Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription or Fee Access

Plants Helping in Febrifuge Activity: A Review

Hemalatha R

Abstract


The medical approach about fever has changed drastically from traditional days till now. This review paper aids to provide an avalanche of information regarding the specific plants which helps in the febrifuge activity. Such medicinal plants and certain researches on those medicinal plants provide a revolution in the field medicine and especially for the treatment of fever.

Full Text:

PDF

References


S.S. Handa, M.K. Kaul. Supplement to Cultivation and Utilization of Medicinal Plants. RRL, Jammu-Tawi, 1996, 727–37p.

A.K. Gupta, M. Sharma, N. Tandon. Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research; 2005, 25–33p.

E.K. Adesogan. Anthraquinones and anthraquinols from Morinda lucida: the biogenic significance of Oruwal and Oruwalol, Tetrahedron. 1973; 29: 4099–102p.

G.A. Adesida, E.K. Adesogan. Oruwal, a novel dihydroanthraquinone pigment from Morinda lucida Benth, J Chem Soci Chem Commun. 1972; 1: 405–6p.

R.K. Gupta, R.K. Singh, S.R. Swain, T. Hussain, C. Venkateswara Rao. Anti-hepatotoxic potential of Hedyotis corymbosa against D-galactosamine hepatopathy in experimental rodents, Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2012; 1542–7p.

P.U. Agomo, J.C. Idigo, B.M. Afolabi. Antimalarial medicinal plants and their impact on cell populations in various organs of mice, Afric J Med Sci. 1992; 21(2): 39–46p.

J.C. Aguiyi, C.I. Obi, S.S. Gang, A.C. Igweh. Hypoglycaemic activity of Ocimum gratissimum in rats, Fitoterapia. 2009; 71: 444–6p.

T. Oduola, I. Bello, G. Adeosun, A. Ademosun, G. Raheem, G. Avwioro. Hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity evaluation in Wistar albino rats exposed to Morinda lucida leaf extract, N Am J Med Sci. 2010; 2: 230–3p.

R. Karchimkode, M.B. Patil, S. Jalapure, T.Y. Psha, S. Sarkar, A study of hepatoprotective activity of Hedyotis corymbosa. Linn in albino rats, Anc Sci Life. 2009; 28(4): 32–5p.

K. Sukumaran, M.C. Unnikrishnan, R. Kuttan. Inhibition of tumour promotion in mice by eugenol, Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1994; 38: 1994: 306p.

S. Endrini. Antioxidant activity and carcinogenic properties of “rumputmutiara” {Hedyotiscorymbosa (L.)Lam.} and Open Access Scientific Reports, “pohpohan” {Pileatrinervia (Roxb.) Weight}, J Med Plants Res. 2011; 5(16): 3715–8p.

P.K. Warrier, V.P.K. Nambiar, C. Ramankutty. Indian Medicinal Plants— A Compendium of 500 Species. Vol. 3, Chennai: Orient Longman Ltd; 1995, 120–3p.

N.K. Jha, I.K. Pandey. Phytopharm. 2011; 5–21p.

K. Karthikeyan, P. Ravichadran, S. Govindasamy. Chemopreventive effect of Ocimum sanctum on DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch carcinogenesis, Oral Oncol. 1999; 35(1): 112–9p.

S.U. Yanpallewar, S. Rai, M. Kumar, S.B. Acharya. Evaluation of antioxidant and neuroprotective effect of Ocimum sanctum on transient cerebral ischemia and long term cerebral hypoperfusion, Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2004; 79(1): 155–64p.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijcbb.v3i1.173

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.