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    Protective Role of Herbal Drugs in Diabetic Neuropathy: An Updated Review
    (Chitkara University Publications, 2018-05-02) Eshita Sharma; Tapan Behl; Monika Sachdeva; Rashita Makkar; Sandeep Arora
    Medicinal plants play a beneficial role in health care and are commonly used in preventing and testing diseases and specific ailments. The advantage associated with herbals plants are numerous and cannot be ignored as they have less adherence issues and are accepted widely by the population due to greater belief in Ayurveda since ancient times. Neuropathic pain has immersed as a serious threat to patient that occurs by damaging the blood vessels leading to morbidity and mortality. The present review paper aims in providing an account of various herbal plants that could be employed in treatment of neuropathic pain.
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    Traditional and Novel Herbal Drugs Emerging as Potent Novel Combinations for Managing Morbidities by Pharmacological and Mechanistic Studies
    (Chitkara University Publications, 2018-05-02) Tapan Behl; Chanchal Kumar; Roshan Kumar Singh; Taruna Katyal Arora; Sandeep Arora
    Background: Herbal drugs are used in treatment of diseases since decades. Major contributing factor for their use is easy availability, less expensive and more belief of common population because of relatively less side effects compared to allopathic medicines. Medicines of natural origin or functional foods in the prevention of disease are the need of hour. Hence, the present review focused on activity of four drugs viz. Withania somnifera,Allium sativum,Curcuma longa andAzadirachta indica and role in different clinical complications. Methods: A thorough review of all the articles, research as well as reviews available regarding the concerned topic was performed. MEDLINE database was searched and English language articles were preferably selected. Results: Withania somnifera, Allium sativum, Curcuma longa andAzadirachta indicahave shown alleviation in inflammation, diabetes and cancer states. The herbal drugs have shown beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of these disorders. Conclusion from these facts:Utilizing this concept, it can be assumed that herbal drugs play an intricate role in safeguarding the health of individuals from life-threatening complications. However, validation and reproducibility of results in clinical trails should be there in order to confirm the safety and efficacy of these herbal drugs.