Abstract

PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT OF ANTIASTHMATIC ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT EXTRACT OF IPOMOEA AQUATICA, CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM, AND PIPER LONGUM CONTAINING POLYHERBAL FORMUATION

Anand Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Radha Sharma *, K. Ganesan, Suman Jain

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the antiasthamatic activity of developed polyherbal formulation of Ipomoea aquatica, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Piper longum. Methods: Water or chloroform extracts of different plants were prepared. A polyherbal formulation was developed and subjected for ntiasthamatic activity. Results: Hydroalcholic extract of S. aromaticum exhibited a prominent anxiolytic effect. Conclusions: The present study shows that polyherbal formulation with water base synergistically improved the level of GSH in both BAL fluid and lung tissue homogenates.

Keywords: Asthma, Ipomoea aquatica, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Piper longum, Polyherbal Capsule, Antiasthmatic activity.