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Pharmacognosy Communications

Volume 2, Issue 1

· pp. 1–93 · 16 articles

Volume
2
Issue
1
Published
Pages
1–93
Articles
16
Sections
7
ISSN
Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
Journal
PC
CommentaryReview ArticleResearch ArticleDepartment ProfileMedicinal Plant ImagesThe Janus CornerWorld Wide Web

In this issue

Commentary

  1. Article

    Phytochemical investigations of species of semi-arid Australian plants: A neglected area of research.1*c

    Philip G. Kerr

    pp. 3–4 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.2 · Published

    Approximately 80% of mainland Australia is considered to be arid or semi-arid.[1] Most of the desert flora remains unexplored. There is a wealth of anecdote from first nation Australians, with a number of books detailing…

Review Article

  1. Review

    Medicinal Plant Informatics- An Insight

    Lakshmi P.T.V.

    pp. 5–11 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.3 · Published

    The renaissance on traditional usage of medicinal plants as drugs for various human ailments has increased interest in the search for information on plant medicinal systems. A demand by the pharma-industry on the sources…

Research Article

  1. Article

    Therapeutic Effect and Possible Herb Drug Interactions of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberaceae) Crude Extract with Glibenclamide and Insulin

    Ihsan L. Al-Omari, Fatma U. Afifi, Abdulazim S. Salhab

    pp. 12–20 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.4 · Published

    Background:Zingiber officinale aqueous extracts have traditionally been used by diabetic patients in Jordan. Objective:The present study aims to evaluate the hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of ginger crude ext…

  2. Article

    Toxicity, phytochemical content and antioxidant activity assessment studies for a standardized ethanolic fraction of palm oil leaf extract

    Zaid O. Ibraheem, Munavvar A. Sattar, Nor A. Abdullah, Rathore Hassaan, Edward J. Johns

    pp. 21–30 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.5 · Published

    Palm oil is one of the main contributors to vegetable oil industry. Its fronds are always discarded as waste products. Nowadays, there are some studies focused the light on the biomedical importance of palm oil leaf extr…

  3. Article

    Detection and Quantitation of ß-sitosterol in Clerodendrum infortunatum and Alternanthera sessilis by HPTLC

    Rajiv Gupta, H. K. Singh

    pp. 31–36 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.6 · Published

    Introduction:High Performance Thin Layer chromatography is an important tool used qualitatively as well as quantitatively for the purity and identity determinations of crude drugs and one of the major recent advances in …

  4. Article

    Formulation and evaluation of oil entrapped floating beads of Piperine for peptic ulcers

    B. Bindu Madhavi, R. Ramalingam, A. Ravinder Nath, David Banji

    pp. 37–41 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.7 · Published

    Background: Peptic ulcers remain a challenge for identifying more effective and safer anti-ulcer therapies. Over the last few decades herbs have become the major source for the treatment of various diseases. The common s…

  5. Article

    Radioprotection Imparted by Four Spices in a Bacterial System

    Mita Ghosh, Arun Kumar Pal

    pp. 42–46 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.8 · Published

    Introduction:A wide variety of substances derived from herbs and spices have been shown to possess potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities. The study of the modulation of gen…

  6. Article

    Colloidal Silver (CS) as an Antiseptic: Two opposing viewpoints

    I.E. Cock, Shimony Mohanty, Alan White, Michael Whitehouse

    pp. 47–56 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.9 · Published

    Introduction:Despite its long history as an antiseptic, the image of CS has been badly ‘tarnished’ by opportunistic promoters, lack of quality controls (QC), deliberate misinformation and reprehensible scare tactics. Thi…

  7. Article

    A Comparative Study on the Anti-Diabetic Potential of Aloe vera Gel and Fenugreek Seeds on Experimentally induced Diabetic Rats

    M Vanitha, T Karpagam, B Varalakshmi, R. Suja Pandian

    pp. 57–61 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.10 · Published

    In the present study, the anti-diabetic property of an ethanolic extract of Aloe vera leaf gel and fine crude powder of Fenugreek seeds were compared. Oral administration of Aloe vera gel extract at a concentration of 30…

  8. Article

    Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Cardiospermum halicacabum based on Geographical Variation Using RAPD Markers

    Annamalai A, Christina V.L, Lakshmi P.T.V.

    pp. 62–65 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.11 · Published

    Background:Genetic diversity at the intra species level arises from differences in climatic conditions, geographical distribution and environmental stress. Thus the study of genetic diversity assists in determining the p…

  9. Article

    Antimicrobial Activity of Acacia aulacocarpa and Acacia complanta Methanolic Extracts

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 66–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.12 · Published

    Introduction:Australian Acacia species also had a role as traditional bush medicines for Australian Aborigines, including uses as antiseptic agents. Methods: The antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of Acacia au…

  10. Article

    The Potential of Bunya Nut Extracts as Antibacterial Functional Food Agents

    I.E. Cock, J. Vesoul

    pp. 72–79 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.13 · Published

    Introduction:A.bidwillii is an endemic Australian plant traditionally used by Australian Aborigines as a food. Its nuts are known to keep well, raising the possibility that they may contain antimicrobial compounds and th…

Department Profile

  1. Article

    School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Australia

    M.J. Cheesman

    pp. 80–82 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.14 · Published

    The School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS)1 at The University of Queensland (UQ) is an acknowledged leader in biomedical sciences in Australia. UQ is typically ranked around 30 globally in the top 100 for Life Sciences acc…

Medicinal Plant Images

  1. Article

    Zingiber officinale and Acacia baileyana

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 83 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.15 · Published

    Zingiber officinale (ginger): Ginger is a medicinal and food plant that has been widely used in a variety of ethnomedicinal systems, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayuverda, for thousands of years. Ging…

The Janus Corner

  1. Article

    Looking Back Looking Forward

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 84–86 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.16 · Published

    This occasional section within the Journal surveys visions and achievements, often not on the main track of the developing biomedical sciences, but all relating to discoveries and developments of medicinals – both ancien…

World Wide Web

  1. Article

    Journal of Contradicting Results in Science

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 87–88 · DOI: DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.17 · Published

    There is currently a bias to publish only results that are perceived as ‘successful’; i.e. results that are positive (showing a significant finding) and/or that fit within the current model for a given research field. Re…