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Original Article

1. Anti-Leishmania Activity of Osthole

   Elaheh Kordzadeh Kermani, Seyed Ebrahim Sajjadi, Seyed Hossein Hejazi, Reza Arjmand, Sedigheh Saberi, Abbas Ali Eskandarian

   pp. S1-S4 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178650 · 2016

   Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is occasionally highly resistant to pentavalent antimonials, the gold standard in pharmacotherapy of CL. Since there is no effective vaccine, the discovery of natural antileishma…

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2. Chromatographic Profiling of Ellagic Acid in Woodfordia fruticosa Flowers and their Gastroprotective Potential in Ethanol-induced Ulcers in Rats

   Yousuf Hussain Syed, Mohib Khan

   pp. S5-S11 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178649 · 2016

   Woodfordia fruticosa, a plant of Indian origin, is extensively used in folk medicine for the treatment of various ailments. The aim of the present study was to standardize the flowers of W. fruticosa, Kurz (Lythraceae), …

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3. Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Malaria in the Plateau Region, Togo

   Kodjovi Agbodeka, Holaly E. Gbekley, Simplice D. Karou, Kokou Anani, Amegnona Agbonon, Tchadjobo Tchacondo, Komlan Batawila, Jacques Simpore, Messanvi Gbeassor

   pp. S12-S18 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178646 · 2016

   In Togo, malaria constitutes a major public health problem but, until now, the population still mostly relies on herbal medicine for healing. This study aimed to document medicinal plants used for malaria therapy in the …

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4. A Clinico-analytical Study on Seed of Wrightia antidysenterica Linn. as a Therapeutic Emetic Agent (Vamaka Yoga) in the Management of Psoriasis

   Nirupam Bhattacharyya, Muralidhar P. Pujar, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, M. Ashvini Kumar, B. A. Lohith, K. N. Sunil Kumar

   pp. S19-S25 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178641 · 2016

   Wrightia antidysenterica Linn. (WA) is male variety Kutaja stated to be potent therapeutic emetic agent in skin disorders. Expulsion of doshas through oral route is termed as Vamana Karma (VK) (therapeutic emesis). Howev…

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5. Acute Sodium Arsenite-Induced Hematological and Biochemical Changes in Wistar Rats: Protective Effects of Ethanol Extract of Ageratum conyzoides

   Olufunke Eunice Ola-Davies, Akinleye Stephen Akinrinde

   pp. S26-S30 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178645 · 2016

   Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) is an annual herbaceous plant used in folklore medicine for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. To investigate the protective effect of the ethanol leaf extract of A. conyzoides…

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6. Ilex paraguariensis Promotes Orofacial Pain Relief After Formalin Injection: Involvement of Noradrenergic Pathway

   Eudislaine Fonseca de Carvalho, Simone Kobe de Oliveira, Viviane Koepp Nardi, Tathiana Carla Gelinski, Marcelo Carlos Bortoluzzi, Marcelo Maraschin, Geisson Marcos Nardi

   pp. S31-S37 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178643 · 2016

   Drinking mate or chimarrão, a hot infusion of Ilex paraguariensis (ILEX) leaves, is a common habit in Southern South America that has a social and almost ritualistic role. It has been used as a stimulant beverage in Sout…

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7. The Potent Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B from the Fruits of Melaleuca leucadendron

   Azis Saifudin, Subehan Ab Lallo, Yasuhiro Tezuka

   pp. S38-S41 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178644 · 2016

   Melaleuca leucadendron (Myrtaceae) is a kind of fruit used as Indonesian medicinal component and recorded in Jamu (tonic made of medical herbs) prescription records for the diabetes treatment. Its methanol extract exhibi…

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8. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Berry Fruits in Mice Model of Inflammation is Based on Oxidative Stress Modulation

   Geisson Marcos Nardi, Adriana Graziele Farias Januario, Cassio Geremia Freire, Fernanda Megiolaro, Kétlin Schneider, Marlene Raimunda Andreola Perazzoli, Scheley Raap Do Nascimento, Ana Cristina Gon, Luísa Nathália Bolda Mariano, Glauber Wagner, Rivaldo Niero, Claudriana Locatelli

   pp. S42-S49 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178642 · 2016

   Many fruits have been used as nutraceuticals because the presence of bioactive molecules that play biological activities. The present study was designed to compare the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of methano…

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9. Kolaviron, Biflavonoid Complex from the Seed of Garcinia kola Attenuated Angiotensin II- and Lypopolysaccharide-induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Nitric Oxide Production

   Ademola Adetokunbo Oyagbemi, Temidayo Olutayo Omobowale, Adeolu Alex Adedapo, Momoh Audu Yakubu

   pp. S50-S55 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178647 · 2016

   Kolaviron (KV), a biflavonoid extract from Garcinia kola seeds has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, hepato-protective, cardio-protective, nephro-protective and other arrays of chemopreventive cap…

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10. Extracts from Flammulina velutipes Inhibit the Adhesion of Pathogenic Fungi to Epithelial Cells

    Svetlana Kashina, Lérida Liss Flores Villavicencio, Marco Balleza, Gloria Barbosa Sabanero, Víctor Tsutsumi, Myrna Sabanero López

    pp. S56-S60 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178648 · 2016

    Recently, extracts from natural sources have been tested for their antifungal properties. In this aspect, Flammulina velutipes extracts possess a significant amount of branch-chained carbohydrates with mannose moieties t…

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11. Ulcer Protective Activity of Jatropha gossypiifolia Linn. in Wistar Rats

    Arumugam Ramamoorthy Vijayakumar, Epison Prabu Daniel, Raju Ilavarasan, S. Venkataraman, S. Vijayakumar

    pp. S61-S66 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.178640 · 2016

    Several synthetic drugs are useful in the treatment of peptic ulcer, but almost of these drugs are used in prolonging time, it may cause several adverse reactions. However, the herbal medicines are more potent to the tre…

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