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The lake Kolakkudi represents a small, isolated and fresh water lake situated in southern part of TamilNadu, India and it surrounded by fluvial placer deposits of garnet rich sands. In the study area to obtain information about rare earth... more
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    • Sedimentology
The frequent monsoon fluctuation in the coastal region of Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu, which is known to be the rice bowl of southern India, has been imparting increasing insecurity in the yield of the crops, but even the very living... more
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The lake Kolakkudi represents a small, isolated and fresh water lake situated in southern part of TamilNadu, India and it surrounded by fluvial placer deposits of garnet rich sands. In the study area to obtain information about rare earth... more
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    • Sedimentology
The use of lauha bhasma, a traditional Indian herbometallic preparation, is in vogue for centuries for the treatment of various ailments related to iron deficiency. The preparation of lauha bhasma requires strict adherence to... more
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      ChemistryNanotechnology
Cynodon dactylon is a potential source of metabolites such as flavanoids, alkaloids, glycosides and-sitosterol and has been traditionally employed to treat urinary tract and other microbial infections and dysentery. The present work... more
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Jatropha tanjorensis (JT) commonly known as "Thanjavur kattamani" is used in Ethnomedicine for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes and as an antiseptic agent. Scientific advancements have lead to the exploration of many such plants... more
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    • Inorganic Chemistry
LC/ESI/MS/MS data analysis on the phytoconstituents of methanolic extract of Jatropha tanjorensis leaves revealed the presence of abundant flavone glucosides (homoorientin, kaempferol-3-o-rutinoside, luteolin-7-o-glucoside,... more
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      ChemistryBiochemistry and Bioinformatics
Cinca tvak is bark of Tamarindus indica L. belonging to the family of Caesalpinioideae. This tree is cultivated in tropical, semitropical and arid regions of south India for its fruits and also grown as avenue tree in parks, roadsides,... more
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Objective: To study the in vitro anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and nephroprotective studies on leaves of Aegle marmelos and Ocimum sanctum. Materials and Methods: In vitro nephroprotective screening of aqueous extract of leaves were... more
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      PharmacologyChemistryPharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Introduction: Cynodon dactylon and Gmelina asiatica plants are used since ages in ayurveda and siddha systems of medicine for treating various ailments. In the present paper, phytochemical analysis of these plant sources and their... more
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      BiochemistryChemistryPharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Jatropha tanjorensis (Family, Euphorbiaceae) also known as the "Catholic vegetable" or "Reverend Father's vegetable" is an exotic plant species found in India, Africa and America. Ethnomedicinally tanjorensis was used as a vegetable to... more
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      ChemistryInorganic Chemistry
This paper presents an empirical analysis on the use of aqueous extract of Centratherum punctatum Cass (Asteraceae) for the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from aqueous silver nitrate. Phytochemical analysis of the extract... more
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      ChemistryPhytochemistry and Biological activityPhytochemistry and PharmacologySilver Nanoparticle
21 st century has almost become "Green century" with an increased demand for plant products (bioenergy-oil). Hence, to develop a natural biodiesel feedstock, common species of Jatropha in and around Thanjavur is selected based on its... more
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      ChemistryInorganic ChemistryPulp and Paper Industry
Ethano-pharmacological relevance Pattanga is botanically equated as Caesalpinia sappan Linn. (Family: Caesalpiniaceae) and is used in Ayurveda system of medicine since ages. According to Ayurveda, useful part is Heartwood, which is... more
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      Plant BiologyMedicinePharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Starch is an edible polymer which may be used in combination with antimicrobial agents as thin coatings to extend shelf life of foods. This work was aimed to design and characterize an oleic acid nanoemulsion (OAN), as part of... more
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      EngineeringMaterials ScienceChemistryMicrococcus luteus