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 Pepper - Piper nigrum
1. Digestive stimulant
    It increases the secretion of digestive juices and cleanses the alimentary canal. It is used for constipation,     dry haemorrhoids, gas and loss of appetite.
2. Anthelmintic
    Used with honey to combat worms in the large intestine.
3. Cough
    Black pepper is used to reduce phlegm. With honey, it is powerful expectorant and mucus cleanser, drying     up secretions.
4. Urticaria and swelling
    Prepared in ghee, it heals inflamed surfaces, such as urticaria and erysipelas. It helps to relieve swelling.     Helps in dermatitis. Used externally, it helps ripen boils and promote suppuration.
5. Immuno enhancer
    The polysaccharide fractions from Piper nigrum act as immuno enhancer.
6. Anti bacterial activity
    The oil fraction from Piper nigrum has anti microbial activity.
7. Bio availability enhancer
    Piperine is one of the active principles, which is used as bioavailability enhancer by helping in efficient     permeability across the barriers.
8. Hepato protective activity
    Piperine has hepato protective activity against tert-butyl hydroperoxide and carbon tetrachloride induced     toxicated animal model.
9. Anti oxidant property
    Phenolic amides compounds present in the Piper extract has anti oxidant property.
10. Anti Colon cancer
    Piper nigrum extract protects the colon by decreasing the activity of beta-glucuronidase and mucinase.
11. Anti-inflammatory activity
    Piperine has anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenin-induced rat paw oedema, cotton pellet     granuloma, and croton oil-induced granuloma pouch in animal model.
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Picrorhiza kurroa
1. Hepato protectve activity
    An active principle present in the alcohol extract has hepato protective activity.
2. Immunostimulatory activity
    Alcohol extract of leaves has immunostimulatory activity.
3. Anti Hepatitic activity
    Alcohol extract of roots and rhizomes has anti viral activity
4. Anti diabetic activity
    Alcohol extract has anti diabetic property activity on alloxan induced diabetic rats.
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Piper longum
1. Anti amoebic activity
    Alcohol extract of root parts has anti amoebic activity.
2. Anti gastric ulcer
    Water decoction of Piper longum has anti ulcerogenic activity. The antiulcerogenic effect seemed to be     due to the augmentation of mucin secretion and decreased cell shedding.
3. Immuno stimulatory activity
    Piper longum root extract has immuno stimulatory activity.
4. Hepato protective activity
    Piperine is one of the active principles, which has anti hepato toxicity against tert-butyl hydroperoxide and     carbon tetrachloride induced toxicated mice.
5. Anti duodenal ulcer
    Piper longum extract has anti duodenal ulcer activity.
6. Bio availability enhancer
    Piperine enhances bioavailability by promoting rapid absorption from gastro intestinal tract or by     preventing the drug from being metabolised in its first passage.
7. Antibronchospasm
    Piper longum extract protect Guinea pigs against antigen induced bronchospasm.
8. Anti asthmatic
    Piper longum extract controls childhood asthma.
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Pomegranate - Punica granatum
1. Tonic
    It is an excellent tonic. The juice is good for promoting digestion and all parts have stomachic properties,     which can be augmented with small amounts of cinnamon and cloves.
2. Antihelminthic
    Taken as a decoction with a little cloves, followed by a purgative every second or third day helps dispel     worms.
3. Sores
    The paste can be used externally for sores, ulcers, haemorrhoids.
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Premna serratifolia
1. Anti bacterial activity
    The isolation of novel sesquiterpene, 7alpha-hydroxy-6, 11-cyclofarnes-3 (15)-en-2-one, from the aerial     parts of Premna oligotricha shows anti microbial property against gram-positive bacteria.
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Pterocarpus marsupium
1. Anti diabetic property
    Alcoholic and aqueous extract of this plant produced significant anti diabetic property in rabbit models.
2. Anti hypercholestrolaemic activity
    Decoction of bark of this plant significantly reduced the serum cholesterol levels.
3. Anti microbial activity
    This plant extract produces anti microbial activity against gram-positive bacteria species.
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 Ricinus communis
This plant has various medicinal properties.
1. Anti inflammatory activity
    Petroleum ether extract of this plant roots possess anti-inflammatory activity in formaldehyde and     adjuvant-induced rat’s paw arthritis. It has no significant analgesic activity at 150 mg/kg. This plant has a     significant anti-inflammatory activity in both acute and sub acute inflammatory conditions
2. Anti arthritic
    This can be useful for the treatment of rheumatism.
3. Anthelmintic
    It can be act as anthelmintic.
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