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DISEASES,
HEPATITIS, AND
RESPIRATORY
DISEASES
PRESENTED BY:
GROUP 7
GROUP MEMBERS
WAJEEHA ASHFAQ 040
AFIFA UPPAL 044
ANUM BIBI 043
REHAN RUSTAM 041
AYMAN ARSHAD 045
ABDUL WASAY 046
CONTENT
HERBS FOR CARDIAC DISEASES
•Digitalis
•Convallaria majalis
•Urginea indica
•Allium sativum
•Punica granatum
HERBS FOR HEPATITIS
•Barberry
•Henna
•Picorrhiza
HERBS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASES
•Peepul tree
•Malabar nut
HERBS FOR CARDIAC
DISEASES
Digitalis
Cardiovascular diseases
Atherosclerosis
Angina pectoris
Ischemia
Digitalis purpurea
SYNONYMS
Scientifi c name
Digitalis purpurea
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Biological Source
Biological Source
family Scrophulariaceae.
Chemical Constituents
Digitalis lanata contains cardiac glycosides like lanatoside A, B, C and E. Lanatosides A and B
are acetyl derivatives of purpurea glycosides A and B respectively. Hydrolysis of Lanatoside C
yields digoxin, a crystalline active glycoside.
USES:
Biological source
Geographical source
Leprosy.
INDIAN SQUILL
Synonyms
Biological Source
Geographic Source
Tuber: scillarenin.
MEDICINAL USES
Using squill can also be unsafe and may lead to irregular heartbeat and
other serious and life-threatening heart problems.
2. PUNICA GRANATUM
PRESENTED BY:
ANAM BIBI
(06331913043)
ALLIUM SATIVUM
SYNONYMS:
Wild onion
Hooker's onion
Allium acuminatum
BIOLOGICAL SOURCE:
Bulbs and Rhizome
FAMILY:
Liliaceae
GEOGRAPHICAL
SOURCE:
Coronary heart
diseases
FAMILY: Punicaceae
HABITAT: Commonly cultivated as
ornamental and fruit tree.
GEOGRAPHICAL
SOURCE:
• It is widely cultivated
throughout the Middle east,
north and tropical Africa,
California, Central Asia, the
drier parts of southeast Asia,
and parts of the
Mediterranean Basin.
Dihydrofl avonol
Hydroxybenzoic acid
Anthocyanidins
Introduction:
Hepatitis is a broad term that means inflammation of liver. It is most commonly
caused by viruses but also be caused by drugs(alcohol), chemicals, auto-
immune diseases and metabolic abnormalities.
Types of Hepatitis:
Biological Source:
Barberry consist of root and bark of
Berberis vulgaris belonging to family
Berberidaceae.
Synonyms:common barberry, European
barberry or simply barberry
Geographic Source:
It is found in Europe, Africa and
western Asia,North America and Canada.
Chemical Constituents:
. The chief constituent of Barberry
bark is Berberine, a yellow
crystalline, bitter alkaloid, one of
the few that occurs in plants
belonging to several different
natural orders. It also contains
berberine as well as little tannin,
wax, resin, fat, albumin, gum and
starch.
Berberine
How Berberis vulgaris benefit for liver:
Biological Source:
Henna is obtained from dried leaves of
Lawsonia inermis belonging to the family-
Lythraceae.
Common name: Henna , Mehndi
Geographic Source:
The Henna plant is native to northern
Africa, and northern Australia, and
tropical areas.It produces the most dye
when grown in temperatures between 35
and 45 °C
Chemical Constituents:
Esculetin
Lawsone Fraxetin
How Lawsonia inermis benefit for liver:
Biological Source:
It consists of dried rhizome of Picrorhiza
kurroa Royle ex Benth., cut into small
pieces and freed from attached root-lets,
belonging to family Scrophulariaceae.
Synonyms:
Kami; Kuru (Hindi); Katvee.
Geographic Source:
The plant is common on the alpine
Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim
between 3,000 and 5,000 m.
Chemical Constituents:
. The active constituent of picrorhiza is picrorhizin, a glucoside which yields
picrorhizetin and dextrose on hydrolysis. It also contains kutkin, a glucosidal
bitter principle, picroside-I, picroside-II, picroside-III, D-mannitol, vanilic acid,
kurrin, kutkiol, kutkisterol, apocynin, arvenin III, phenolic glycosides picein and
androsin and seven cucurbitacin glycoside.
Uses:
A type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the
respiratory system. Respiratory diseases may be caused by
infection, by smoking tobacco, or by breathing in secondhand
tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air
pollution. Respiratory diseases include asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis,
pneumonia, and lung cancer. Also called lung disorder and
pulmonary disease.
Respiratory diseases
Herbal Drugs for
Respiratory Diseases
Peepul tree
Malabar nut
Presented by: Abdul
Wasay
Roll no: 06331913046
Peepul Tree
Family : Moraceae
Family: Acanthaceae
Deoxyvasicine , maiontone,
vasicinolone and vasicinol
Medicinal uses
The leaves, roots and flowers of Adhatoda were used extensively in
traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years to treat respiratory
disorders such as asthma , bronchitis, tuberculosis and other lung and
bronchiole disorders. A decoction of the leaves may be used as an
herbal treatment for cough and other symptoms of colds.
The soothing action helps irritation in the throat and the expectorant
will help loosen phlegm deposits in the airway which makes adhatoda
a good remedy for sore throat.