Vipul V. Dhasade

Herbal Database Management

Herbal database management is one of the emerging trends nowadays. There are many agencies working on herbal database management. This system helps to overcome many adverse reactions of drugs and their interactions. The safety profile of an herbal is maintained in this database which is very useful for appropriate use of herbal medicine. Here, an attempt is done to enlist various herbal database management agencies and their applications toward the use of herbal drugs for the benefit of mankind.

Potential of Various Extracts of Tamarindus indica (Caesalpiniaceae) Leaves in the Treatment of Cancer

Background and Objective: Globally second most frequently observed disease after heart disease is “Cancer”. Despite advances in cancer treatment over the past decades, the prognosis of patients with blood cancer has improved only to small extent. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop new and effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of this form of cancer. Hence, present study was undertaken to evaluate anticancer potential of leaves of Tamarindus indica Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae). Materials and Methods: The plant leaves were collected and extracted with various solvents like petroleum ether, ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and water. Various extracts of leaves were screened for anticancer activity using the methods like potato disc method, onion root-tip assay and trypan blue assay by using HL-60 Cell line in dose dependent manner. Results: Petroleum ether extract of leaves of T. indica shows more potency as compared with other extracts in the treatment of cancer in all the tests performed. Conclusion: It can be concluded that petroleum ether extract of T. indica leaves have potency to prevent or manage cancer cell growth.