Clinical evaluation of laoop-e-khiyar shamber in zeequn-nafas shobi [Bronchial asthma]

No doubt has the Unani system of medicine has a rich heritage of simple and compound formulations of various herb, mineral and animal drugs having both curative and preventive properties. Laooq-e-khiyar Shamber possesses potent broncho-dilatory and antitussive effects. Khiyar Shamber the pulp of well known medicinal plant Amaltas [Cassia fistula Lnn.] is said to beneficial in the said ailments. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the efficacy of above mentioned drug clinically in the doses of 10 gms. twice a day in the case of Bronchial Asthma for 4 weeks. The use of above drug has shown marked improvement in relieving cough and dysponea by expelling out phlegmatic humours from archeo-bronchial tree without any adverse effect

Studies of oil, sugars and amino acids of cardiospermum halicacabum L seeds

The fixed oil derived from the seeds of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. contains the following fatty acids.: capric 5.11%, lauric 1.85%, Myristic 2.75%, palmitic 1.95%, palmitoleic 1.75%, stearic 6.05%, oleic 2.21%, linoleic 1.98%, linolenic 3.85%, archidic 26.40%, 11-Ecosenoic 37.87%, boheric 3.40%, lignoceric 4.75%. Sugars namely sucrose 55.54%, fructose 17.3%, maltose 15.08%, rafinose 7.96% and glucose 4.07% were present and amino acids, ornithine 14.65%, histidine 10.87%, argentine 10.66%, DL-dopa 15.14%, threonine 22.05%, alanine 8.50%, tyrosine 3.29% valine 0.47%, tryptophane 7.77%, iso-leucine 2.79% and leucine 3.81% along with proline are reported in the seed

Chemical standardization of the market samples of badranjboya', nepeta Hindustana L.

Four samples of the drug, 'Badranjboya' [Nepeta hindustana L] were obtained from different sources. The chemical standardizations were made, and it has been suggested that the drug can be stored not more than two years. It is also concluded that standard sample should yield 4.42% +/- 0.0852 petroleum-ether extract, 2.52% +/- 0.0708 benzene extract, 1.00% +/- 0.0489 chloroform extract, 13.10% +/- 0.0487 ethanol extract and 20.50% +/- 0.1400 water extract. Total and acid insoluble ash should not be more than 13.20% +/- 0.0547 and 4.47 +/- 0.1653, respectively. Crude fibre and moisture content should not be more than 13.20% +/- 0.0547 and 7.01% +/- 0.0708, respectively. The fatty matter should be 2.67% +/- 0.259, unsaponified matter 0.55% +/- 0.4920 free acid 1.4% +/- 0.0050, free sugar 2.31% +/- 0.0154, total sugar 3.42% +/- 0.0167, alkaloid 0.52% +/- 0.0054, tannin 0.94% +/- 0.0073, resin 14.20% +/- 0.1574 and protein 11.66% +/- 0.0246. The essential oil should be 0.0059%, Sp. Gr. of the oil should be 0.85 +/- 0.0010, acid value 8.45 +/- 0.0180, saponification value 44.14 +/- 0.2109 and saponification value after acetylation 81.68 +/- 0.0433. The T.L.C. studies were also conduced. The petroleum ether extract shows seven spots with Rf. values 0.05, 0.16, 0.32, 0.39, 0.45 and 0.96