Volume 1, Issue 2

P.S Jain, A.A. Todarwal, S.B. Bari, S.J. Surana

pp. 2–7 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.2 · 2011

The present study was carried out to isolate the phytoconstituents and evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the petroleum ether and methanol extract of Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae) leaves using paw edema model. …

J. Vesoul, I. E. Cock

pp. 8–17 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.1 · 2011

Introduction:Pittosporum phylliraeoides is an endemic Australian plant historically used as a medicinal agent by indigenous Australians. P. phylliraeoides solvent extracts were tested for antibacterial and antifungal act…

Sandip Patel, Sandeep Patel, Veena Patel

pp. 18–22 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.4 · 2011

Background:Heart wood of Madhuca longifolia J.F. Macbr. (Sapotaceae) is used in traditional medicine of India to treat seizure. Objectives: The heart wood extract of Madhuca longifolia was investigated for anticonvulsant…

T. C. Fleischer, J.A. Sarkodie, G. Komlaga, G. Kuffour, R. A. Dickson, M. L. K. Mensah

pp. 23–29 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.5 · 2011

Introduction: This work was conducted in order to investigate the hypoglycaemic and antioxidant activity of the stem bark of Morinda lucida Benth (Rubiaceae), which has traditionally been used in Ghana for the management…

Hafsa Ahmad, Vasundhara Saxena, Anurag Mishra, Rajiv Gupta, Shubhini A Saraf

pp. 30–36 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.6 · 2011

Introduction:Michelia champaca (Magnoliaceae), commonly known as Svarna champa is a glorious ancient Indian medicinal plant, rich in flavonoids and possessing several folkloric uses, traditionally claimed of having CNS e…

Fred-Jaiyesimi AA, Anthony O

pp. 37–40 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.7 · 2011

Background and objectives:The use of plants and their extracts in vector control for malaria has received recent attention. Paullinia pinnata leaf is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of fever and was investiga…

Kalyan K. Sethi, Saurabh M. Verma, P. Mahesh Kumar, Rahul Mishra, Claudiu T. Supuran

pp. 41–46 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.8 · 2011

Carbonic anhydrases (EC 4.2.1.1) are ubiquitous metalloenzymes present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes that are encoded by five evolutionarily unrelated gene families are involved in numerous physiological and pathological…

Dinesh Kumar, Sonia Kohli, Sunil Kumar, Jyoti Gupta, Pranay Jain, Ram Kumar Pundir

pp. 47–49 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.9 · 2011

Introduction:Albizia odoratissima Benth., [Family: Mimosaceae] is commonly known as Black Siris. In traditional Indian Medicine, bark of A. odoratissima is used in the treatment of leprosy, ulcers and cough. The objectiv…

I. E. Cock

pp. 50–52 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.10 · 2011

The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) (http://www.eolss.net/) is an integrated multidisciplinary online encyclopedia that is written and edited by leading researchers in their fields. EOLSS is a joint project …

I. E. Cock

pp. 53 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.11 · 2011

Aloe ferox: Aloe is a genus of approximately 400 succulent plants, many of which are native to Africa. Several Aloe species have well known medicinal properties which include accelerated wound healing, as well as antimic…

Michał Tomczyk

pp. 54–56 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.12 · 2011

Welcome at the Medical University of Białystok in Poland. The main seat of the Medical University of Białystok was (and is still) located in the 18th century Branicki Palace (Figure 1), the most magnificent and precious …

I. E. Cock

pp. 64 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2011.2.14 · 2011

Prof. Norman R. Farnsworth, a renowned medicinal plant researcher and a giant in the field of pharmacognosy, died September 12, 2011 in Chicago. Dr Farnsworth graduated with a degree in pharmacy from Massachusetts Colleg…