DR.R.MEHER ALI, M.D.PROFESSOR OF
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE
CHENNAI.
IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS & THEIR PRODUCTS
• Plants – Major source of drugs
Eg :
Digoxin
Vincristine
Vinblastine
Atropine
DRUG DISCOVERY IDENTIFICATION OF NEW DRUGS
RATIONAL DRUG DESIGN
CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF KNOWN COMPOUND
BIO TECHNOLOGY
RANDOM SCREENING
ENVIRONMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY
ROLE OF NONI IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PHARMACOLOGY - HIGH SCOPE FOR
FUTURE RESEARCH
ROLE OF NONI IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
NONI PLANT ORGAN
COMPOUNDS EFFECTS
Fruit and Fruit Juice Alkaloids
(Xeronine)
Enhances enzyme activity & protein
structure
Foliage & Cell suspensions
1.Anthroquinone
(Damnacanthal)
2.Glycosides
Antiseptic & Antibacterial in GI
Anticancer Effect&
Anti oxidant Effect
Roots 1.Anthroquinones
2. Morindin &
Morindone
Anticancer Effect
Antibacterial Effect
METHODS TO PROVE THE CLAIM • PROPER STANDARDIZATION
UV SPECTROSCOPY
FLUORIMETRY
NMR
IR
MASS SPECTROMETRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY – HPLC, LCMS & GCMS
FUTURE PLANS
• CONTAINS > 150 CONSTITUTIENTS
• YET TO PROVED EXPERIMENTALLY AND CLINICALLY
• PROPER STANDARDIZATION