Phytochemical investigation, antioxidant and anticancer activities of various Unani drugs.

Objectives: To analyze the phytochemicals, antioxidant, and anticancer activities on MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line using aqueous, hydro-ethanol, and methanol extracts of different Unani drugs, e.g., Halela Siyah, Aftimoon, Bisfayej, Ustukhudoos, and Kutki.

The anticancer and free radical scavenging potential of the Unani medicine L.

Objectives: Traditional Unani medicine plays a major role in maintaining health in developing countries. For ages, Unani physicians have described many Classical Unani Formulations (CUF) for their anti-cancerous action () in the human population. These formulations contain various individual drugs which also have anticancer activity.

Nephroprotective effect of Apium graveolens L. against Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.

Background: Cisplatin is extensively used in treating cancers, and its primary side-effect is nephrotoxicity. It accumulates in proximal convoluted tubules where it promotes cellular damage by oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation, etc. In Unani medicine, Tukhm-e-Karafs(Apium graveolens L.

Ethno-pharmacology of Asaroon ( L.) with special reference to Unani System of Medicine.

Asaroon is the rhizome of L. and is commonly used in Unani medicines for its various pharmacological actions. It is an evergreen plant with glossy foliage.

Activity of solvent extracts of Prosopis spicigera, Zingiber officinale and Trachyspermum ammi against multidrug resistant bacterial and fungal strains.

Background: The emerging trends of multidrug resistance among several groups of microorganisms against different classes of antibiotics led different researchers to develop efficient drugs from plant sources to counter multidrug resistant strains. This study investigated different solvent extracts of Prosopis spicigera (P. Spicigera), Zingiber officinale, and Trachyspermum ammi (T.