Studies on the Antioxidant, Thrombolytic activity and Laxative effect activity of methanolic extracts of the Stephania Japonica and Trapa Bispinosa Plants

Abstract

A medicinal plant is a plant that has similar properties as conventional pharmaceutical drugs. Humans have used them throughout history to either cure or lessen symptoms from an illness. A pharmaceutical drug is a drug that is produced in a laboratory to cure or help an illness.Nature always stands as a golden mark to exemplify the outstanding phenomena of symbiosis. Natural products from plant, animal and minerals have been the basis of the treatment of human disease (Verma et al., 2008). Plants have been a major source of therapeutic agents since time immemorial. The increasing acceptance of traditional herbal systems of medicine in the world has resulted in the revival of ancient traditions of medicine. Medicinal plants and their derivatives are thus looked upon not only as a source of affordable healthcare but also as an important commodity item of international trade and commerce