Department of Pharmacology, Sri Vasavi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pedatadepalli, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Research Article
Comparative Evaluation of In Vitro Thrombolytic Activity of Four Medicinal Plants
Author(s): Naga Bharathi M*, Devi Sirisha G, Manoj kumar M, Sai Kanaka durga L, Harshitha K, Satyasree D and Srinivas K
Thrombolytic drugs are mainly used for the treatment of myocardial infarction, which occurs due to thrombus
formation and causes tissue necrosis. Currently plasminogen activator (t-PA), streptokinase, urokinase are used, but
the major drawback was adverse effects like hemorrhage, allergic reactions and lack of specificity.The present study
was aimed to investigate in vitro thrombolytic activity of methanolic and aquoes extract of Phyllanthus niruri,
Nyctanthes arbor- tristis, Syzygium cumini and Clome gynandra, where streptokinase and water were used as positive
and negative control. Among the medicinal plants Nyctanthes arbor- tristis(aqueous) extract exhibited highest
thrombolytic activity by clot lysis of 14.2%, followed by Cleome gynandra(aqueous) extract with 7.7% of clot lysis and
Phyllanthus niruri(methanol) extract with 6.7% clot lysis when compared with S.. View more»