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Chandan Das ¹, Sujit Dash ², Durga Charan Sahoo ³, Arnabaditya Mohanty ⁴

Affiliations
1 Dpt. of Pharmacognosy, the Pharmaceutical College, Samaleswari Vihar, Tingipali, Barpali, Bargarh-768 029, Odisha, IN
2 Institute of Pharmacy and Technology, Salipur, Cuttack-754 202, Odisha., IN
3 Dadhichi College of Pharmacy, Vidya Vihar, Sundargram, Cuttack-754 002, Odisha, IN
4 The Pharmaceutical College, Samaleswari Vihar, Tingipali, Barpali, Bargarh-768 029, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Butea monosperma, a popular Indian medicinal plant, has long been used in Ayurvedic system of medicine. In sanskrit it is called as 'Palasa'. The plant has been found to possess diverse number of pharmacological activities. The present paper gives an account of updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities. The review reveals that wide range of phytochemical constituents have been isolated from the plant and it possess important activities like diarrhoea, dysentery, inflammation, ringworm, aphrodisiac, anthelmentic, tumor, piles and ulcer, cold, cough, menstrual disorder, analgesic and diuretic. Various other activities like hepatoprotective, osteoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antifilaria, antioxidant, anthelmentic, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, antifertility and aphrodisiac been reported. These reports are very encouraging and indicate that herb should be studied more extensively for its therapeutic benefits.

Keywords

Butea monosperma, Ethnobotanical, Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Activities.

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Chandan Das ¹, Debajyoti Das ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Ayurveda, meaning the science of life, is one of the ancient systems of medicine which is being practiced for several thousands of years by Indian civilization. Ayurveda consists of different type of dosage forms among which asava and arista are stated as the fermented products as these are exposed to the fermentation by the addition of fermentative agents, Saccharomyces cerevisiae obtained from dhataki puspa. Asava and arista, the unique dosage forms of Ayurveda known as “older the better it is” due to their easy palatability, effectiveness and indefinite shelf life. Preparation of asava and arista was described under ‘Madyakalpana’ and were emphasised during Samhita period due to their faster absorption and longer shelf life. The use of these formulations has been proved during Vedic period by many researchers which were a revolutionary innovation during that period. In this article attempt is made to describe the different constituents essential for preparation of asava and arista. These involve dravya (drug substances), dravadravya (solvents), sandhaneeya dravya (fermentative agents), prakshepa dravya (additives) and madhura dravya (sweetners). Further, sandhana patra (fermentation container), patra samskaras prior to sandhana (pretreatment of container before fermentation), sandhana sthala (fermentation place), sandhana avadhi (duration of fermentation), time of fermentation and the duration of process for preparing asava and arista have also been highlighted.

Keywords

Asava, Arista, Dravadravya, Prakshepa Dravya, Sandhana Dravya.

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N. K. Sundaray ¹, Srikant Kumar Dhar ¹, Chandan Das ¹, P. K. Tudu ¹, S. C. Das ¹, Aujjwalya Kumar Jena ¹, Gourab Arun ¹

Affiliations
1 PG Department of Medicine, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Dengue virus infection is being recognised to manifest with various systemic impairments. WHO has coined ‘EXPANDED DENGUE’ to denote such complications and atypical presentations. Here we present a case of Dengue who presented with PUO, bleeding, pain abdomen, vomiting and itching. She was noted to have fever, tachycardia, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, deranged liver function, acute pancreatitis, urinary abnormalities, rhinorrhea and pruritus. Her hospitalisation period was a stormy one posing both diagnostic and therapeutic problem. While recovering she exhibited neutropenia suggesting concomitant Evans syndrome. The different haematological and biochemical parameters also mimic that of HELLP syndrome.

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