July 2009

Phytochemical and phytotherapeutic evaluation of Mallotus peltatus (Geist.) Muell. Arg. var acuminatus and Alstonia macrophylla wall ex A. DC: Two ethno medicine of Andaman Islands, India

We have evaluated the phytochemical and bioactive nature of the leaves ofMallotus peltatus (Geist.) Muell. Arg. var acuminatus and Alstonia macrophyllaWall ex A. DC, the two major ethno medicines of the Onge, Nicobarese and other tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on the Bay of Bengal, India. Three major compounds were isolated from the polar fractions of the methanol extracts of Alstonia...

Author(s): G. Arunachalam, Paromita Bag and D.Chattopadhyay

July 2009

Formulation of health drinks using natural sweetener, its HPTLC method development and validation

Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Mulethi, Awala, Shatavari, Gokharu, Arjun, Giloy, Safed musli, Kalimirchi, Haldi, Jaiphal was used as an active ingredients and aqueous extract of Stevia rebaudiana as natural sweetener with nutraceutical in health dinks. The product was developed by treating concentrates of each crude drug with purified water. TLC profile, HPTLC method development and validation were carried out...

Author(s): S. B. Bhise and V. R. Salunkhe