Journls PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE Volume 2 · Issue 7 2006 · pp. 149–199
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Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volume 2, Issue 7

2006 · pp. 149–199 · 10 articles

Volume
2
Issue
7
Published
2006
Pages
149–199
Articles
10
Sections
3
ISSN
Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
Journal
PM

In this issue

General Article

  1. Article

    New regulations need to be implemented for herbal medicines and dietary supplements

    Biren N. Shah, B. S. Nayak, A. K. Seth, S.S. Jalalpure, K.N. Patel

    pp. 149–150 · DOI: · Published 2006

    Today, many of the herbal medicine and dietary supplements are apparently safe bearing unsafe characteristics. This gives threat to infringe on consumer’s right to safety. The reason is a weakned regulatory affair with r…

Research Article

  1. Article

    Global Yields, Chemical Compositions, and Antioxidant activities of extracts from Achyrocline alata and Achyrocline satureioides

    Patrica F. Leal, Carmen L. Queiroga, Marili V. N. Rodrigues, Ilio Jr, M. Angela A. Meireles

    pp. 153–154 · DOI: · Published 2006

    Extracts from leaves and thin branches of Achyrocline alata and Achyrocline satureioides were obtained by supercritical fluid extraction, hydrodistillation, and low-pressure ethanol extraction. The supercritical extracti…

  2. Article

    Anticholesterolemic, Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant activity of Glinus lotoides linn. against ethanol induced liver damage in rats

    Sathiyanarayanan. L, Arulmozhi. S, Chidambaranathan. N

    pp. 160–162 · DOI: · Published 2006

    The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of Glinus lotoides Linn. (EEGL) against ethanol induced lipid peroxidation. Administration of ethanol (18%) for 45 days induces lipid peroxi…

  3. Article

    Pharmacognostical, Antibacterial and Antifungal potentials of the leaf extracts of Pithecellobium dulce Benth

    S.D., S., K

    pp. 163–164 · DOI: · Published 2006

    The hexane, chloroform, alcoholic and total alkaloidal extracts of the leaves of Pithecellobium dulce Benth. (Mimosoideae) were studied for their antimycobacterial activity by L J (Lowenstein –Jensen) method. The activit…

  4. Article

    A simple spectrofluorometric estimation of wedelolactone in methanol extract of Eclipta alba

    M.B. M.B., S.H S.H

    pp. 168–169 · DOI: · Published 2006

    A simple, accurate and sensitive spectrofluorophotometric method was developed for estimation of wedelolactone, a furanocoumarin present as a major active constituent in the methanol extract of the plant Eclipta alba. We…

  5. Article

    Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Aryltetralin Lignans from Linum tauricum ssp. bulgaricum

    Nikolay P. Vasilev, Iliana I. Ionkova

    pp. 172–173 · DOI: · Published 2006

    A phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of Linum tauricum ssp. bulgaricum (Linaceae) led to the isolation of five lignans using semi-preparative HPLC. LC-MS and NMR studies were used to characterize the structu…

  6. Article

    Studies on diuretic and laxative activity of ethanolic extract and its fractions of Cleome rutidosperma aerial parts

    A. A., S. S., J.K. J.K., G.K. G.K., T. T., S. S.

    pp. 178–179 · DOI: · Published 2006

    Crude ethanolic extract and fractions of Cleome rutidosperma (family: Capparidaceae) was investigated for diuretic and laxative activity in albino rats that was compared with standard drugs Furosemide (10mg/kg, p.o.) and…

  7. Article

    Protective Effect of Mangiferin an active Phytochemical and Cardiotonic from Mangifera Indica Linn on Isoproterenol induced myocardial infarcted Rats- An Electrocardiographic, Electrophoretic and Biochemical Evidences

    S Prabhu, C.S Shyamala Devi

    pp. 183–184 · DOI: · Published 2006

    The protective role of mangiferin an active phyto-chemical extracted from Mangifera indica Linn was tested on isoproterenol (ISPH) administered experimental myocardial infarction in rats and was confirmed by ECG study in…

  8. Article

    Antiplatelet, antibacterial and antifungal activities of Achillea falcata extracts and evaluation of volatile oil composition

    Talal Aburjai, Mohammad Hudaib

    pp. 191–192 · DOI: · Published 2006

    The antiplatelet, antibacterial and antifungal effects of various extracts obtained from Jordanian Achillea falcata L. were studied. Chemical composition of the volatile oil hydrodistilled from the plant aerial parts was…

Short communication

  1. Communication

    Antibacterial activity of Mimosa pudica, Aegle marmelos and Sida cordifolia

    Balakrishnan N, Bhaskar. V.H, Jayakar.B, Sangameswaran.B

    pp. 198–199 · DOI: · Published 2006

    The flora of Indian medicinal plants are potent source of bioactive principles. Anti-bacterial activity of Mimosa pudica, Aegle marmelos and Sida cordifolia were studied against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, …