Volume 8, Issue 30

Pharmacognosy in modern pharmacy curricula

Satyajit D. Sarker

pp. 91–92 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96545 · Published 23 May 2012

Identification and elimination of bacterial contamination during in vitro propagation of Guadua angustifolia Kunth

Harleen Kaur Nadha, Richa Salwan, Ramesh Chand Kasana, Manju Anand, Anil Sood

pp. 93–97 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96547 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Guadua angustifolia Kunth is a very important bamboo species with significant utility in pharmaceutical, paper, charcoal, and construction industries. Microbial contamination is a major problem encountered du…

Chemical constituents with free-radical-scavenging activities from the stem of Fissistigma polyanthum

Hua Fan, Tong Zheng, Yu Chen, Guang-Zhong Yang

pp. 98–102 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96549 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Fissistigma polyanthum is a liane belonging to the Annonaceae family and it is one of the most important crude drugs in traditional Chinese medicine. Objective: The objective was to describe the structural el…

Evaluation of the antifungal activity and modulation between Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. leaves and roots ethanolic extracts and conventional antifungals

Samara A. Brito, Fabíola F. G. Rodrigues, Adriana R. Campos, José G. M. da Costa

pp. 103–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96550 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: The use and investigation of natural products with antimicrobial activity from vegeral source have been reported by several researchers. Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) is a multiple use specie mainly as human food.…

Identification of four Sedum plant medicines by Fourier transform infrared spectra

Ran Xu, Yujie Chen, Dingrong Wan, Jing Wang

pp. 107–110 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96551 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Sedum sarmentosum bunge (SSB)., S. lineare Thunb. (SLT), S. erythrostictum migo. (SEM), and S. aizoon L. (SAL) were four widely used Chinese traditional drugs or ethnic drugs, which were easy to be confused w…

Effect of Agrobacterium rhizogenes and elicitation on the asiaticoside production in cell cultures of Centella asiatica

Komar Ruslan, Anggrahaeni Dewi Selfitri, Shella A. Bulan, Yaya Rukayadi, Elfahmi Elfahmi

pp. 111–115 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96552 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (Apiaceae) is an important medicinal plant, and it has been using to prepare herbal medicines. The compounds responsible for the biological activity of C. asiatica are triterpenoid…

Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of standardized herbal extracts

Hiraganahalli Bhaskarmurthy Deepak, Chinampudur Velusami Chandrasekaran, Shekhar Dethe, Mundkinajeddu Deepak, Manoj Kumar Pandre, Balachandran Jaya, Amit Agarwal

pp. 116–123 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96553 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Phyllanthus emblica, Camellia sinensis, Mangifera indica, Punica granatum, and Acacia catechu have been shown to possess widespread pharmacological application against multitude of diseases namely cancer, dia…

Biotransformation of furannoligularenone by transgenic crown galls of Panax quinquefolium

Chunyan Yan, Jue Wang, Guoyan Duan, Rongmin Yu

pp. 124–128 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96555 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Transgenic plant suspension cultures could be used as an effective tool for the biotransformation of exogenous compounds. Objective: To investigate the biotransformation of furannoligularenone (1) by transgen…

Biodistribution properties of cleistanthin A and cleistanthin B using magnetic resonance imaging in a normal and tumoric animal model

Subramani Parasuraman, Ramasamy Raveendran, Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani, Ananthakrishnan Ramesh, Ali Jabbari-Arabzadeh, Mohammad Shafiee Alavidjeh, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Sundararajan Elangovan, Halanaik Dhanapathi

pp. 129–134 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96559 · Published 23 May 2012

Aim: To determine the biodistribution properties of cleistanthin A and cleistanthin B in rodents using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: Cleistanthins A and B, constituents of Cleistanthus collinus…

Antifungal activity of Arctotis arctotoides (L.f.) O. Hoffm. and Gasteria bicolor Haw. against opportunistic fungi associated with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Wilfred M. Otang, Donald S. Grierson, Roland N. Ndip

pp. 135–140 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96564 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: In South Africa where many patients are immunocompromised as a result of the AIDS pandemic, opportunistic fungal infections such as candidiasis caused mainly by Candida albicans are common. Arctotis arctotoid…

The impact of the Uighur medicine abnormal savda munziq on antitumor and antioxidant activity in a S180 and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma mouse tumor model

Ainiwaer Aikemu, Abdiryim Yusup, Anwar Umar, Bénédicte Berké, Nicholas Moore, Halmurat Upur

pp. 141–148 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96568 · Published 23 May 2012

Aim: This study was designed to study the antitumor and antioxidant activity of Uighur medicine abnormal savda munziq (ASMq) in the S180 and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma mice tumor model. Materials and Methods: The serum le…

Kirenol production in hairy root culture of Siegesbeckea orientalis and its antimicrobial activity

Jian-Ping Wang, Ya-Ming Zhou, Yong-Hui Zhang

pp. 149–155 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96569 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Despite the excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatic efficacy associated with kirenol generation, the content of kirenol in Siegesbeckea orientalis is quite low. Objective: This study was designed to es…

Analysis and comparison of the active components and antioxidant activities of extracts from Abelmoschus esculentus L

Haibing Liao, Wenqi Dong, Xiangjun Shi, Hualiang Liu, Ke Yuan

pp. 156–161 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96570 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Abelmoschus esculentus L. is a healthy vegetable belonging to the family Malvaceae. This article reports the contents of total phenolics (TP) and total flavonoids (TF) in 80% methanol extracts of the flower (…

Simultaneous determination of four bioactive compounds in Verbena officinalis L. by using highperformance liquid chromatography

Zhen Liu, Zhiwei Xu, Hanyu Zhou, Gang Cao, Xiao-Dong Cong, Yun Zhang, Bao-Chang Cai

pp. 162–165 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96575 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Verbena officinalis L., called mabiancao in Chinese, is derived from the aerial part of Herba Verbanae. It is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in China and northern Europe, which is widely used fo…

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of total flavonoids from Inula helenium

Jin Wang, Yong-Ming Zhao, Chun-Yan Guo, Shao-Meng Zhang, Chun-Lei Liu, Dan-Shen Zhang, Xue-Mei Bai

pp. 166–170 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96581 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: Inula helenium was a perennial herb belonging to composite family and the roots of I. helenium have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, I. helenium was used as an experimental mat…

Anatomical study of secondary tuberized roots of Harpagophytum procumbens DC and quantification of harpagoside by high-performance liquid chromatography method

Fatiha El Babili, Fouraste I., Rougaignon C., Moulis C., Chatelain C.

pp. 175–180 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96587 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: A botanical study is conducted to provide a standard diagnostic tool. In order to improve the quality assurance of the secondary tuberized roots of Harpagophytum procumbens, derived extract and phytomedicine,…

Electron spin resonance measurement of radical scavenging activity of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice

Stefka Valcheva-Kuzmanova, Branka Blagović, Srećko Valić

pp. 171–172 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96583 · Published 23 May 2012

Background: The fruits of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot contain large amounts of phenolic substances, mainly procyanidins, anthocyanins and other flavonoids, and phenolic acids. The ability of phenolic substances to…