On the occasion of World Health Day 2014, this presentation throws light on MALARIA (the theme of this year) It gives an overview of plants that have medicinal properties to cure the dreaded disease.
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Malaria: life threatening disease
1. Happy World Health Day
07.04.2014
Wishes from
Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India
6. Dedication
This presentation is dedicated to all patients
suffering from ^Malaria: a life threatening
disease across the globe ̄. We wish them a
speedy recovery and healthy life
14. Stat
? 40% of world population is at risk from Dengue
? 1.3 million new cases of Leishmaniasis annually
? > 50% population is at risk of vector-borne diseases
? Poorest people affected at large
? Malaria C the most deadly VBD 660,000 deaths/year
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15. World Malaria Report 2013
? Global efforts to control and eliminate Malaria C VBD
saved
? 3.3 million lives since 2000 C 45% globally, 49% in Africa
? No. of countries with highest Malaria burden C 10
? Max. effect C children below 5 yrs. PPRC/INDIA 13
16. Facts of file
? Serious disease having high fever, chills and muscle pain
? Body weakness
? Bite by mosquito Anopheles infected with Plasmodium
parasite
? Most in Africa, Southern Asia and Central America
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36. The earth is our mother.
She nourishes us that which
we put into the ground, she
returns to us likewise.
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37. Ocimum
? Family: Labitae
? A genus of aromatic herbs
? Distributed in tropical and warm temperate regions of the
world
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38. Ocimum
? Total species on the globe: 160
? India has 9 species, 3 have become extinct
? Nomenclature and varieties complicated
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39. About Ocimum
? Yields essential oils, Hybrids also yield oils
? Shows different physio-chemical properties
? Ocimum oils are classified on the basis of their chemical
composition
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42. Country-wise distribution
? Europe: O. basilicum, O. gratissimum
? China: O. basilicum Linn.
? Philippines islands: O. basilicum, O. gratissimum
? India: O. sanctum, O. gratissimum, O. kilimandscharicum
? S. Africa: O. sanctum, O. viridae PPRC/INDIA 40
44. Etyology of O. americanum
? Sankrit: Ajaka, Gambhira, Kuthera
? Hindi: Kali tulsi, Mamri
? Telugu: Kukka tulsi
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45. Etyology of O. americanum
? Tamil, Kannada: Nayi tulsi
? Malyalam: Kattu tulsi
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46. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? An erect, sweet scented pubescent herb
? Height: 30 C 60 cm
? Grows in waste lands
? Cultivated fields throughout India PPRC/INDIA 44
47. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? Leaves: glabrous, gland dotted
? Flowers: small white, purple, closely set whorls
spiciform racemes
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48. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? Propagation: cultivation by seeds
? Seeds: mucilaginous, fixed oil (yield: 8 C 11 %)
? Characteristics and composition vary
? The plant used as a pot-herb PPRC/INDIA 46
49. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? The seeds are used as food in mixture with other grains
in times of scarcity
? Considered as diuretic, tonic, preparation of cooling
drink
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50. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? Steam distillation: pale yellow oil 0.7% yield, Odour of
lemon and lavender
? Properties: aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic and
stimulant
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51. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? Medicinal properties: useful in cough, dysentery,
toothache, cold, catarrh skin infection
? Shows anti-bacterial activity against C Micrococcus
pyogenes var. aureus and E. coli
? Volatile oil inhibits the growth of tubercular bacilli
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52. O. americanum Linn.
(O. canum) sims.
? Leaf oil shows anti-bacterial activity against Mycobacteria
? Useful in soap, cosmetic industry as a perfume
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54. Etyology of O. basilicum
? Sankrit: Munjarika, Surasa, Varvara
? Hindi: Babui tulsi, Gulal tulsi, Kali tulsi, Marua
? Telugu: Bhutulsi, Rudrajada, Vesudupaccha
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55. Etyology of O. basilicum
? Tamil: Tirnirupachai, Karpura tulsi
? Kannada: Kama kasturi, Sajjagida
? Marathi: Marva, Sabza
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56. Etyology of O. basilicum
? Gujrathi: Damaro, Nasabo, Sabza
? Oriya: Dhala tulsi, Kapur kanti
? Kashmiri: Niazbo
? Punjabi: Furrunj mushk, Baburi, Niyazbo panr PPRC/INDIA 54
57. O. basilicum Linn.
? Sweet Basil, Common basil
? An erect, glabrous herb, height: 30 C 90 cm
? Native of Central Asia, Northwest India
? Leaves ovate C lanceolate, acuminate, toothed
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58. O. basilicum Linn.
? Basilicum yields C ^Oil of Basil ̄ used as a flavouring agent
as perfume
? Propagated by seeds
? Sweet basil possesses a clove-like aromatic scent
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59. O. basilicum Linn.
? Numerous varieties: Var. basilicum, Var. pilosum Benth,
Var. majus Benth, Var. difforme Benth, Var. purpurascens
Benth, Var. glabratum Benth
? Sweet basil possess a clove-like scent i.e. aromatic
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60. O. basilicum Linn.
The characteristics of oil varies with region four types:
- European - Methyl
- Reunion - Eugenol
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61. O. basilicum Linn.
