Volume 3, Issue 11

Research Article

1. Article

   Optimization of curcumin extraction by microwave assisted in vitro plant cell bursting by orthogonal array designed extraction process and HPTLC analysis

   Vivekananda Mandal, Yogesh Mohan, Siva Hemalatha

   pp. 132–133 · DOI: · Published 2007

   The present work proposes the use of orthogonal design in the development of microwave assisted extraction of curcumin from Curcuma longa L. rhizomes. Extraction was brought about by plant cell bursting under microwave e…

2. Article

   Determination of topical anti-inflammatory activity of the essential oil and extracts of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae), using the model of mouse ear edema induced by TPA and AA

   B. Badilla, J. Cambronero, J. F. Cicció, T. Cordero, G. Mora

   pp. 139–140 · DOI: · Published 2007

   The topical anti-inflammatory properties of hydro-alcoholic and diethyl ether extracts, as well as the pure essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae), were studied. The mouse ear-inflammation-inductio…

3. Article

   Antinociceptive activity and toxicological study of aqueous leaf extract of Justicia gendarussa Burm. F. in rats

   W.D. Ratnasooriya, S.A. Deraniyagala, D.C Dehigaspitiya

   pp. 145–146 · DOI: · Published 2007

   According to Sri Lankan traditional medicine, leaves of Justicia gendarussa Burm. F. possesses analgesic action. But, validity of this claim has not been scientifically assessed. This study examined the oral antinocicept…

4. Article

   Phytochemical studies on roots of Gmelina asiatica Linn.

   T T, B.M. B.M., E. E., K.V K.V, Y. Y.

   pp. 156–158 · DOI: · Published 2007

   A bioguided extraction and fractionation of the alcoholic extract of the roots of Gmelina asiatica afforded a new flavone derivative named ovalifolin [3-(3-methyl-1-butenyl)-6-methoxy-5, 7, 4'-trihydroxy flavone] has bee…

5. Article

   ardioactive effects from freshwater algae Oscillatoria limnetica, Hydrodictyon reticulatum, and Microcoleous lacustris

   R.M. Perez G., R. Vargas S.

   pp. 159–160 · DOI: · Published 2007

   The cardiac activity of the hexane, chloroform, methanol and water extracts from O. limnetica, H. reticulatum and M. lacustris were investigated in isolated heart preparations in Wistar rats. The bolus injections of hexa…

6. Article

   Antimycobacterial, antiviral and cytotoxic studies of Indigofera aspalathoides Vahl

   B. Rajkapoor, N. Murugesh, S. Kavimani, D.R. Krishna, V. Ravichandran, M. Gobinath, N. Harikrishnan, J. Vidyasagar, E. De Clercq, Scott G. Franzblau

   pp. 163–164 · DOI: · Published 2007

   Alcohol extract of Indigofera aspalathoides was tested for antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Rv), antiviral activity against HEL Cell culture (herpes simplex virus-1 KOS, herpes simplex vi…

7. Article

   Evaluation of the antitumor and trypanocidal activities and alkaloid profile in species of Brazilian Cactaceae

   Ligia M. M. Valente, Leia A. Scheinvar, Gilson C. Silva, Ana P. Antunes, Flávia A. L. Santos, Tatiana F. Oliveira, Marcelo R. R. Tappin, Francisco R. Neto, Alberto S. Pereira, Sergio F. Carvalhaes, Antonio C. Siani, Ricardo R. Santos, Renata O. A. Soares, Edmir F. Ferreira, Marcelo Bozza, Claudia Stutz, Daniel Gibaldi

   pp. 167–168 · DOI: · Published 2007

   Brazilian species of five genus of the family Cactaceae were screened for in vitro antitumor activity in a mechanism-based yeast bioassay using DNA repair- or recombination-deficient mutants of the yeast Saccharomyces ce…

8. Article

   Comparative Antipyretic activity of Patha: An Ayurvedic drug

   K.K Hullatti, M. S. Sharada

   pp. 173–174 · DOI: · Published 2007

   Different genera of Menispermaceae are being used by herbal manufacturers in formulations of the drug Patha. The important sources of Patha are roots of Cissampelos pareira Var. hirsuta, Cyclea peltata and Stephania japo…

9. Article

   Effect of Celastrus paniculatus Willd. seed on adjuvant induced arthritis in Rats

   Kalpana S. Patil, Jayaprakash Suryavanshi

   pp. 177–178 · DOI: · Published 2007

   In this study, the anti-arthritic effect of oral administration of petroleum ether, alcoholic extracts of Celastrus paniculatus Willd seed on Freund’s adjuvant arthritis has been studied in Wistar albino rats. The body w…

10. Article

    otential Pitfalls on the Physiological (Osmotic Fragility) Properties of the Red Blood Cell: Action of a Homeopathic Medicine

    Juliana Rebello Gomes de Souza Fontes, Lívia Pinella Guedes Pereira, Rosana Batista da Costa Gomes, Lourival Dias Pereira, Sebastião David Santos-Filho

    pp. 182–183 · DOI: · Published 2007

    Hypericum perforatum (Hypericum p.) is a medicinal herb worldwide, primarily as a containing many polyphenolic compounds, popularly called St. John’s wort or in homeopathic nomenclature of thousand needles plant. It acti…

11. Article

    Hepatoprotective activity of extracts from Pergularia daemia Forsk. against carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity in rats

    S.V. Sureshkumar, S.H. Mishra

    pp. 187–188 · DOI: · Published 2007

    Pergularia daemia Forsk. (Asclepiadaceae) is a perennial herb grows along the road sides in India. Studies on the hepatoprotective effect of acetone and ethanolic sub fractions of ethanolic fraction obtained from total a…

12. Article

    Cytotoxic activity of Bulgarian Linum species

    I. Ionkova, I. Antonova, G. Momekov, E. Fuss

    pp. 192–193 · DOI: · Published 2007

    As part of our ongoing program on the investigation of lignans and their cytotoxic activity in Bulgarian Linum species, extracts of the aerial parts of L. tauricum ssp. linearifolium and L. elegans both endemic in the Ba…