Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents) - Volume 15, Issue 2, 2017

Background: Plants derived constituents with impending therapeutic values have been used long time to cure various diseases and disorders including Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Various restorative herbs have become portion of food as vegetables, spice, and organic products. In current days, there is mounting facts that natural foods molecules, because of their natural possessions, are perhaps inimitable nutraceuticals, Read More

Background: Nature is God's gift to human beings. Natural products are a source of new chemical diversity and are the choice of today's world. Nature itself gives remedy to all our health problems. The sources of natural product are plants, animals and microorganisms. Among them, plant and its products are more reliable for their renewability and therefore, considered as fortunate for human welfare. Our traditional syste Read More

Background: Curcumin is an active compound extracted from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. (Turmeric). It possesses a di-phenolic structure and there are three important fractions of curcumin namely curcumin, mono-desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. Curcumin is having high medicinal value. It is widely available in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicine formulations to treat various diseases. It is effective Read More

Background: Obesity is no longer considered as a cosmetic issue as it is a potential risk factor to develop hypertension, type-2 diabetes, Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVDs), infertility, arthritis, etc. Apart from genetic factors, changes in life styles, food and work habits have lead to an alarming increase in obesity ailments in both developed and developing countries. The excess and unutilized food taken in is converted into lipid c Read More

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a constant and illimitable metabolic disorder that can happen even at a young age due to the virtual absence of naturally acting insulin, which uptakes and accumulates glucose; thereby reducing the use of glucose. In the present study, we evaluated the neuroprotective efficacy of andrographolide on Streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic Sprague dawley rats. Method: Diabetes was induc Read More

Background: Natto, a fermented soybean food, has been consumed by oriental people for more than 1000 years. Nattokinase, formerly called subtilisin NAT, is a well-studied protease of microbial origin that possesses fibrinolytic (anti-clotting) activities. Due to its strong fibrinolytic and thrombolytic activity, Nattokinase is regarded as a precious dietary supplement or nutraceutical for the oral thrombolytic therapy. Natto Read More