| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2539405 | Fitoterapia | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Several Ayurvedic plants are known to have activity against diverse urinary crystals. The traditional knowledge of Ayurveda, collective clinical experience in arthritis and the earlier experimental studies on urinary crystals led to the selection of three plants, viz. Rotula aquatica, Commiphora wightii Bhandari syn. C.mukul. and Boerhaavia diffusa for screening anticrystal activity against basic calcium phosphate (BCP), calcium pyrophosphate (CPPD) and monosodium urate monohydrate (MSUM). The effects of each plant were assayed on microcrystals in 24-well microplates in vitro. Our results show that the aqueous extracts of only R. aquatica and C. wightii have shown crystal dissolving activity against MSUM.
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Authors
Ashwinikumar A. Raut, Sudha Sunder, Subrata Sarkar, Nancy S. Pandita, Ashok D.B. Vaidya,