1. European type: Basil grown in Europe, America. Known
as oil of Sweet Basil. Active principle: Methyl chavicol
2. Reunion: Distilled of Reunion Island, Madagascar
Constituent: Methyl chavicol and camphor seychelles
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62. O. basilicum Linn.
3. Methyl type: Distilled in Bulgaria, Sicily, Egypt. Active
principle: Chavicol, Methyl Cinn.
4. Eugenol type: Distilled in Java, Seychelles, USSR. Active
principle: Eugenol
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64. Oil of Sweet Basil
?Scenting dental and oral preparations
?Used also for perfume compounds
?Soap perfumes
?Basil oil possesses insecticidal and insect repellent properties
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65. Oil of Sweet Basil
?Aqueous extracts of seeds are active against gram C positive
bacteria and mycobacteria
?Properties of plant C stomachic, anthelmintic, alexipharmic,
antipyretic, diaphoretics, expectorant, carminative, stimulant,
pectoral
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66. Oil of Sweet Basil
?Diseases curing: Cephaalgia, Gouty joints, for foul breath,
throat irritation, constipation, piles
?Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of flowers possess anti-
bacterial activity against:- Micrococcus Pyogenes var. aureus
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67. Oil of Sweet Basil
?Seeds possess demulcent, stimulant, diuretic, diaphoretic and
cooling properties
?Effective against houseflies, mosquitoes, Salmonella typhosa
?The plant is used in homeopathic medicines
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69. O. gratissimum
? Shrubby Basil
? A tall much branched perennial shrub
? Height: 1 C 2.5 m, found all over India
? Leaves: Ovate, Flowers: Pale green, strongly scented
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70. ? Characteristics and composition of oil vary with different
areas
? Two types of volatile oils: 1. With Thymol 2. With Eugenol
? Oil possesses marked bacterial activity and low toxicity
O. gratissimum
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71. ? Oil inhibits in-vitro growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes,
E. coli and Salmonella typhosa
O. gratissimum
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72. ? Disease curing: Inflammed joints, intestinal and uterine
masculatere, abdominal colic, toothache, cough, stomach
ache, urinary disorders
? The plant is considered as digestive, tonic, stimulant, diuretic,
antiemetic, antiseptic
O. gratissimum
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74. O. Kilimandscharicum Guerka
? Hindi, Marathi, Bengali: Kapur tulsi
? An under shrub, native of Kenya (S. Africa)
? Introduced and cultivated in India
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75. O. Kilimandscharicum Guerka
? Leaves ovate / oblong, acute narrow at base
? Readily propagated from seeds and cuttings
? Grows in plains and hills +900 m height
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76. ? The crop ready for harvesting in 4 C 6 months after planting
? Yield of oil and camphor vary with locality, season of harvest
and plant material distilled
O. Kilimandscharicum Guerka
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77. ? Oil possess anti-bacterial properties as that similar of O.
gratissimum
? O. Kilimandscharicum C Primary source of camphor
? Volatile oil C mosquito repellent, may be used as solvent of
DDT
O. Kilimandscharicum Guerka
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78. ? Oil C light yellow, odour of camphor content vary from 61 C
80.5%
? Oil used as solvent and vehicle for metallic lusters on ceramic
bodies
O. Kilimandscharicum Guerka
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80. O. viride
?Fever plant of Sierra leone
?A branched shrub height 1.8 m
?Native of Africa and introduced in India
?The plant highly scented
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81. O. viride
?Leaves ovate / obovate, margin toothed flowers cream white or
yellow
?Leaves as flavouring agent in cooking and in salads
?The plant is used as a poultice for rheumatism and lumbago
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82. O. viride
?Volatile oil C odour of thymol, pungent, spicy taste
?A decoction of leaves is used in fevers and coughs
?Leaves juice for catarrh and as eye drops for conjunctivitis
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84. O. sanctum
?Also known as Krishna Tulas, Holy Basil
?India¨s sacred religious worshipped plant of Hindus
?In Sanskrit, 47 names are given to O. sanctum: Haripriya,
Suras, Sumedha, Vrinda, Surabhi,etc´.
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85. O. sanctum
?Erect, much branched sub-shrub
?Simple opposite, green / purple leaves with strong scent
?Leaves have petioles and are ovate
?Flowers are purplish in elongate racemes in close whorls
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86. O. sanctum
?Chemicals: Thymol, Eugenol, Essential oils, Flavonoids, etc.
? Properties: > 60 e.g. anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-AIDS
and anti-ulcer amongst many others
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87. Healing power of Tulsi
? Malaria
? Mouth ulcer
? Anaemia
? Body pain
? Indigestion
? Stomach ache
? Vomiting
? Diseases of intestine
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88. Healing power of Tulsi
? Burns
? Diarrhoea
? Earache
? Jaundice
? Worms
? Bronchitis
? Cancer
? Leprosy PPRC/INDIA 86
89. Healing power of Tulsi
? Cough
? Hair problems
? Eczema
? Throat pain
? Fever
? Flu and cold
? Chest pain
? Tuberculosis PPRC/INDIA 87
94. NEEM
? Extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy
? Cynosure of modern medicine
? > 140 compounds isolated from various plant parts
? All parts are used
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95. Used for curing
? Inflammation
? Infections
? Fever
? Skin diseases
? Dental disorders
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