Hypovitamanosis D and non cardiac chest pain

Background: Recurrent atypical chest pain not due to cardiac illness is a very common condition in medical outpatient departments. Authors found that people consulting for atypical chest pain often have significant Vitamin D deficiency and correction of Vitamin D deficiency relieved patient symptoms. Hence authors carried out this study.Methods: Persons aged below 50 years were taken up for study. Those attending medical clinics with complaints of chest pain occurring more than two times were taken up for study. Cardiac illness was excluded by clinical examination and investigations. Those found to have low Vitamin D were taken up for study. 60,000 international units Vitamin D was administered orally weekly for 8 weeks. They were followed up twice weekly for three months and once monthly for three months.Results: Results were analyzed and charted. 120 subjects were taken up for study and duration of study was three years. Average age of the study group was 37.50 years and the average Vitamin D level was 15.75 nanogram/ml (ngm/ml). Duration of chest pain ranged from one week to one year. Most of the patients had migratory chest pain.Conclusions: As Vitamin D deficiency is a treatable medical condition it may be prudent to check Vitamin D levels in the patients presenting with recurrent atypical pain in the chest. It reduces the burden on the health care system and relieves the suffering of the patient. It may not be futile to check Vitamin D levels even in the patients with coronary artery disease who are suffering from atypical chest pain.

A study on nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms on growth and Physiology of Plumbago Zeylanica.L.

Organisms that are commonly used as biofertilizers component are nitrogen fixers (N-fixer), potassium solubilizer (K-solubilizer) and phosphorus solubilizer (P- solubilizer), or with the combination of molds or fungi. Most of the bacteria included in biofertilizer have close relationship with plant roots. In this work we have selected plumbago zeylanica.L plant to study the effect of Azotobacter on the growth of roots, stem, and leaves. Also biochemical characterization was done to identify the effect of Azotobacter in Plumbago. The maximum shoot length was recorded in T4 plants (43.51) on 90th days of plant growth after transplanting the plants. There was a significant increase at 5 % level in the root length from 30th days to 90th days in all the treatments. The maximum number of leaves were found in T4 treatment followed by T3 and T2. Minimum numbers of leaves were found in T1 (1083). On 60th day and 90th day also the total chlorophyll content was maximum in T4 treated plants followed by T3, T2 plants. The amount of reducing sugars (μg/g) in shoots of T4, T3 and T2 plants on 30th, 60th and 90th days were significantly high when compared to T1 plants. The content of protein in roots of T2, T3 and T4 plants on 30th, 60th and 90th days were significantly high when compared to protein content of T1 plants.

Phenology and reproductive biology of rhynchosia beddomei baker, an endemic medicinal plant of Tirumala Hills.

Flowering phenology and reproductive biology of Rhynchosia beddomei, an endemic medicinal plant of Tirumala hills was studied in the natural habitat in the year 2010-11. Flowering was initiated in December 1st week and continued up to end of March. Peak flowering was observed in 4th week of December and another small peak was also observed in February 2nd week. The flowers are yellow in colour and are arranged in axillary or terminal recemes. Maximum pollen germination was observed in 12.5% sucrose solution + BBM at the time of anthesis (between12 noon to 12. 30PM) and in 37.5% concentration at 3.00PM. Maximum pollen viability was observed at 11.30 AM in TTC and FCR tests. Pollen tube growth was maximum in 12.5% sucrose with BBM at 11.30 AM. Pollen were lipid rich and starch poor. Predominance of outcrossing was observed and was brought about by insects, particularly bees.

Pharmacognostical studies of Portulaca oleracea Linn / Estudos farmacognósticos de Portulaca oleracea Linn

Portulaca oleracea Linn, belongs to family Portulaceae and is a widely distributed weed. It has been used as a folk medicine in many countries as diuretics, febrifuge, antiseptic, antispasmodic and vermifuge. This paper deals with the microscopic study of leaf; stem and root of Portulaca oleracea, along with the physico-chemical and preliminary phytochemical analyses that were also studied.

Portulaca oleracea Linn, pertence à família Portulaceae e é uma erva daninha amplamente distribuída. Ela tem sido utilizada como remédio popular em muitos países como diurético, febrífugo, anti-séptico, antiespasmódico e vermífugo. Este artigo aborda o estudo microscópico da folha, caule e raiz de Portulaca oleracea, juntamente com as análises físico-química e fitoquímica preliminar que foram também estudadas.