Volume 16, Issue 1

2025 · pp. 5–123 · 11 articles

Volume: 16
Issue: 1
Published: 2025
Pages: 5–123
Articles: 11
Sections: 3
ISSN: Print - 0976-500X, Online - 0976-5018
Journal: JPP

Review Article Original Research Article Case Report

In this issue

Review Article

Review
Unveiling the Ecological and Pharmacological Perspectives of Lithophytic Life Form
Amandeep Kaur Gill, Anupam Jamwal, Vikrant Arya, Ranjeet Kaur Parmar
pp. 5–24 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241283127 · Published 2025
Environmental extremes such as high temperature, cold, alkalinity, drought, and rocky substrate modulate plant growth and promulgate adaptive characteristics in plants. The same plants can be found inhabited in different…
Review
Reclaiming Calcicoles: New Insights into Lime Lovers
Ranjeet Kaur Parmar, Vikrant Arya, Amandeep Kaur Gill, Vinay Thakur
pp. 25–37 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241283120 · Published 2025
Calcicoles are never new to the evolutionary life forms in the ecological world. The ramifications of environmental extremes always facilitate the emergence of the functional and structural integrity of plants and calcic…

Original Research Article

Article
the ML-powered Internet of Medical Things (MLIoMT) Structure for Heart Disease Prediction
Altaf O. Mulani, Mohini P. Sardey, Kishor Kinage, Shweta Sadanand Salunkhe, Tanuja Fegade, Poonam Girish Fegade
pp. 38–45 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241281490 · Published 2025
Background: ML-powered Internet of Medical Things (MLIoMT) is a burgeoning framework poised to transform healthcare, particularly in the timely identification of heart disease. Objectives: This article proposes an innova…
Article
Interrogating the Antiobesity Efficacy of Flacourtia inermis Roxb. Fruits in High Fat Diet-induced Obese Rats
Bency Baby Thelappilly, R Murali, TNK Suriyaprakash, VV Venkatachalam, S. Vigil Anbiah, Srinivasan N, Suhail PT
pp. 46–57 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241292439 · Published 2025
Background: Flacourtia inermis Roxb. (Salicaceae) is an underutilized edible fruit known for its antioxidant-rich bioactive compounds. This study explores the antiobesity potential of F. inermis ethanolic fruit extract (…
Article
Comparison of Problem-based Learning and Didactic Lecture as a Teaching–Learning Method among Undergraduate Medical Students: An Interventional Study
Leena Anthony, Radha A, Indushree T, Swati Banerjee
pp. 58–63 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241285990 · Published 2025
Background: Didactic Lecture (DL) is a teaching method that has been there for a long time in our educational system, but student involvement is minimal. Problem-based Learning (PBL) differs in that it involves students …
Article
Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity of Abutilon crispum on Normal and Streptozotocin- induced Diabetic Albino Wistar Rats
Kuchi Manjeera, Raja Sundararajan
pp. 64–76 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241287041 · Published 2025
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that affects the majority of individuals in the world. Objectives: The objective of the current study is to estimate the antidiabetic effect of methanol extract of Abutilon cri…
Article
Amelioration of Neuronal Deficits in Aged Rats Via Ganoderma lucidum Extract Alone and Combination with Alpha Lipoic Acid
Harish Kumar, Seema Bansal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Sheenam Sharma, Sumeet Gupta, Sunayna Choudhary
pp. 77–91 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241288673 · Published 2025
Background: Ageing is associated with progressive neuronal deficits, leading to cognitive decline and increased vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, there is no permanent treatment available which can …
Article
Red Rice DE 40 Alleviates High-fat Diet-induced Hyperlipemia by Lowering Lipid Profiles in Rats
Patrick A. Kalona, Uma Sundaresan, Chellappandian Muthiah, Ariharasivakumar Ganesan
pp. 92–101 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241290605 · Published 2025
Background: Hyperlipidaemia is characterised by an abnormal increase in one or more lipids in plasma, and is a major contributor to obesity, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke if they are not treat…
Article
Changing Pattern of Substance Abuse in Patients Attending a Regional Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center at Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Yasir A. Ibrahim, Shalam Mohamed Hussain, Ayesha Farhana Syeda, Ahmed Mohamed Farghly, Muhammed Hassan Nasr, Rana Salem Alsaadi, Khalid Abdullah A. Alharbi
pp. 102–112 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241293858 · Published 2025
Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to record the prevalence and the characteristics of substance abusers from the year 2007 to 2017 and also to find the most prevalent form of substance abuse and associ…
Article
Evaluation of Awareness and Perception Regarding Conflict of Interest in Research Among the Postgraduate Students in a Tertiary Care Center
Snehalata Ghajbhiye, Raakhi Tripathi, Sharmila Jalgoankar, Antara Pohregaonkar, Sumit Ourasang
pp. 113–118 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241293863 · Published 2025
Background and Objectives: Conflict of interest (COI) exists when a set of circumstances creates a risk that a secondary interest will unduly influence professional judgment or actions regarding a primary interest. This …

Case Report

Article
Efficacy of Agnikarma (Cauterization) in the Management of Mashaka (Elevated Mole): A Case Study
Jagrati Gautam, Bhushan Mhaiskar, Sonia Mandal, Pratyendra Pal, Priyal Bansal
pp. 119–123 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241294109 · Published 2025
Introduction: A mole or naevus is a lesion that can exist from birth. While some moles are present at birth, others become apparent later in life. The two main symptoms associated with moles are black spots and potential…