Plants used in Chinese and Indian traditional medicine for improvement of memory and cognitive function

MJR Howes, PJ Houghton - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
In traditional practices of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, numerous plants have been
used to treat cognitive disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's …

Identification of novel anti-inflammatory agents from Ayurvedic medicine for prevention of chronic diseases:“reverse pharmacology” and “bedside to bench” approach

B B. Aggarwal, S Prasad, S Reuter… - Current drug …, 2011 - benthamdirect.com
Inflammation, although first characterized by Cornelius Celsus, a physician in first Century
Rome, it was Rudolf Virchow, a German physician in nineteenth century who suggested a …

Plants with central analgesic activity

RN Almeida, DS Navarro, JM Barbosa-Filho - Phytomedicine, 2001 - Elsevier
The present communication constitutes a global review on plant analgesic activity with
special emphasis on those found in different parts of the world, including Brazil, which act on …

Indian medicinal plants as antiradicals and DNA cleavage protectors

A Russo, AA Izzo, V Cardile, F Borrelli, A Vanella - Phytomedicine, 2001 - Elsevier
Celastrus paniculatus L.(Celastraceae)(CP), Picrorhiza kurroa L.(Scrophulariaceae)(PK)
and Withania somnifera L.(Solanaceae)(WS) are Indian medicinal plants having a …

Antioxidant property of Celastrus paniculatus Willd.: a possible mechanism in enhancing cognition

MHV Kumar, YK Gupta - Phytomedicine, 2002 - Elsevier
In the present study aqueous, methanolic, chloroform and petroleum ether extracts of seeds
of Celastrus paniculatus were investigated for their effect on cognitive functions in rats. Male …

Nootropic activity of Celastrus paniculatus seed

M Bhanumathy, MS Harish, HN Shivaprasad… - Pharmaceutical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of Celastrus paniculatus Willd.(Celastraceae) seed aqueous extract on learning
and memory was studied using elevated plus maze and passive avoidance test (sodium …

Traditional plant based medicines used to treat musculoskeletal disorders in Northern Pakistan

K Malik, M Ahmad, G Zhang, N Rashid, M Zafar… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction This paper provides significant information about traditional knowledge of
medicinal plants to treat musculoskeletal disorders in Northern Pakistan. The study aimed to …

Ameliorating effect of Celastrus paniculatus standardized extract and its fractions on 3-nitropropionic acid induced neuronal damage in rats: possible antioxidant …

J Malik, M Karan, R Dogra - Pharmaceutical biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Celastrus paniculatus Wild.(Celasteraceae)(CP) is a well-known Ayurvedic
'Medhya Rasayana'(nervine tonic), used extensively as a neuro-protective and memory …

GC–MS analysis of the essential oil of Celastrus paniculatus Willd. seeds and antioxidant, anti-inflammatory study of its various solvent extracts

N Arora, S Pandey-Rai - Industrial Crops and Products, 2014 - Elsevier
Celastrus paniculatus Willd., an important medicinal plant widely used in Ayurveda, is
enriched with remarkable nervine, cognition enhancing, and other therapeutic properties …

Reversal of scopolamine-induced deficits in navigational memory performance by the seed oil of Celastrus paniculatus

M Gattu, KL Boss, AV Terry JR… - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 1997 - Elsevier
Celastrus paniculatus (CP), a medicinal plant from India has been reputed to be useful as a
pharmaceutical aid for learning and memory. We investigated the effects of the seed oil of …