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Pharmacognosy Communications

Volume 5, Issue 4

· pp. 228–271 · 9 articles

Volume
5
Issue
4
Published
Pages
228–271
Articles
9
Sections
2
ISSN
Print - 2249-0159 | Online - 2249-0167
Journal
PC
Original ArticleThe Janus Corner

In this issue

Original Article

  1. Article

    Antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts from Crataegus oxyacantha leaves

    Amor Loubna, Belhattab Rachid

    pp. 229–232 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.2 · Published

    Background:Crataegus (Rosaceae) genus comprises more than 200 species worldwide but few species have been used medicinally. In the Mediterranean region, the predominant species of this genus is C. oxyacantha syn. Monogyn…

  2. Article

    The Antihypoxic and Sedative Activity of the Dry extract from Asperula odorata L.

    Iurchenko Nataliia Sergeevna, IlyinaTatyana Vasilevna, Kovaleva Alla Mihaylovna, Toryanik Erica Leonidivna, Kulish Irina Aleksandrovna

    pp. 233–236 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.3 · Published

    Introduction:Sweet Woodruff (Asperula odorata L.) is a perennial herb that is spread throughout the territory of Ukraine. This herb is widely used in folk medicine of Ukraine as a sedative medicine at neurosis, neurasthe…

  3. Article

    Phytochemical Investigation, Isolation and Characterization of Coumarins from Aerial Parts and Roots of Tunisian Pituranthos chloranthus (Apiaceae)

    Latifa Aloui, Mohamed Kossentini, Claude Geffroy-Rodier, Jérôme Guillard, Sami Zouari

    pp. 237–243 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.4 · Published

    Pituranthos chloranthus, commonly known in Arabic as ‘Aljen,’ is a small aromatic plant which grows spontaneously in North Africa and it is widespread in central and southern Tunisia. This paper is the first report of it…

  4. Article

    Antipsychotic and behavior effect of the ethanolic extract from the bark of Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz &Pav.) Briq.in mice

    Claudia Zambrano Santoyo, Lucero Zúñiga Espinoza, Rosario Zanabria Puente, Joshi Zegarra Sánchez, Nathaly Zaga Quispe, Carlos Pante Medina, Alberto Salazar Granara

    pp. 244–249 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.5 · Published

    Introduction: Different studies indicate that Maytenus has many effects and that M. obtusifolia species has a central nervous system depressant effect. Objective:To determine antipsychotic and behavior modifying effect o…

  5. Article

    Modulation of Smooth Muscle Relaxation by Short and Long Carbon Based Chemicals

    Curtis Nicholas Poyton, Matthew James Cheesman, Mary-Louise Manchadi, Nickolas Anastasios Lavidis

    pp. 250–256 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.6 · Published

    Introduction: Short and long-chained based carbon chemicals derived from plants are found in many household products and are widely used in complementary medicine. It has been suggested anecdotally that some of these che…

  6. Article

    In vitro effect of Citrullus Colocynthis and Acacia Radiana on Phosphate Calcium Crystallization

    Beghalia Mohamed, Aissa Belouatek, Said Ghalem, Hocine Allali

    pp. 257–260 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.7 · Published

    Introduction: In this work, we performed an in vitro crystallization study enabling the specification of kinetic and thermodynamic conditions of formation and growth of crystalline calcic phosphates species by changing t…

  7. Article

    Changes in Intestinal Morphology of Rats Fed with Different Levels of Bee Pollen

    Robert Toman, Zuzana Hajkova, Svatoslav Hluchy

    pp. 261–264 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.8 · Published

    Context: Bee pollen has been related to therapeutic properties including antibiotic, antineoplasic, antidiarrhoeic and antioxidant activities. However, little is known about the effect of pollen feeding on the intestinal…

  8. Article

    Essential Oil and Bioactivity of the Ziziphora canescens Benth. Growing Wild in Lebanon

    Chantal Abou Jaoudeh, Safa Baydoun, Nelly Arnold

    pp. 265–269 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.9 · Published

    Introduction: Ziziphora canescens Benth. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant widespread species in Mediterranean countries. This study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial activities …

The Janus Corner

  1. Article

    Montmorency Tart Cherries Alleviate Gout Associated Pain via A Reduction in Uric Acid Levels

    I.E. Cock

    pp. 270–271 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.4.10 · Published

    The consumption of Montmorency tart cherries (Prunus cerasus L.) reduces blood uric acid levels resulting in a reduction in gout associated pain.1 A study from Northumbria University, UK recently reported that the consum…