Open AccessIn vitro thrombolytic potential of root extracts of four medicinal plants available in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Fahad Hussain,
A. K. M. Saiful Islam,
Latifa Bulbul,
Mizanur Rahman Moghal,
Mohammad Salim Hossain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ancient science of life/ancient science of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9547
pISSN - 0257-7941
DOI - 10.4103/0257-7941.144620
Subject(s) - streptokinase , azadirachta , medicine , traditional medicine , thrombolysis , saline , pharmacology , anesthesia , myocardial infarction
Thrombus formation inside the blood vessels obstructs blood flow through the circulatory system leading hypertension, stroke to the heart, anoxia, and so on. Thrombolytic drugs are widely used for the management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis patients, but they have certain limitations. Medicinal plants and their components possessing antithrombotic activity have been reported before. However, plants that could be used for thrombolysis has not been reported so far.