Volume 2, Issue 2

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

1. Article

   Wound healing properties and kill kinetics of Clerodendron splendens G. Don, a Ghanaian wound healing plant

   Stephen Y. Gbedema, Kisseih Emelia, Adu Francis, Annan Kofi, Woode Eric

   pp. 63–68 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62948 · Published January 2010

   As part of our general objective of investigating indigenous plants used in wound healing in Ghana, we hereby report our findings from some in vitro and in vivo studies related to wound healing activities of Clerodendron…

2. Article

   Crystal and molecular structure of lancerodiol–p– hydroxybenzoate

   Mohamed H. Abd El–Razek, Mohamed–Elamir F. Hegazy, Abou El–Hamd H. Mohamed

   pp. 69–71 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62950 · Published January 2010

   Lancerodiol–p–hydroxybenzoate was isolated from the leaves of Ferula sinaica L. (Apiaceae) as light needle crystals. This work reports for the first time the molecular structure and relative configuration of compound 1, …

3. Article

   Chemical constituents of Tephrosia purpurea

   Ali K. Khalafalah, Afifi H. Yousef, Abeer M. Esmail, Mohamed H. Abdelrazik, Mohamed E. F. Hegazy, Abou-El-Hamd H. Mohamed

   pp. 72–75 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62951 · Published January 2010

   In continuation of our chemical investigation on some medicinal plants of the genus Tephrosia, reinvestigation of the methylenechloride/methanol (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Tephrosia purpurea yielded an aromatic…

4. Article

   Analgesic activity, toxicity study and phytochemical screening of standardized Cinnomomum iners leaves methanolic extract

   F. Mustaffa, J. Indurkar, S. Ismail, M. N. Mordi, S. Ramanathan, S. M. Mansor

   pp. 76–85 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62952 · Published January 2010

   Cinnomomum iners standardized leaves methanolic extract (CSLE) was subjected to analgesic, toxicity and phytochemical studies. The analgesic activity of CSLE was evaluated using formalin, hot plate and tail flick tests a…

5. Article

   Diuretic activity of leaves of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng in male albino rats

   Roshan Patel, Naveen K. Mahobia, Ravindra Gendle, Basant Kaushik, Sudarshan K. Singh

   pp. 86–88 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62956 · Published January 2010

   The shade-dried powder of leaves of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng was subjected to successive extraction using the various solvents (petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water) in increasing order of polarity…

6. Article

   Antiarthritic and antioxidant effects of the leaf extract of Ficus exasperata P. Beauv. (Moraceae)

   Wonder M. K. Abotsi, Eric Woode, George K. Ainooson, Ama K. Amo-Barimah, Eric Boakye-Gyasi

   pp. 89–97 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62958 · Published January 2010

   Leaf extracts of Ficus exasperata P. Beauv. (Moraceae) are commonly used in Ghanaian traditional medicine for the treatment of several pathological states including inflammatory disorders. The present study was undertake…

7. Article

   Standardization of Ajmodadi churna, a polyherbal formulation

   Neeraj K. Sriwastava, C. S. Shreedhara, H. N. Aswatha Ram

   pp. 98–101 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62957 · Published January 2010

   Standardization of herbal formulations is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles. This article reports on standardization of Ajmodadi churna, a polyherbal…

8. Article

   Bronchodilator activity of aqueous extract of stem bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.

   Dinesh Kumar, S. S. Bhujbal, R. S. Deoda, S. C. Mudgade

   pp. 102–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62955 · Published January 2010

   Biologically active compounds from natural sources are of interest as possible new drugs for infectious diseases. Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. has been used in Indian system of medicine in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis,…

9. Article

   Antimicrobial properties, antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds from six wild edible mushrooms of western ghats of Karnataka, India

   Ch. Ramesh, Manohar G. Pattar

   pp. 107–112 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62953 · Published January 2010

   Methanolic extracts of 6 wild edible mushrooms isolated from the Western Ghats of Karnataka were used in this study. Among the isolates (Lycoperdon perlatum, Cantharellus cibarius, Clavaria vermiculris, Ramaria formosa, …

10. Article

    Antiproliferative activity and induction of apoptosis in estrogen receptor-positive and negative human breast carcinoma cell lines by Gmelina asiatica roots

    Madhu Katyayani Balijepalli, Satyanarayana Tandra, Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika

    pp. 113–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62949 · Published January 2010

    Low risk of breast cancer has been proposed to be associated with high intake of lignans. We have reported the presence of lignans in Gmelina asiatica roots. There are no scientific reports on the antiproliferative activ…