Pharmacognosy Research
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Pharmacognosy Research
Volume 2, Issue 6
· pp. 325–394 · 13 articles
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 6
- Published
- Pages
- 325–394
- Articles
- 13
- Sections
- 3
- ISSN
- 0974-8490
- Journal
- PR
In this issue
Original Article
Mahmoud I. Nassar, El-Sayed A. Aboutabl, Rania F. Ahmed, Ezzel-Din A. El-Khrisy, Khaled M. Ibrahim, Amany A. Sleem
pp. 325-329 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75449 · 2011
Myrtus species are characterized by the presence of phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, volatile oils and fatty acids. They are remedies for variety of ailments. This study therefore investigated medicinal effects of My…
D. Jaya Prakash, S. ArulKumar, M. Sabesan
pp. 330-334 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75450 · 2011
Hypericum perforatum extract (HPE), is known for its antidepressant effect. In the present study we investigated the effect of H. perforatum gold nanoparticles (NanohypericumHPGNPs) protective role against restraint stre…
Sameera R. Samarakoon, Ira Thabrew, Prasanna B. Galhena, Dilip De Silva, Kamani H. Tennekoon
pp. 335-342 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75451 · 2011
A decoction (hot-water extract) comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) has been reported to prevent chemically-induced hepatocarcinogenic changes in rats and to exert…
Sharada L. Deore, Somshekhar S. Khadabadi
pp. 343-349 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75452 · 2011
The present communication deals with the identification and characterization of bioactive principles from the roots of Chlorophytum borivilianum. Methanolic extract and its fractions were used to isolate different phytoc…
R. D. Sharma, A. R. Veerpathran, G. Dakshinamoorthy, K. N. Sahare, K. Goswami, M. V. R. Reddy
pp. 350-354 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75453 · 2011
Tropical disease research scheme of World Health Organization has duly recognized traditional medicine as alternative for antifilarial drug development. Polyphenolic compounds present in traditionally used herbal medicin…
Sanjib Bhattacharya, Pallab K. Haldar
pp. 355-358 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75454 · 2011
Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae), called pointed gourd in English is a dioecious climber grown in India and used traditionally for various medicinal purposes. Present study was aimed to evaluate in vitro cytoto…
S. H. Shukla, A. K. Saluja, S. S. Pandya
pp. 359-363 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75455 · 2011
In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of roots of Gmelina arborea Linn. were investigated. Methanolic extract of G. arborea Linn. (MEGA) and its ethyl acetate fraction (EAFME) were used for evaluating the ph…
Manjit Singh, Vijender Kumar, Ishpinder Singh, Vinod Gauttam, Ajudhia Nath Kalia
pp. 364-367 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75456 · 2011
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract of Mirabilis jalapa Linn. (MJL) (Nyctaginaceae) leaves for scientific validation of the folklore claim of the plant. Th…
H. V. Annegowda, L. N. Anwar, M. N. Mordi, S. Ramanathan, S. M. Mansor
pp. 368-373 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75457 · 2011
This study was designed to evaluate the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of ethanolic extracts from T. catappa leaves obtained by different intervals of sonication. Three commonly used methods were followed to e…
Abhishek Bhanot, Richa Shri
pp. 374-384 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75460 · 2011
Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) is a major microvascular complication of uncontrolled diabetes. This may result from increased oxidative stress that accompanies diabetes. Hence plants with antioxidant action play an important r…
Short Communication
A.B.D. Selvam
pp. 385-387 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75461 · 2011
About 7,200 medicinal plants are known to occur in India, of which, the leaves of a few hundred plants have medicinal properties. Identification of leaf drugs using venation is considered as one of the most reliable and …
Jaydip Ghodasara, Anil Pawar, Chinmay Deshmukh, Bhanudas Kuchekar
pp. 388-392 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75462 · 2011
Renal epithelial cell injury by reactive oxygen species is pre-requisite step in the pathogenesis of urolithiasis. Rutin and curcumin are polyphenolic compounds known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities,…
Letter to the Editor
- Article
Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari
pp. 393-394 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75463 · 2011