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Pharmacognosy Communications

Volume 2, Issue 4

· pp. 1–91 · 10 articles

Volume
2
Issue
4
Published
Pages
1–91
Articles
10
Sections
2
ISSN
Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
Journal
PC
Research ArticleThe Janus Corner

In this issue

Research Article

  1. Article

    Antioxidant and Anti-Infl ammatory Activities of Ginger Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts

    Sellal A, Belattar R, Senator A

    pp. 3–10 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.2 · Published

    In the present study, the activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from ginger rhizome were evaluated in vivo using acetic acid induced vascular permeability and xylene induced ear edema by topical application in mic…

  2. Article

    Effect of Some Chemical and Biological Fertilizers on Productivity of Medicinal Flax ( Linum usitatissimum ) Plant

    Mahmoud Khourang, Talaei Ghasem Hossein, Rezaei Mehdi, Parisa Brumand

    pp. 11–15 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.3 · Published

    A fi eld experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Trbiat Modares University, during spring season of 2009-2010, to study the effect of some chemical and biological fertilizers conta…

  3. Article

    Studies of Morpho-Physiological and Phenological Aspects for a Collection of Algerian Durum Wheat ( Triticum durum Desf. )

    Belattar R, Boudour L, Sellal A

    pp. 16–22 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.4 · Published

    A collection of 215 genotypes belonging to two varieties of Algeria durum wheat ( Triticum durum) were examined in this study. The fi eld work was done at the experimental farm Technical Institute for Field Crops (TIFC/I…

  4. Article

    Biological Control of Leaf Spot Disease by a Few South Indian Medicinal Ferns

    John De Britto A.

    pp. 23–28 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.5 · Published

    Background: Leaf spot is a common disease in agriculture which results in severe yield loss. This harmful disease is caused by a phyto-pathogenic bacteria namely Xanthomonas campestris which is a multi-antibiotic resista…

  5. Article

    Infl uence of Drinking Water Supplementation With Licorice Extract on Certain Blood Traits of Broiler Chickens During Heat Stress

    Hazim. J. Al – Daraji

    pp. 29–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.6 · Published

    Background:This study was conducted to examine the physiological mechanisms involved in alleviating the detrimental effects of heat stress on broiler chickens by supplementing drinking water with licorice extract (LE).Me…

  6. Article

    Organic Cultivation and Use of Medicinal Plants in Latin America

    Isabel Maria Madaleno

    pp. 34–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.7 · Published

    The struggle to maintain good health is twice as diffi cult among the less wealthy, underemployed and unemployed citizens. This contribution examines the organic cultivation of medicinal species in front and backyards an…

  7. Article

    Comparative GC Analysis of Seed Essential Oils from Tunisian and German Caraway ( Carum carvi L.) Ecotypes

    Bochra Laribi, Karima Kouki, Taoufik Bettaieb, Abdelaziz Mougou, Brahim Marzouk

    pp. 52–57 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.8 · Published

    Background:Caraway ( Carum carvi L.) seeds have been used numerously throughout history as a condiment and for its medicinal properties. Objective: The present study aims to compare the Tunisian and German caraway ecotyp…

  8. Article

    Plant Components Exhibit Pharmacological Activities and Drug Interactions by Acting on Lipid Membranes

    Hironori Tsuchiya, Maki Mizogami

    pp. 58–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.9 · Published

    In light of a novel mode of action on lipid membranes, we studied pharmacological activities of representative medicinal plant components, flavonoids, and verified their possible interactions with membrane-acting drugs. …

  9. Article

    Optimisation Of Solvent Extraction Of Antioxidants (Phenolic Compounds) From Algerian Mint ( Mentha spicata L. )

    Brahmi Fatiha, Madani Khodir, Dahmoune Farid, Rahmani Tiziri, Bousbaa Karima, Sonia Oukmanou, Chibane Mohamed

    pp. 72–86 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.10 · Published

    Introduction:The mints are herbs rich in phenolic compounds that appear to be capable of preventing many diseases. This study allowed for quantifation of the levels of total phenolics and flavonoids from Mentha spicata L…

The Janus Corner

  1. Article

    Medicinal Plants in Australia, Volume 3 – Plants, Potions and Poisons

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 89–91 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.12 · Published

    Traditional medicines have remained popular in many parts of the world and have in fact recently been regaining ground on allopathic medicine as they are perceived as being ‘natural’. Many volumes have been written on pl…