Estimation of the medicinal value of melia azedarach linn
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Date
2015
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UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
Melia azedarach (M. azedarach) L. is most versatile medicinal plants of meliaceae (mahogany) family which have great attraction for scholars. The presence of alkaloids,saponins,tannins and flavonoids in the leaves extracts proves its medicinal value. These compounds have pharmacological effects like analgesic, anticancer, antiviral and anti- malarial. Infectious diseases are main cause of deaths in Pakistan. With passage of time that bacterial strain has developed resistance to almost all the antibodies. Some antibodies have serious side effects which minimize their applications. There is a need to develop such
antimicrobial agent with more effectiveness and minimum side effects. It is reported that M.azedarach is a potential source of noval antibodies.
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SUPERVISOR: Dr. AYESHA MOHYUDDIN
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MS Thesis, Melia azedarach, Medicinal