Pharmacognosy Communications
Volume 2, Issue 3
· pp. 1–74 · 14 articles
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 3
- Published
- Pages
- 1–74
- Articles
- 14
- Sections
- 4
- ISSN
- Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
- Journal
- PC
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Bombax ceiba Linn.: Pharmacognosy, Ethnobotany and Phyto-pharmacology
Pankaj H. Chaudhary, Somshekhar S. Khadabadi
pp. 2–9 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.2 · Published
Plants have been an important source of medicines since the beginning of cultivation. There is a growing demand for plant-based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics etc. Bombax ceiba L…
Research Article
- Article
Effect of Basella rubra L. leaf extract on haematological parameters and amylase activity
Deep Shikha Sonkar, Rajiv Gupta, Shubhini A. Saraf
pp. 10–13 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.3 · Published
Introduction:Basella rubra is a plant species commonly known as Poi (family Basellacea) found in almost every part of India, except hills. Poi possesses several folkloric uses, having beneficial effects in haemorrhagic d…
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Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interaction of Curcumin with Glimepiride in Normal and Diabetic Rats
Thatipamula Sandya Rani, Samala Sujatha, Ciddi Veeresham
pp. 14–21 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.4 · Published
Introduction: Herbal antidiabetic preparations are often used as an add-on therapy in diabetes and such herbal preparations often contain curcumin. Hence, in the present investigation the effects of curcumin on the pharm…
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Prevention of Liver Injury by Moringa oleifera aqueous leaf extract in rats treated with isoniazid and rifampicin
Bello Balaraba, Wudil A. Muhammad
pp. 22–25 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.5 · Published
Background:Moringa oleifera has been reported to have a lot of therapeutic potential such as antidiabetic, hypocholesterolemic and hypotensive. Objective:This work was undertaken to study the effects of pretreatment and …
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Chemical investigation of Pseudarthria viscida root by GC-MS analysis
Suriyavathana Muthukrishnan, Rajan Thinakaran
pp. 26–29 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.6 · Published
This study was carried out to analyze the active constituents from Pseudarthria viscida roots using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The chemical composition of the methanolic extract of Pseudarthria viscida was inv…
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Immunomodulatory and anti-oxidant potential of Alpinia galanga Linn. rhizomes
Alok Pal Jain, Rajesh Singh Pawara, Santram Lodhi, Abhay K. Singhai
pp. 30–37 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.7 · Published
Introduction:The plant Alpinia galanga Linn.(Zingiberaceae) is widely distributed in India. It is a perennial, aromatic and rhizomatous herb which is traditionally used as a carminative, stomachic, disinfectant, aphrodis…
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Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of aqueous extract of Ficus racemosa seeds
Kaniz Fatima Urmi, Afroza Haque, Kaiser Hamid, M Obayed Ullah, Md. Amran Howlader, Md. Afjal Hossain
pp. 38–41 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.8 · Published
Introduction:The incidence of diabetes mellitus is on rise all over the world. Moreover the synthetic drugs are likely to give serious side effects. That is why the expert committee on diabetes at WHO recommends the scre…
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Aerial parts of Enicostemma littorale Blume serve as antipyretic and antacid: in vivo and in vitro evaluations
Machhindra C. Garad, Manoj A. Upadhya, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, Prakash R. Itankar
pp. 42–45 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.9 · Published
Introduction:Enicostemma littorale Blume (Gentianaceae) is traditionally used as medicine for the treatment of diabetes, fever, rheumatism, stomachache, dyspepsia, hernia, itching, insect poisoning and malaria. In the pr…
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Study of the composition of the goutweed flowers essential oil, its renal effects and influence on uric acid exchange
O.O. Koyro, O.V. Tovchiga, S. I. Stepanova, S. Yu. Shtrygol
pp. 46–49 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.10 · Published
The composition of the goutweed flower essential oil from Kharkiv region (Ukraine) was studied using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sesquiterpenes have been found to be the main group of the essential oil. The pri…
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Antimicrobial activity of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon salignus methanolic extracts
I.E. Cock
pp. 50–57 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.11 · Published
Introduction:Australian Callistemon species had a role as traditional bush medicine for Australian Aborigines, including use as an antiseptic agent. Despite this ethnobotanical usage, the antimicrobial properties of Call…
Research Letter
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Evaluation of Anxiolytic Activity of Stellaria media Linn. Extracts in Mice
Disha Arora, Anupam Sharma
pp. 58–61 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.12 · Published
Background:Stellaria media Linn. (Caryophyllaceae) has been traditionally used for a variety of ailments such as inflammation, blood diseases, eczema and nerve diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the anx…
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Bacteriostatic activity of crude lectins
Namrata Kadwadkar, Savita Kulkarni
pp. 62–66 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.13 · Published
Lectins are simply defined as glycoproteins which specifically bind to carbohydrates. Lectins were isolated from Canavalia ensiformis, Phaseolus vulgaris and Ricinus communis using the standard protein precipitation meth…
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Antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extracts of leaves, stems and fruits of Solanum nigrum
Mohammad Nur Alam, Suvashish Roy, Sharif Mohammad Anisuzzaman, Mohammed Rafiquzzaman
pp. 67–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.14 · Published
Background: Solanum nigrum Linn. (Solanaceae) has been extensively used in traditional medicine in Bangladesh and other parts of the world to cure liver disorders, chronic skin ailments (psoriasis and ringworm), inflamma…
The Janus Corner
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The Preventative Effect of Saffron Against Liver Cancer
I.E. Cock
pp. 73–74 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.16 · Published
A recent study in the journal Hepatology[1] has demonstrated the chemopreventative effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) in decreasing hepatocellular cancer (HCC) induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN) in laboratory rats. This…