PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDIES AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE BARK OF BAUHINIA VARIEGATA (CAESALPINIACEAEA)

Bauhinia variegata (Family - Caesalpiniaceaea) is a medium-sized, deciduous tree, found throughout India, ascending to an altitude up to 1800m in Himalayas. The objective of the study was to develop various standardization parameters for the evaluation of Bark of this plant. Microscopy, powder characteristics of bark were observed and results were recorded. Physicochemical analysis such as extractive value includes petroleum ether, ethanol, ethyl acetate and aqueous soluble extractive values of 2.88, 6.86, 2.96, and 8.88% w/w respectively; extracts were analysed by chemical test and showed presence of flavonoids, tannins, steroids and triterpenoids etc. The preliminary phytochemical investigation indicated presence of tannins, carbohydrates, flavenoieds and steroids. The results obtained from standardization of bark established the macro and microscopical parameters, physicochemical parameters, TLC profiles that characterize the genuine plant drug (B.variegata) so these parameters are useful for quick identification of drug and are particularly useful in the case of powdered materials

An International Outburst of New Form of Monkeypox Virus

A new strain of the old pandemic, Monkeypox (MPX), has emerged with a more complicated clinical appearance. It is a source of relief that the fatality rate in the new monkeypox is lower, but communicability is higher. This infection’s diagnosis and therapy are still challenging and unknown. Researchers are reporting increased human-to-human transmission in the modified version of MPX. There have been several reports of the updated version of monkeypox in the European and American areas. Brazil, Colombia, France, Spain, Germany, Peru, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have recorded over three thousand new cases of monkeypox through October 2022. Few antiviral medicines and vaccines are available on the market, making treatment of this condition difficult. MPX was previously declared an epidemic disease, but ignorance about it can bring devastation in the shape of the next pandemic-like COVID-19. This review aims to assess the virology, transmission, diagnosis, and therapy of MPX

Potential action of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) against triple-negative breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been known as havoc among females globally. It is a heterogeneous group of cancer encompassing many breast cancers basically distinct by the lack of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and overextension of the human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 gene. It can be caused by various factors, namely unbalanced diet, beverage consumption, smoking, hormonal imbalance, medication, genetic factor, and decreased levels of physical activity. It represents one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer, and researchers revealed that the chemical components of cardamom, namely limonene, cymene, pinene, linalool, borneol, cardamonin, indole-3-carbinol, and diindolylmethane, primarily target the programmed cell death lignin-1 gene of cancer which is more abundant in cancer cells than in healthy cells. There is no standard chemotherapy session for eradicating TNBC because targeted receptor absents in cancer cells as present in common breast cancer. Cardamonin has been identified as an effective component that targets most of the signaling pathways against TNBC. Metallic chelates of cardamonin with copper ion help to improve lipophilicity and bioavailability in cancer cells. The literature included in this review was assessed from the international databases, namely PubMed, Elsevier, Scopus, Google Scholar, Bentham, and Research Gate journals published between 2010 and 2023. Utilizing keywords for literature searching are breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer, cardamom, bioavailability, and cardamonin. A safe and efficient targeted therapy for this cancer has been difficult to develop due to its rapid proliferation and indefinite signaling pathway. Literature investigation enlightened that phytoconstituent reported in the cardamom reporting anticancer potential action against TNBC. Data concluded from this review can prove beneficial to the communal population in the treatment of TNBC and improve the health indicator in the future

Abstracts of Scientifica 2022

This book contains the abstracts of the papers presented at Scientifica 2022, Organized by the Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra, India, held on 12–13 March 2022. This conference helps bring researchers together across the globe on one platform to help benefit the young researchers. There were six invited talks from different fields of Physiotherapy and seven panel discussions including over thirty speakers across the globe which made the conference interesting due to the diversity of topics covered during the conference. Conference Title:  Scientifica 2022Conference Date: 12–13 March 2022Conference Location: Sancheti Institute College of PhysiotherapyConference Organizer: Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra, Indi