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.Sudarsana
Abstract
Enicostema axillare (Lam.).Raynal, syn. Enicostemma littoraleBlume (Family) Gentinaceae is a perennial herb found throughout thegreater part of India.Locally it is known as chota chirayita and used inindigenous medicines in the treatment of fevers and as bitter tonic andforms one ingredients of many hypoglycemic marketed formulations.In the present study, we evaluated anti-HIV activity of the whole plant.Methanolic extract showed prominent anti-HIV activity.
Keywords: Enicostemma littorale, Chota chirayita, Anti-HIV activity.
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