in insect bites, rheumatism, as tonic and in general debility. They are vital component of many Ayurvedic formulations. Despite the common utilization of these plants, convincing study required for reporting the pharmacognostic evaluation along with their antimicrobial activity.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128797426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phytochemical Study and Antioxidant Activities of the Coastal Asteraceae Achillea Maritima","authors":"*Noureddine Mazoir","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(1)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(1)","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract – This work was focused on the phytochemical study and antioxidant activities of hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, butanol and aqueous extracts, from the aerial parts of Achillea maritima. The antioxidant activity of Achillea maritima extracts was evaluated using the two methods DPPH and FIC. The DPPH activity revealed that ethyl acetate and butanol extracts have an important antioxidant activity at 0.12 and 0.06 mg/mL for the aerial parts of the plant with a percentage of inhibition ranging from 88.29 to 89.72 %, respectively. The results obtained showed that the ethyl acetate extract exhibited a significantly higher ferrous ion chelation activity (83.1%) than the other extracts compared to the EDTA positive control (100%). Dichloromethane and it aqueous extract showed an average capacity for chelation of Fe2+ (48.88 % and 45.81 %, respectively). However, the hexane and butanol extracts have a low chelating power (9.5% and 11.3%, respectively).","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117043482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Screening of Antibacterial Potential and Phytochemical Analysis of Medicinal Plant Barleria Prionitis","authors":"S. Tyagi, Sanjeev Kumar, Ashish S. Kumar","doi":"10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(7)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51129/ujpah-2022-32-1(7)","url":null,"abstract":"Medicinal and healing proper- ties of herbs are closely related to their chemical components which are classified into some major groups like alkaloids, phenols, terpenoids, steroids, saponins, tannins etc. and getting these chemicals out into the herbal remedy depends upon the solubility of these compounds in various solvents. In the present study aqueous ethanol diethyl ether acetone and methanol extracts of Barleria prionitis leaves were investigated for phyto-chemical and anti-microbial activity. The micro-organisms employed were Staphylococcus aureus Escherichia coli,and Pseudomonas, aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis. The susceptibility of bacterial strains against the all extracts was determined using the disk diffusion method. The findings showed that potential antibacterial properties of the extracts against the organisms tested. The most susceptible microorganisms were S. aureus, while the least susceptible was E. coli. Aqueous extracts had no activity against the test bacteria the leaves of plant were found abundant with biologically active phytochemicals.","PeriodicalId":432227,"journal":{"name":"Universities' Journal of Phytochemistry and Ayurvedic Heights","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124706008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}