Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-02 | 148-151
Original Research Article
Evaluation of In-Vitro Anti-Urolithiatic Activity of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Ricinus communis
Abdul Mukit Barbhuiya, M. Ramya Sri, Ch. Goutami, R. Sai Sindhu
Published : Feb. 28, 2018
Abstract
In the current scenario herbal medicines became the main system for the
treatment of many diseases. Because of the advancement in science and technology a
huge number of plants were discovered having therapeutic capabilities to treat many
deadly diseases and have gain importance and acceptance within the medical
community. Among various diseases urolithiasis has been a common problem from
various centuries. For the treatment of urolithiasis many synthetic drugs are available
in the market but because of their side effects herbal remedies are widely accepted.
Our present study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential to treat urolithiasis
(kidney stones) where cystone was used as a standard drug. The present study
revealed that the leaves of Ricinus communis possess mild antiurolithiatic activity
which might be due to the presence of various phytochemical constituents such as
flavonoids, alkaloids, triterpenes etc.