Volume 8, Issue 29

2012 - Another successful new year for Pharmacogn Mag.

Mueen Ahmed K. K.

pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93299 · Published 28 February 2012

Application of deoxyribonucleic acid barcoding in Lauraceae plants

Zhen Liu, Shi-Lin Chen, Jing-Yuan Song, Shou-Jun Zhang, Ke-Li Chen

pp. 4–11 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93301 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: This study aims to determine the candidate markers that can be used as DNA barcode in the Lauraceae family. Material and Methods: Polymerase chain reaction amplifi cation, sequencing effi ciency, differential i…

A new fl avonol glycoside from the Abelmoschus esculentus Linn.

Haibing Liao, Huixin Liu, Ke Yuan

pp. 12–15 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93303 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Abelmoschus esculentus L. belonging to the family Malvaceae is a kind of one year herbage plant, which is one of the most important vegetables widely grown in Nigeria for its tender fruits and young leaves. I…

Phytochemical characterization of several hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) species sampled from the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Oğuzhan Çalişkan, Kazim Gündüz, Sedat Serçe, Celil Toplu, Önder Kamiloğlu, Memnune Şengül, Sezai Ercişli

pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93305 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: We evaluated the total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity as well as antioxidant activity of fi ve Crataegus species (A1, A2, Y1, Y2, Y4 accessions of Crataegus aronia var. aronia; B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, …

Isolation and characterization of a bactericidal withanolide from Physalis virginiana

Kathleen A. Gibson, R. Neil Reese, Fathi T. Halaweish, Yulin Ren

pp. 22–28 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93307 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Physalis virginiana (Virginia Groundcherry) is a member of the family Solenaceae. Several species of the Physalis genus have been used traditionally by American Indians as medicinal treatments. Materials and …

Species identifi cation of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) using the chloroplast deoxyribonucleic acid PsbA-trnH genetic marker

Yimei Liu, Lehua Zhang, Zhen Liu, Kun Luo, Shilin Chen, Keli Chen

pp. 29–36 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93311 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Rhododendron is a group of famous landscape plants with high medicinal value. However, there is no simple or universal manner to discriminate the various species of this group. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bar…

Comparative study of rosmarinic acid content in some plants of Labiatae family

Maryam Shekarchi, Homa Hajimehdipoor, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Ahmad Reza Gohari, Morteza Pirali Hamedani

pp. 37–41 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93316 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Plants of Labiatae are used in traditional medicine and phytotherapy. Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a phenolic compound which is found in many genus of Labiatae and exhibits important biological activities. Materia…

A novel high-performance liquid chromatography fi ngerprint approach to discriminate Phyllostachys pubescens from China

Jin Yong-Chun, Yin Lin, Ke Yuan

pp. 42–48 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93319 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: A high-performance liquid chromatography fi ngerprint of different variants of Phyllostachys pubescens was developed for the source discrimination and quality control of Phyllostachys pubescens medicines produ…

Validated reversed phase-high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector method for the quantitation of Rutin, a natural immunostimulant for improving survival in aquaculture practice, in toonea sinensis folium

Yuping Shen, Huawu Yin, Bin Chen, Guohua Xia, Huan Yang, Xiaobin Jia

pp. 49–53 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93322 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Rutin is a biofl avonoid of strong immunostimulating activity from the Toonea Sinensis Folium, which has shown a signifi cant ability to increase the survival rate of white shrimp with bacterial infection. Howe…

Effects of H2O2, paraquat, and ethephon on herbal drug quality of Schiandra chinensis based on reactive oxygen species system

Meng Xiang-Cai, Yang Guo-Hui, Sun Hui, Yu Dong-Mei, Wang Xi-Jun, Wang Ping, Niu Yi-Min

pp. 54–59 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93325 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Nowadays, more and more herbal drugs of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) rely on cultivation rather than natural resources because of overexploitation, and the study on quality of cultivated herbal medicine…

Cytotoxicity of fucosterol containing fraction of marine algae against breast and colon carcinoma cell line

Mahnaz Khanavi, Razieh Gheidarloo, Nargess Sadati, Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Nabavi, Shohreh Tavajohi, Seyed Nasser Ostad

pp. 60–64 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93327 · Published 28 February 2012

Context: Marine algae produce different secondary metabolites with a wide range of biological activities. Many studies have been achieved on the screening of biological effects of marine organisms and a lot of active com…

Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of guar gum on streptozotocin-induced diabetes in male rats

Samarghandian Saeed, Hadjzadeh Mosa-Al-Reza, Amin Nya Fatemeh, Davoodi Saeideh

pp. 65–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93328 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: Herbal medicine is widely used in the treatment of diseases like diabetes mellitus. We investigated the effects of guar gum in diabetic rats for the reduction of the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseas…

Inorganic ions in the medium modify tropane alkaloids and ribofl avin output in Hyoscyamus niger root cultures

Katrin Pudersell, Tõnis Vardja, Rael Vardja, Vallo Matto, Elmar Arak, Ain Raal

pp. 73–77 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93330 · Published 28 February 2012

Context: Hyoscyamus niger L. (Solanaceae) roots are rich of tropane alkaloids, such as hyoscyamine and scopolamine are used as the source of raw material for the pharmaceutical industry. Aims: The aim of the present stud…

Clonal propagation of Phyllanthus amarus: A hepatoprotector

Janifer R. Xavier, Ramaswamy Gnanam, Muthiah P. Murugan, Anju Pappachan

pp. 78–82 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.93332 · Published 28 February 2012

Background: The micropropagation protocol for Phyllanthus amarus, an important medicinal herb used widely for the treatment of hepatitis in ethnomedicinal systems, was standardized with shoot tip and single node explants…