Pharmacognosy Communications
Volume 5, Issue 1
· pp. 1–97 · 9 articles
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- Pages
- 1–97
- Articles
- 9
- Sections
- 3
- ISSN
- Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
- Journal
- PC
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
The safe usage of herbal medicines: counterindications, cross-reactivity and toxicity
I.E. Cock
pp. 2–38 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.2 · Published
Plants have been used therapeutically for thousands of years and continue to be the main treatment modality for a large percentage of the world’s population. Furthermore, herbal medicine usage is increasing in Western co…
Research Article
- Article
Acute and sub-chronic toxicity study of methanol leaf extract of Cardiospermum halicacabum L and Vitex negundo L in rats
Rajasekaran Aiyalu, Arulkumaran Govindarajan, Arivukkarasu Ramasamy
pp. 39–45 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.3 · Published
Cardiospermum halicacabum L and Vitex negundo L are distributed throughout the plains of India and used in traditional practice for the treatment of inflammation and rheumatic disorders. The aim of this study is to evalu…
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Oil Composition of Pilis: An Indonesian Forehead Topical Herbal Medicine
Kris Herawan Timotius, Adit Widodo Santoso, Ita Novita Sari
pp. 46–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.4 · Published
Pilis is a type of jamu (Indonesian herbal medicine) applied to the forehead to cure dizziness, hazy vision and eyestrain. At the moment, pilis can be obtained from large jamu factories, local jamu producers, and home-ba…
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Inhibitory activity of high antioxidant Australian native fruits against the bacterial triggers of selected autoimmune diseases
I.E. Cock, A. Maen
pp. 52–62 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.5 · Published
High antioxidant capacities have been linked to the treatment of rheumatic diseases and in the inhibition of microbial growth. Recent reports have identified several native Australian fruits with high antioxidant capacit…
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Cytotoxicity of different extracts of Mucuna pruriens seeds on hepatoma cells but not on normal hepatic cells
Rajnish Kumar Yadav, Mahendra Singh, Srimanta Sarkar, Siddhartha Maity, Sudipta Saha
pp. 63–69 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.6 · Published
Cancer has become leading cause of death in India as well as world. Synthetic anticancer agents have costly and highly toxic to human body. Therefore, it is necessary to discover new therapeutic agents from natural origi…
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The use of Pomegranate Juice for Counteract Lipid Peroxidation that Naturally occurred During Liquid Storage of Roosters’ Semen
Hazim J. Al-Daraji
pp. 70–75 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.7 · Published
Materials and Methods: In an attempt to find a suitable in vitro storage method for roosters’ semen, an experiment was conducted to study the influence of inclusion pomegranate juice (PJ) into semen diluent on semen qual…
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Anticonvulsant and anxiolyic activities of ethyl acetate fraction of Cassia fistula Linn. pods in mice
Chinnasamy Kalaiyarasi, Kalivaradhan Karthika, Govindharaj Ragupathi, Sampath Saravanan
pp. 76–82 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.8 · Published
Cassia fistula L. (Leguminacea) is used by Indian and Tanzanian traditional healers for treating various ailments related to the central nervous system. Aims:The present study aimed to evaluate the anticonvulsant and anx…
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Evaluation of Mimusops elengi L. flowers using pharmacognostic approach
Sunita Shailajan, Deepti Gurjar
pp. 83–92 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.9 · Published
Mimusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae, Bakul) is an integral part of many Ayurvedic formulations. Flowers of M. elengi have been traditionally used for their therapeutic activities like antiulcer, wound healing, antioxidant, et…
Janus Corner
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Janus Corner
I.E. Cock
pp. 93–94 · DOI: · 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…