IN VITRO ANTI-HIV ACTIVITY STUDIES ON ENICOSTEMA LITTORALE (LAM), RAYNAL.WHOLE PLANTS
P. Praveena*, Ashwini Dhamanage, Megha Pawar, Dr. Smita Kulkarni and Dr. D.Sudarsanam
Abstract
Enicostema axillare (Lam.). Raynal, syn. Enicostemma littorale Blume(Family) Gentinaceae is a perennial herb found throughout the greaterpart of India. Locally it is known as chota chirayita and used inindigenous medicines in the treatment of fevers and as bitter tonic andforms one of the ingredients of many hypoglycemic marketedformulations. In the present study, we evaluated anti-HIV activity ofthe whole plant. Methanolic extract showed prominent anti-HIVactivity.
Keywords: Enicostemma littorale, Chota chirayita, Anti-HIV. Activity 2.
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