Evaluation of adaptogenic activity of Prunella Vulgaris

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-65

  Giri, Mrudula ^a   Mallikarjuna Rao, P ^b   Jayaveera, K N ^c  

^a SULTAN UL ULOOM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogenic; Anoxic stress tolerance; Forced swimming stress; Prunella vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; NITROGEN; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADAPTOGENIC ACTIVITY; ADRENAL GLAND WEIGHT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79957660732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Selye H. The evolution of the stress concept. American Scientist. 61, 1973, 693-699.
2. Raison CL and Miller AH. The neuroimmunolgy of stress and depression. Semin. Clin. Neuropsychiatry. 6, 2001, 277-294.
3. Irwin M, Psychoneuroimmunology of depression: Clinical implication. Brain Behav. Immunol. 16, 2002, 1-16.
4. Sapolsky RM, Romero LM. and Munck AU. How do glucocorticoids influence stress response? Integrating permissive, suppressive, stimulatory and preparative actions. Endocrinol. Rev. 21: 2000, 55-89.
5. Ader R and Cohen N I. Psychoneuroimmunolgy: Conditioning and stress. Annu. Rev. Psychol. 44: 1993, 53-85.
6. Fang X, Yu MM, Yuen WH, Zee SY, Chang RC. Immune modulatory effects of Prunella Vulgaris L. on monocytes/macrophages. Int J Mol Med. 16(6): 2005, 1109-16.
7. Nolkemper S, Reichling J, Stintzing FC, Carle R, Schnitzler P. Antiviral effect of aqueous extracts from species of Lamiaceae family against Herpes simplex virus type 1 type 2 in vitro. Plant med. 72(15): 2006, 1378-82.
8. Chiu LC, Zhu W, Oci V. A polysaccharide fraction from medicinal herb Prunella vulgaris down regulates the expression of herpes simplex virus antigen in Vero cells. J Ethno Pharmacol.93 (1): 2004, 63-8.
9. Skottova N, Kazdova L, Oliyarnyk O, Vecera R, Sobolova L, Ulrichova J. Phenolics-rich extracts from Silybum marianum and Prunella vulgaris reduce a high-sucrose diet induced oxidative stress in hereditary hyper triglyceridemic rats. Pharmacol Res.50(2): 2004, 123-30.
10. Psotova J, Kolar M, Sousek J, Svagera Z, Vicar J, Ulrichova J. Biological activities of Prunella vulgaris extract. Phytother Res.17(9): 2003, 1082-7.
11. Shin T, Kim YK, Kim HM (2001). Inhibition of immediatetype allergic reactions by Prunella vulgaris in a murine model. Immuno pharmacol Immunotoxicol.23(3):423-9.
12. Bhargava KP and Singh N. Antistress activity of Ocimum sanctum Linn. Indian J MedRes.73:1981,443-451.
13. Tomar VS, Singh SP and Kohli RP. Effect of geriforte A herbal compound drug on anoxic tolerance in animals, Indian Drugs.3:1984, 233-235.
14. th edition., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Philadelphia, 2003, pp: 534-590.
15. Tache Y and Seyl. Shift in adenohypophyseal activity during chronic intermittent immobilization of rats. Neuronendocrinology. 22: 1976, 325-336.
16. Sen P, P Maiti, S Puri and A Ray. Mechanism of antistress activity of Ocimum sanctum(Linn), eugenol and Tinospora malabaria in experimental animals. Indian J.Exp. Biol.30:1992, 592-596.
17. Schimmer BP and KL Parker. Adrenocortical steroids and their synthetic analogues. 11th Edn., McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, NewYork, 2006, PP: 1655-1662.
18. Krupavarm B, N Venkat Rao, Nanda Kumar, TS Gowda, MD Shalam and S.Shantakumar. Study on adaptogenic activity of root extracts of Boerhaavia diffusa (Linn). Indian drugs. 44: 2007, 264-270.