Volume 7, Issue 25

New challenges in the new year for Phcog Mag.: 5 years of quality publication

Mueen Ahmed K. K.

pp. 1–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75865 · Published 20 January 2011

Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicines: Current state and future directions

Sandeep Shetti, C. Dinesh Kumar, Neeraj Kumar Sriwastava, Indra Prakash Sharma

pp. 69–70 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75905 · Published 20 January 2011

Currently, a majority of the adverse events related to the use of herbal products and herbal medicines that are reported are attributable either to poor product quality or to improper use. Inadequate regulatory measures,…

Orthogonal test design for optimization of the extraction of polysaccharide from Paeonia sinjiangensis K.Y. Pan

Shuge Tian, Xiaoying Zhou, Haiyan Gong, Xiuming Ma, Fan Zhang

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75874 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Paeonia sinjiangensis K.Y. Pan is a perennial herb belonging to the ranunculaceae family and it is one of the most important crude drugs in traditional Chinese medicine. In this article, Paeonia sinjiangensis…

Anatomical investigations on root, stem, and leaf of Gentiana olivieri Griseb

Canan Yağcı Tüzün, Mehmet Cihat Toker, Gülnur Toker

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75877 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Gentiana olivieri Griseb. (Afat) (Gentianaceae), which has many bioactive compounds is used as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, digestive aid, antidepressant, and antianemic in traditional medicine. Materials …

The relaxant effect induced by Allium sativum L. bulb aqueous extract on rat isolated trachea

Badreddine Fehri, Mueen Ahmed K.K., Jean-Marc Aiache

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75879 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Garlic plays an important role in complementary and alternative medicine. Most people believe in and use herbal products even when they have not been as thoroughly researched as garlic. Garlic is also known f…

The antihypertensive effect of ethyl acetate extract from red raspberry fruit in hypertensive rats

Han Jia, Ji Wen Liu, Halmurat Ufur, Geng Sheng He, Hai Liqian, Peipei Chen

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75885 · Published 20 January 2011

Objectives: To evaluate the antihypertensive effect of Xinjiang red raspberry fruit ethyl acetate extract (EER) on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and its possible mechanism from antioxidant perspective. Materials …

Persistence of acidosis in alloxan-induced diabetic rats treated with the juice of Asystasia gangetica leaves

Solomon O. Rotimi, Omolola E. Omotosho, Oluwakemi A. Rotimi

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75887 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Diabetes mellitus is gradually becoming a global health burden leading to an increase in the search for herbal hypoglycemic agents as alternatives to synthetic ones. Asystasia gangetica is one of the herbs us…

Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity of Athamanta sicula L. (Apiaceae)

Vita Di Stefano, Rosa Pitonzo, Domenico Schillaci

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75893 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Athamanta sicula L., a member of Apiaceae, is an annual perennial herb and it is known in Sicilian popular medicine with the name of “spaccapietre” (rock splitters), because fresh roots infusions are indicate…

Studies on the active components and antioxidant activities of the extracts of Mimosa pudica Linn. from southern China

Jing Zhang, Ke Yuan, Wen-long Zhou, Jian Zhou, Ping Yang

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75899 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: The total flavonoid (TF) and total phenolic (TP) contents of the ethanol extracts of the whole plant, stem, leaf, and seed of Mimosa pudica Linn belonging to the genus Mimosa (Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosa…

Antioxidant activity and free radical-scavenging capacity of Gynura divaricata leaf extracts at different temperatures

Chunpeng Wan, Yanying Yu, Shouran Zhou, Wei Liu, Shuge Tian, Shuwen Cao

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75900 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Extraction temperature influences the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) of medicinal plant extracts to a great extend. TPC and TFC are the principle activity constituents present in …

Honey induces apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma

Saeed Samarghandian, Jalil Tavakkol Afshari, Saiedeh Davoodi

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75901 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: The fact that antioxidants have several preventative effects against different diseases, such as coronary diseases, inflammatory disorders, neurologic degeneration, aging, and cancer, has led to the search fo…

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils from three ecotypes of Zataria multiflora

K. Zomorodian, M. J. Saharkhiz, M. J. Rahimi, A. Bandegi, G. Shekarkhar, A. Bandegani, K. Pakshir, A. Bazargani

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75902 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Zataria multiflora Boiss. is a traditional and popular spice in Iran. The effects of 3 ecotypes (ECTPs) of Z. multiflora essential oils (EOs) against most common causes of food-borne and nosocomial infections…

A HPLC-DAD method for the simultaneous determination of five marker components in the traditional herbal medicine Bangpungtongsung-san

Jin Bae Weon, Hye Jin Yang, Jin Yeul Ma, Choong Je Ma

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75903 · Published 20 January 2011

Background: Bangpungtongsung-san, one of the traditional herbal medicines, was known to be a prescription for obesity. Objective: For the simultaneous determination of five components (paeoniflorin, 6-gingerol, decursin,…

Total polyphenolic (flavonoids) content and antioxidant capacity of different Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. extracts

Shuge Tian, Yang Shi, Xiaoying Zhou, Liang Ge, Halmuart Upur

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75904 · Published 20 January 2011

Objective: This paper investigates the total polyphenolic and flavonoid content as well as the antioxidant activity of Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. extracts of different polarity. Materials and Methods: The total polyph…

Determination of some phenolic compounds in Crocus sativus L. corms and its antioxidant activities study

N. Esmaeili, H. Ebrahimzadeh, K. Abdi, S. Safarian

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75906 · Published 20 January 2011