Volume 4, Issue 2

Research Article

1. Article

   Phytochemical and pharmacognostic evaluation of leaves of Pongamia pinnata L. (Fabaceae)

   Disha Menpara, Sumitra Chanda

   pp. 3–7 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.2 · Published

   Objective: The objective of this study was to carry out phytochemical and pharmacognostic evaluation of leaves of Pongamia pinnata L. (Fabacea).Method: The present study provides pharmacognostic, physicochemical and phyt…

2. Article

   Determination of Cucurbitacin B in Trichosanthes dioica Roxb by HPTLC

   Joy Ashish Solomon, Aditya Ganeshpurkar, Nilesh Shrivastava, Divya Bansal, Nazneen Dubey

   pp. 8–12 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.3 · Published

   Background:Trichosanthes dioica Roxb, (Cucurbitaceae), is a perennial herb distributed in Asian subcontinent. The pointed gourd is mainly cultivated as a vegetable. The Charaka Samhita prescribes its use in treating jaun…

3. Article

   Comparative Hypoglycemic Property of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Viscum album (Mistletoe) and Their Effects on Body and Organ Weights of Diabetic Rats (Rattus norvegicus).

   Chikezie P.C, Iheanacho K.M.E

   pp. 13–19 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.4 · Published

   Plants are veritable sources of bioactive principles with profound therapeutic and medicinal value. The present study sought to determine, on comparative basis, the capacities of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Vi…

4. Article

   Activities of Three Erythrocyte Enzymes of Hyperglycemic Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Treated with Allium sativa Extract.

   Chikezie P.C, Uwakwe A.A

   pp. 20–28 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.5 · Published

   Background/Objective:The present study sought to investigate erythrocyte glutathione S-transferases (GST), NADH-Methaemoglobin reductase (NADH-MR) and Na+/K+-ATPase activities of hypoglycemic rats treated with ethanol/wa…

5. Article

   Cold Extraction of Carissa congesta Wight monitored by a comparative revision of HPLC and HPTLC

   Gaurav M. Doshi, Pratip K. Chaskar, Sandeep Zine, Hemant D. Une

   pp. 29–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.6 · Published

   Background:Carissa congesta is an important medicinal plant in India. Lupeol, an active constituent of this species, has been reported to possess good amount of pharmacological as well as therapeutic potential. Objective…

6. Article

   Essential oils and morphological study of Mentha aquatica

   Adel Nadjib Chaker, Habiba Boukhebti, Rachid Sahraoui, Messaoud Ramdhani

   pp. 34–38 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2014.2.7 · Published

   As part of the development of plant resources, we are interested in the chemical study of essential oils of Mentha aquatica that is widely used in Algerian traditional medicine. Essential oil extracted from this plant wa…