Ethnopharmacological investigation of the spice Commelina appendiculata C.b. Clarke (Commelinaceae)

Scientific Study from the year 2012 in the subject Pharmacology, grade: A, Jahangirnagar University (Department of Pharmacy), language: English, abstract: In this ethnopharmacological study, the ethanolic extract of Commelina appendiculata (EECA) was subjected to pharmacological activity test. Phytochemical study revealed the presence of carbohydrates, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides and alkaloids in the ethanolic extract of Commelina appendiculata. In Swiss albino mice, analgesic, cns depressant and antidiarrhoeal activity were investigated. The extract was also evaluated for cytototoxic activity.

Pritesh Ranjan Dash, R. Ph, has earned a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Pharmacy from Stamford University, Bangladesh, in 2010 and 2012. Currently, he is attending a PhD in Pharmacy at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, and teaching in the Pharmacy Department at BRAC University, Mohakhali, Dhaka. He has already published three books and more than 21 research articles on medicinal plants in reputed national and international journals. Nabila Morshed has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from BRAC University, Bangladesh. Nabila Morshed currently works at the Department of Molecular Sciences and is a Master of Research student in Macquarie University. Nabila does research in Biochemistry, Biophysical technology, peptides and lipid peptide interaction. She has already published three research articles in reputed international journals.