Saraca indica

Medicinal plants are used as a complementary and alternative medicine in treatment of various diseases including cancer worldwide, because of their ease of accessibility and cost effectiveness. Multicomposed mixture of compounds present in a plant extract has synergistic activity, increases the therapeutic potential many folds, compensates toxicity, and increases bioavailability. Saraca indica (family Caesalpiniaceae) is one of the most ancient sacred plants with medicinal properties, exhibiting a number of pharmacological effects. Antioxidant, antibreast cancer activity and toxicological evaluation of Saraca indica bark extract (SIE) were carried out in the present study. The results of the study indicated that this herbal preparation has antioxidant and antibreast cancer activity. Toxicological studies suggest that SIE is safer to use and may have a potential to be used as complementary and alternative medicine for breast cancer therapy

DELIVERY OF MACERATED AND REABSORBED FETUS THROUGH FLANK APPROACH - A CASE REPORT

The current case report gives the brief information about fetal maceration in a non-descript six years aged cow and its successful management through lateral oblique (flank) approach of laparo-hysterotomy. The animal had a history of eleven-month gestation without any sign of parturition. Initially, the animal was suspected for mummification since there was no genital discharge and completely closed cervix. Upon transrectal ultrasonography the case was confirmed with fetal maceration. Lateral oblique laparo-hysterotomy was decided to perform for delivery of macerated and reabsorbed fetus. Animal recovered uneventfully after proper post-operative care and management

Oral hygiene status: The critical parameter in orthodontic patient

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral hygiene status of patients with fixed mechanotherapy appliances.Methods and materials: The following indices were used to evaluate the oral hygiene status of patients in orthodontic treatment: Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI), Plaque index (PI) and OrthoPlaque Index (OPI) at three intervals.T0 (day 1), T1 (15 days), T2 (30 days) for a period of one month.Results: 10 patients (15-30 years old) were selected for the study from among the orthodontic patients treated at the Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, AIDSR, Adesh University. Results showed that the mean PI decreased significantly from T0 to T1 & then from T1 to T2, GI decreased significantly from T0 to T1, but then, no significant difference could be found in GI from T1 to T2, OPI decreased significantly from T0 to T1, but then, no significant difference could be found in OPI from T1 to T2. No significant difference was observed between male and female patients for the PI, GI and OPI.Conclusion: Inadequate oral home care among orthodontic patients may increase their risk of gingivitis during treatment. As a result, oral hygiene instructions and a hygiene maintenance program must not be overlooked during orthodontic treatment

Assessing Feasibility of Growing Sugarcane by a Polythene Bag Culture System for Rapid Multiplication of Seed Cane in Sub-Tropical Climatic Conditions of India

The conventional system of sugarcane (Saccharum species complex) planting is inefficient for rapidly multiplying the seed cane of newly released varieties due to a higher seed rate (6.0 t ha-1) and low germination rate (35−40%). We examined the effect of planting methods on the multiplication rate of seed cane in a field experiment conducted at Lucknow (India) during the 2005−06 and 2006−07 cropping season. Forty- day- old plantlets grown in polythene bags in the nursery using 28,000 single-bud cane pieces per ha area, were transplanted at 45 cm spacing in furrows 90 cm apart and the results were compared with those obtained by the conventional practice of planting three- two - and one- bud cane pieces at the rate of 37,000, 55,500 and 111,000 setts per ha, respectively. The polythene bag culture produced a significantly higher number of shoots and millable canes and a higher seed cane yield as compared with the conventional planting method, which is an advantage for seed cane multiplication. The results further indicated that with almost equal cost of cultivation, the rate of seed cane multiplication was about 35 times by the polythene bag culture method and 8−11 times by the conventional planting method

Multicomponent Template EffectsPreparation of Highly Porous Polyaniline Nanorods Using Crude Lemon Juice and Its Application for Selective Detection of Catechol

This paper deals with the preparation and characterization of three different polyaniline samples, namely, PANI-HCl (synthesis in inorganic acid), PANI-Citric acid (synthesis in organic acid), and PANI-Lemon (synthesis in crude lemon juice–biological-derived acidic solution). PANI-Lemon is a low-density polymer with well-defined nanorod shape morphology (∼100 nm in diameter and ∼300–600 nm in length). Lemon juice manipulates the morphology of PANI because it has a lower p<i>K</i>_a and the matrix molecules produce template-like effects. The distinct structure of PANI-Lemon was confirmed from microscopic and spectroscopic analysis. In the same protonating condition, the alignment of chains is the dominating factor which governs the conductivity of polyaniline. PANI-Lemon was successfully applied for the electrocatalytic detection of catechol. The selective interaction of PANI-Lemon with catechol leads to the generation of a new redox center. PANI-Lemon-modified carbon paste electrode exhibited high sensitivity (49.68 μA μM^–1 cm^–2), specificity, a wide linear range (from 5 μM to 100 mM), a low detection limit (2.1 μM), and less response time (2 s). On the basis of our results, we propose an eco-friendly concept "multicomponent template effects" to bring nanoscale morphological manipulation using a suitable natural extract. This concept could be equally implemented to synthetic polymers and other nanoparticles