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Glycogen content of liver tissues
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Crude stem bark extracts of Oroxylum indicum Vent. (Fam. Bignoniaceae) were evaluated for the presence of phytochemicals and the hepatoprotective potential. The tests were done on Petroleum ether, Ethyl acetate, Methanol and Ethanol extracts of the plant. The presence of alkaloids, tannins, glycosides, flavonoids and fixed oils and fats was detecte...
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... For extraction methodologies as suggested by Van Beek 5 was followed. The ethyl acetate extract of the plant was then subjected to column chromatography to yield the fraction SDP_F38 as done earlier6 . organisms: The test organisms used included Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli and a multidrug resistant strain of E. coli (E. coli 468). ...
Compound SDP_F38 from the ethyl acetate extract of the stem bark of the plant Oroxylum indicum Vent. was tested for its antibacterial activity and compared with crude extracts. Bacterial strains used were Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. SDP_F38 and crude extracts were pipetted onto sterile paper discs and placed on the surface of petridishes previously surface-inoculated with test strains at 106 dilutions and incubated at 37°C for 24 hrs. Ampicillin, Amikacin and Tetracycline were used as antibiotic standards. Minimum Inhibitory Concentrate (MIC) of SDP_F38 was tested with Amikacin as standard. Inhibition shown by SDP_F38 was always greater than the standard Ampicillin for all concentrations studied. Similar results were obtained with 25%, 50% and 100% extracts for B. subtilis with Tetracycline as standard. MIC was 8μg/ml and 16μg/ml for E. coli 468 and P. aeruginosa respectively. Antibacterial activity was, in certain cases, found to be even more than the standard antibiotics. Thus, the study ascertains the value of this widely used plant and the compound isolated from it (SDP_F38), which could be of considerable interest to the development of new drugs. The study shows the property of compound SDP_F38 as a potent antimicrobial drug against multidrug resistant pathogenic bacteria.
Ethnopharmacological relevance:
Oroxylum indicum\ (L.) Kurz has been used for centuries as a traditional medicine in Asia in ethnomedicinal systems for the prevention and treatment of several diseases, such as jaundice, arthritic and rheumatic problems, gastric ulcers, tumors, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and diarrhea and dysentery, among others. The present review provides scientific evidence supporting the therapeutic potency of the plant for ethnomedicinal uses and identifies gaps for future research to facilitate commercial exploitation.
Methods:
This review is based on available information on traditional uses and phytochemical, pharmacological, clinical and toxicity data for Oroxylum indicum that was collected from electronic (SciFinder, PubMed, Science Direct, and ACS, among others) and library searches.
Key finding:
A variety of traditional medicinal uses of Oroxylum indicum in different Southeast and South Asian countries have been reported in books describing the uses of these plants. Phytochemical investigations of the different parts of the plant resulted in identification of approximately 111 compounds, among which flavonoids, naphthalenoids and cyclohexylethanoids are the predominant groups. The crude extracts and their isolates exhibit a wide spectrum of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological activities involving antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, anticancer, anti-ulcer, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antidiarrheal and antioxidant activities. Flavonoids are the major constituents of all parts of the plant. From a toxicity perspective, only aqueous and ethanolic extracts of stem bark, root bark and fruits have been assessed and found to be safe. The major flavonoids of the stem bark, such as baicalein, chrysin and oroxylin A, were reported for the first time as natural flavonoids with potent inhibitory activity against endoprotease enzymes and proprotein convertases, which play a key role in the growth of cancer and in viral and bacterial infections. Flavonoids are the active components of bioactive extracts. Several Ayurvedic medicines have been formulated either singly using this plant or along with other herbs for the treatment of different diseases.
Conclusions:
Pharmacological results have supported some traditional medicinal uses of Oroxylum indicum. Several extracts and their isolates have been reported to exhibit interesting pharmacological properties. These components could be useful as sources of modern medicines following future detailed studies to elucidate their underlying mechanisms, toxicity, synergistic effects and clinical trials. Attention should also be focused on pharmacological studies investigating the traditional uses of the plant, which have not been yet addressed, as well as clinical studies investigating commercial Ayurvedic medicines and other ethnomedicinal preparations in human subjects based on this plant to confirm the safety and quality of the preparations.
