Volume 1 Issue 3

Research Article

An Insight into Antidiabetic Mechanisms of Polyphenol Rich (Catechin, Epicatechin) Tamarind Seeds

Sushant Shivdas Sole1* and Bhartur Parthsarthy Srinivasan2

Tamarindus indica L. is widely used as a traditional medicine for the management of diabetes mellitus beside its antihepatotoxic and anti-inflammatory activity. However, the influence of Tamarind seed on hyperglycemia and gastrointestinal dysfunctions of diabetes has not been explored so far at molecular level. The effect of 4 weeks oral treatment (120 and 240 mg/kg) of HPLC standardized Tamarind Seed aqueous extract (TSE) was PDF

Review Article

Enteric Coated Iron Folic Acid Tablets: Compromised Efficacy at Cost of Safety

Babar Iqbal1 , Azim Akhtar2 , Nafees Ahmad2 , Sanjula Baboota1 , Kanchan Kohli1 , Amin-ul aziz2 and Kashish Aziz1*

Iron is essential for the synthesis of hemoglobin in erythrocytes and its deficiency can causes Anemia. An estimated 1.62 billion people are suffering from Anemia worldwide with its highest prevalence in developing countries specially India. Therefore, Government of India has started a strategic nutritional and weekly iron folic acid supplementation (WIFS) program to reduce PDF