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- Title
STANDARDIZATION AND IN-VITRO ANTI UROLITHIATIC ACTIVITY OF STIGMA MAYDIS.
- Authors
Birla, Nikhlesh; Dwivedi, Sumeet
- Abstract
Stigma maydis (Zea mays) is yellowish thread-like strand found inside the husks of corn. Corn stigma measure 4-8 inch (10-20 cm) long and are collected for medicinal use before the plant is pollinated. In present study, various standardization parameters of Stigma maydis like macroscopical, microscopical characters, physicochemical parameters have been evaluated. Behaviour on treatment with different chemical reagents of the dried Stigma maydis, were studied to fix some pharmacognostic parameters that vary from region to region. Preliminary phytochemical studies on different extracts were also reported. In this study the antiurolithiatic activity of aqueous extract of Stigma maydis was also investigated by in vitro model of urolithiasis. In this method test tubes were divided in three experimental groups and test group received 200mg/ml conc. of test sol., standard group received 200mg/ml conc. of standard drug (cystone) and control group was without any drug. At the end of the study precipitates of calcium oxalate of the all three groups were collected and the percentage inhibition of each group was calculated.
- Subjects
SUPERSATURATION; PHARMACOGNOSY
- Publication
Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, 2020, Vol 11, p157
- ISSN
0976-9595
- Publication type
Article