Ceramic Dental Implants: A Literature Review
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 6
Abstract
The present review is an attempt to highlight of Euphorbia neriifolia - Indian ethno-medicinal plant which was to be scientifically proved with different pharmacological activities such as laxative, carminative, bronchitis, tumors, leucoderma, piles, inflammation, enlargement of spleen, anemia, ulcers, fever and for wound healing along with some harmful effect to human being especially latex of plant. Medicinal plant usage is as old as humankind in the therapeutics. There are about 45,000 medicinal plants species in India. The officially documented plants with medicinal potential are 3000 but traditional practitioners use more than 6000. Bioactive compounds in plants have also been utilized for additional purposes, namely as arrow and dart poisons for hunting (several Aconitum species), poisons for murder, hallucinogens used for ritualistic purposes, stimulants for endurance, and hunger suppression, as well as inebriants and medicines. The plant chemicals (bioactive compounds) used for pharmacological or toxicological effects are largely the secondary metabolites. These secondary metabolites called bioactive compounds can be classified into several groups according to their chemical classes, such alkaloids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, steroids, limonoid, tannins, flavonoids, and phenolics [1]. In 18th century and before that, the plants are major source for the treatment of different diseases and infections. Now a day’s some of the plant derived natural products that includes vinblastine, vincristine, taxol, podophyllotoxin, camptothecin, digitoxigenin, gitoxigenin, digoxigenin, tubocurarine, morphine, codeine, aspirin, atropine, pilocarpine, capscicine, allicin, curcumin, artemesinin and ephedrine among others are also used as drug in pure form or in crude form or mixture. Some of them are synthesized synthetically but about 121 (45 tropical and 76 subtropical) major plant drugs have been identified for which no synthetic route is currently available (Figure 1). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) till 2003 about 80% of the population of developing countries are unable to afford pharmaceutical drugs, so they goes to plant based medicines to sustain their primary health care needs [2]. 252 drugs are considered as basic and essential by the WHO and out of those 11% are exclusively of plant origin and a significant number are synthetic drugs obtained from natural precursors. India has an official recorded list of more than 45,000 plants species and estimated list of more than 7,500 species of medicinal plants growing in its 16 agroclimatic zones under nearly 63.7 million hectares of forest courage [3].
Authors and Affiliations
Jodat Askari, Mohammad Iqbal, Salim Ateyah
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