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Life with geophagy: biochemical effects of calabash chalk on swiss albino rat
(BRAC University, 2017-07-31)
“Geophagy”, a common practice of deliberate consumption of non-food nutritive clay which is mostly consumed by the pregnant women and children in some specific region of the world. During pregnancy some women feel special ...
Assessment of charcoal in removal of bacteria present in local water bodies
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-11)
Benjamin Franklin said “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water”. One of the crying needs in Bangladesh, especially in Dhaka city is clean water. Massive urbanization and industrialization around Dhaka has adapted ...
Practice of using plant and synthetic derivatives of anticancer drugs among cancer patients at NICRH, Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-07)
Myriad lines of therapy are used to treat cancer around the world. The study was conducted on the patients of National Institute of Cancer Research (NICRH) to estimate which type of anticancer drugs are mostly being used ...
Phytochemical and biological investigation of persicaria glabra
(BRAC University, 2017-07-09)
Present study was performed to establish the scientific basis of the use of Persicaria glabra as one of the curing and therapeutic agents of traditional practices in Bangladesh. The methanolic extract of the leaves was ...
Quantification of total phenol, in vitro investigation of antioxidant activity, cytotoxic effect and phytochemical screening of the leaf extract of artocarpus lacucha
(BRAC University, 2017-08-10)
Artocarpus lacucha or monkey Jack fruit is mainly originated from India and it is a tropical
plant. Leaves of Artocarpus lacucha are a great source of antioxidants. For the purpose of
maintaining normal health antioxidants ...
Phytochemical and biological investigation of methanolic leaf extract of Atalantia roxburghiana
(BRAC University, 2017-12)
The present study investigated the phytochemical and biological properties of Atalantia roxburghiana leaf methanol extract for the first time. The objective was to establish this plant as a potential therapeutic agent in ...
Glymphatic system: a pathway for managing endogenous metabolites in CNS
(Brac University, 2017-11)
Glymphatic pathway is one of the recent discoveries of neuro pharmacology which is a brainwide
paravascular system to exchange cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and interstitial fluid. This
system is associated with the clearance ...
Investigation of in-vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic potential of methanol extract of begonia roxburghii leaves
(BRAC University, 2017-07)
Begonia roxburghii (B. roxburghii) is a medicinal plant that belongs to Begoniaceae family which is commonly known as East Himalayan Begonia. Literature review revealed that, the leaves of this plant have been widely used ...
An overview of established practices and parameters to ensure quality of a pharmaceutical product
(BRAC University, 2017-10-07)
The quality of a pharmaceutical product is one of the most challenging considerations of the pharmaceutical industry because it is directly related to the patient health and safety. Every pharmaceutical product should be ...
Phytochemical and biological investigation of commelina diffusa
(BRAC University, 2017-06-22)
Present study was performed to find out important phytochemical constituents, and establish the scientific basis of the use of the leaves of Commelina diffusa as therapeutic agent in traditional medicine in Bangladesh. The ...