Assessment on Diarrhoea and its Herbal Remedy with Ficus Tree

Authors

  • Sonali Sharma MPharm (Pharmacology), Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Pharmacy, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Abhishek Kumar Principal, Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Pharmacy, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Prashant Singh Assistant Professor, Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Pharmacy, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Karishma Pathak M Pharm (Pharmacology), Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Pharmacy, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Rajeev Shukla Director, Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Pharmacy, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Diarrhoea is defined as an abnormal frequent discharge from the bowel (more than 3 times a day) and a semisolid or fluid consistency of the faecal matter which is result of the disturbances of enteric water, electrolytes balance and increased intestinal motility. There is a wide array of causes and pathological mechanism which resulting acute, chronic and persistent forms of diarrhoea. In present scenario, corona virus has also become one of the causes for resulting diarrhoea. To treat diarrhoea, varieties of synthetic drugs are available but there is a risk of unwanted adverse effect. Expenses associated with the use of traditional medicine have generated recommence interest and reliance on indigenous medicinal plant in the treatment and management of diarrhoeal infections. Various phytochemical constituents found in plants are useful in the treatment of Diarrhoea have to be screen for their valuable information. Among these one of the plants used for treatment of Diarrhoea is Ficus glomerata because of the presence of Alkaloids, Tannins, Flavonoids, Terpenes, Saponins and Phenolic compound.

How to cite this article: Sharma S, Kumar A, Singh P et al. Assessment on Diarrhoea and its Herbal Remedy with Ficus Tree. J Durg Dis Dev 2021; 5(1): 1-3.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2581.6861.202101

References

Gerok W. Pathophysiology of chronic diarrhoea. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2000; 89(41): 1635-41.

Corinaldesi R, Stanghellini V, Barbara G et al. Clinical approached to diarrhoea. Intern Emerg Med. 2012; 7 Suppl 3: S255-62.

Liang W, Rao S, Xiao C, et al.Diarrhoea may be underestimated: a missing link in 2019 novel

coronavirus.Gut 2020; 69(6): 1141-1143.

Abraham B, Sellin JH. Drug-induced diarrhea. Curr Gastroenterol 2007; 9(5): 365-372.

Gracey M. Bacterial diarrhoea. Clin Gastroenterol 1986; 15(1): 21-37.

Bruckstein AH. Acute diarrhoea.Am Fam Physician 1988; 38(4): 217-28.

Vila J. New molecular diagnostic tools in traveler’s diarrhea. Journal of Travel Medicine 2017; 24(1): S23-8.

Huang S, Lin Y, Tsai M et al. Detection of common diarrhea-Causing pathogens in Northern Taiwan by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97(23): e11006.

GBD 2016 Diarrhoeal Disease Collaborators. Estimate of global, regional and national morbidity, mortality, and etiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2016. Lancet Infect Dis 2018; 18(11): 1211-1228.

Lakshminarayanan S, Jayalakshmy R. Diarrheal diseases among children in India: Current scenario and future perspectives. Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine 2015; 6(1): 24-8.

Haricharan KR, Shrinivasa BM, Kumari V. Clinical and bacteriological study of acute diarrhoea in children. Indian J Pediatr 2013; 2(23): 4229-37.

Kow CA, Hasan SS. The use of antimotility drugs in COVID-19 associated diarrhea. J Infect 2021; 82(2): e19.

Tripathi KD. A Textbook of essentials of medical pharmacology. Seventh edition, 2013.

Ahmed F, Urooj A. Traditional uses, medicinal properties and pharmacology of Ficus racemosa: A review. Pharm Biol. 2010; 48(6): 672-81.

Liu C, Zheng Y, Xu W,et al. Rhubarb tannins extract inhibits the expression of aquaporins 2 and 3 in magnesium sulphate-induced diarrhoea model. BioMed Research International, 2014.

Begum A, Begum R, Wajid MA. Polyherbalformulation to treat diarrhoea. Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res. 2019; 22: 125-30.

Downloads

Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

Sharma, S., Kumar, A., Singh, P., Pathak, K., & Shukla, R. (2022). Assessment on Diarrhoea and its Herbal Remedy with Ficus Tree. Journal of Drug Discovery and Development ( ISSN:2581-6861), 5(1), 1-3. Retrieved from https://medicaljournalshouse.com/index.php/JDrug-Discovery-Development/article/view/638