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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016

Evaluation of Ajuga bracteosa for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidepressant and anticoagulant activities.

Waqas Khan Kayani, Erum Dilshad, Tanveer Ahmed, Hammad Ismail, Bushra Mirza

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Waqas Khan KayaniDepartment of Botany, The University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 12350, Pakistan.
Erum DilshadDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biosciences, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tanveer AhmedDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Hammad IsmailDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gujrat, 50700, Gujrat, Pakistan.
Bushra MirzaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. bushramirza@qau.edu.pk.
Quaid-i-Azam University · PKCapital University of Science and Technology · PKUniversity of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · PKUniversity of Gujrat · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAjuga bracteosa has been extensively used traditionally for the treatment of a variety of diseases. The aim of the study was to scientifically validate the wide-scale exploitation of A. bracteosa in folk medicine various in vitro and in vivo assays. Moreover, these activities were related to the intrinsic biologically active phytoecdysteroids of A. bracteosa.

methodsAerial and root parts of A. bracteosa were first extracted separately with chloroform (AbCA and AbCR) and the residue was again extracted with methanol (AbMA and AbMR). Total flavonoid and phenolic contents were assayed as quercetin (QE) and gallic acid equivalents (GAE), respectively. These extracts were analyzed for in vitro antioxidant assessment including DPPH and H

resultsAbMA represented highest values of flavonoids (QE 1.98 % DW) and phenolic contents (GAE 5.94 % DW), significantly scavenged DPPH radicles (IC

conclusionBased on the tested in vitro and in vivo activities, AbMA was found to be a promising bioactive extract. These activities can be attributed to the intrinsic polyphenols and phytoecdysteroids contents of A. bracteosa.

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Ajuga bracteosaAntidepressantAnti-inflammatoryAntioxidantsPhytoecdysteroidsRP-HPLC

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