Volume 13, Issue 2

Original Article

1. Article

   Foliar Epidermal Study on Selected Medicinal Plants Used in Homeopathy

   Shilpi Singh, Digvijay Verma

   pp. 75–81 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_55_20 · Published 29 May 2021

   Background: Homeopathy is a complementary alternative medicine system which was introduced by Samuel Hahnemann in Europe in the last part of the eighteenth century. In homeopathy, drugs are obtained from various source m…

2. Article

   Leaf Extracts of Glyphaea brevis Attenuate High Blood Glucose and Lipids in Diabetic Rats Induced with Streptozotocin

   William Dakam, Christine Fernande Nyangono Biyegue, Simone Véronique Fannang, Julius Enyong Oben

   pp. 82–88 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_99_20 · Published 29 May 2021

   Background: Diabetes is a non-communicable disease causing impairment of carbohydrate and lipid metabolisms. Previous ethnobotanical surveys showed that leaves of Glyphaea brevis (G. brevis) are used conventionally in th…

3. Article

   Isolation, Characterization, and Optimization of Protease‑Producing Bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis from Paddy Field Soil

   Poojitha B. Sridhara, Chandan Dharmashekara, Chandrashekar Srinivasa, Chandan Shivamallu, Shiva Prasad Kollur, S. M. Gopinath, Asad Syed, Sharanagouda S Patil, Ashwini Prasad, Salamun DE

   pp. 89–95 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_83_20 · Published 29 May 2021

   Background: The ubiquitous proteases that are commonly found in all living organisms play an important role in cell growth and cell differentiation. The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces delta-endotoxins tha…

4. Article

   Herbs and Medications Used for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Influenza Infections Including H5N1, H1N1, SARS‑CoV, and SARS‑CoV‑2

   Sameh Monir Abdou Desouki

   pp. 96–103 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_32_20 · Published 29 May 2021

   Background: Herbs are plants or plant parts used for their scent, flavor, or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicine is one type of dietary supplement that has been used for thousands of years for treatment or prophylaxi…