title: Effect of Sonachandi Chyawanprash and Chyawanprash Plus--two herbal formulations on immunomodulation.
abstract: The immunomodulatory effects of Sonachandi Chyawanprash and Chyawanprash Plus--two herbal formulations have been evaluated. Both the drugs increased the macrophage activity and their number indicating enhancement of non-specific immune response and reduction of chances of infection. Besides that both Sonachandi Chyawanprash and Chyawanprash Plus efficiently protected Cyclosporine A induced immunosuppression suggesting the immunoprotective role of the aforesaid herbal formulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India. surtapas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tapas Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.forename: Srikanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Rajib
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Tapas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pramanik
authors.forename: Pratip Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: Susanta Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D051379:Mice; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts