Abstract

IN-VITRO ANTIHISTAMINIC AND ANTISPASMODIC EFFICASY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PEEL OF ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.)MOENCH.

Asha Jadhav*, Ashok Muchandi, Shreyas Mahajan, Siddharth Sakhare and Dr. Sandeep Patil

ABSTRACT

Herbal medicines are being increasingly utilized to treat a wide variety of diseases, though the knowledge about their mode of action is relatively insufficient. Interest regarding the pharmacological evaluation of various plants used in traditional system of medicine is relatively increasing [1]. The use of traditional medicine is expanding to newer horizons and plants still remain as the novel source of structurally important compounds that lead to the development of innovative drugs. Naturally occurring compounds from plants are still used in pharmaceutical preparations in pure or extracted forms [2]. Traditionally, ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS (L.) MOENCH belonging to family „Malvaceae‟has been used for wound healing and as an antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperlipidemic,[3] The different parts of the plant were have been reported for antioxidant[4], anti-inflammatory.[5]

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