Bipolar disorder (previously called manic depressive illness) is a medical condition involving changes in the brain function leading to dramatic mood swings. It is characterized by the occurrence of at least one manic or mixed-manic episode, commonly treated with mood...

A methanolic extract of roots of Berberis aristata was prepared by using hot percolation method. Berberine was isolated from the above extract and characterized by IR, ¹HNMR, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. A series of 8-(substituted acet...

The present work was aimed at developing dermatologically acceptable film forming composition containing an anti-inflammatory agent. The prepared liquid bandages were found to be opaque, compatible, possessing high drug content with sufficient viscosity and thickness....

A simple, accurate, precise, economical and reproducible UV spectrophotometric method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of benzil impurity in phenytoin in synthetic mixture without their prior separation. The method employs formation ...

Evaluation of anti-diarrhoeal effect of Punica granatum stem bark ethanolic extract was carried out on various experimental animal models of diarrhea. Different paragons used were castor oil induced diarrhoea, magnesium sulphate induced diarrhoea, castor oil induced enteropooling and gastrointest...

Mucoadhesive, thermoreversible propranolol hydrochloride formulations were made to overcome firstpass metabolism, to prolong the drug residence time in the nasal cavity and to improve the therapeutic efficacy. In situ gelling formulations were prepared by cold technique using Pluronic F-127, Plur...

Aristolochic Acids (AAs) are major components of plants in Aristolochia species. The plant Aristolochia indica Linn. has diverse biological actions such as analgesic, anti-diabetics, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and treatment of malaria and fevers. Here, we report a new and simple isolation method...