Volume 3, Issue 3

Pharmacognosy Research - Indexed on PubMed Central

Ambrose Furey

pp. 149–150 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.84997 · Published January 2011

Isolation and identification of a new flavonoid glycoside from Carrichtera annua L. seeds

Abdelaaty A. Shahat, Khaled A. Abdelshafeek, Husseiny A. Husseiny

pp. 151–154 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.84998 · Published January 2011

Background Flavonoids are a major group of constituents and are assumed to be among the beneficial components. Recently, they have also received considerable interest as components of foodstuffs and nutraceuticals becaus…

Extract from peel of Citrus natsudaidai alleviates experimental chronic allergic dermatitis in mice

Noriyuki Nakayama, Katsunori Yamaura, Maki Shimada, Koichi Ueno

pp. 155–159 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.84999 · Published January 2011

Background Citrus natsudaidai (natsumikan) is a typical citrus fruit containing several antioxidative nutrients which are found in higher concentration in the peel than in the pulp of the fruit. In this study, we examine…

Antioxidant, cytotoxic, antitumor, and protective DNA damage metabolites from the red sea brown alga Sargassum sp

Seif-Eldin N. Ayyad, Saleh T. Ezmirly, Salim A. Basaif, Walied M. Alarif, Adel F. Badria, Farid A. Badria

pp. 160–165 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85000 · Published January 2011

Background Macroalgae can be viewed as a potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory sources owing to their capability of producing compounds for its protection from environmental factors such as heat, pollution, stress,…

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects of the leaves and stem bark of Glyphaea brevis (Spreng) Monachino (Tiliaceae): A comparative study

R. A. Dickson, E. Ekuadzi, K. Annan, G. Komlaga

pp. 166–172 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85001 · Published January 2011

Background Glyphaea brevis (Spreng) Monachino (Tiliaceae) have traditional uses in the management of conditions characterized by infections, inflammatory disorders and oxidative stress. The paper aims to report the compa…

Anthocyanins from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) alleviate pruritus in a mouse model of chronic allergic contact dermatitis

Katsunori Yamaura, Maki Shimada, Koichi Ueno

pp. 173–177 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85002 · Published January 2011

Background Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is one of the richest sources of anthocyanins which are known to have anticancer, wound healing and anti-allergic effects. Here, we examined whether bilberry extract (Bilberon…

Standardised herbal extract of chlorogenic acid from leaves of Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae)

Eric W. C. Chan, Yau Yan Lim, Shiau Pin Tan

pp. 178–184 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85003 · Published January 2011

Background Chlorogenic acid (CGA) or 5-caffeoylquinic acid, was found to be the dominant phenolic compound in leaves of Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae). The CGA content of E. elatior leaves was significantly higher tha…

Acaricidal effect of an isolate from Hoslundia opposita vahl against Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Kofi Annan, Nora Jackson, Rita A. Dickson, George H. Sam, Gustav Komlaga

pp. 185–188 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85004 · Published January 2011

Background Hoslundia opposita Vahl. (Lamiaceae), a common local shrub in Ghana, is traditionally known not only for its pharmacological benefits but also for its insecticidal properties. Its acaricidal property, however,…

Cucurbitacins-type triterpene with potent activity on mouse embryonic fibroblast from Cucumis prophetarum, cucurbitaceae

Seif-Eldin N. Ayyad, Ahmed Abdel-Lateff, Salim A. Basaif, Thomas Shier

pp. 189–193 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85006 · Published January 2011

Background Higher plants are considered as a well-known source of the potent anticancer metabolites with diversity of chemical structures. For instance, taxol is an amazing diterpene alkaloid had been lunched since 1990.…

Neuropharmacological activity of Lippia nodiflora Linn.

Kumaresan P. Thirupathy, Asish Tulshkar, C. Vijaya

pp. 194–200 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85007 · Published January 2011

Introduction In the recent years, plants containing flavonoids have gained much more interest in research area, as they are found to be specific ligands for benzodiazepine receptors. Material and Methods In our investiga…

Amelioration of nitrobenzene-induced nephrotoxicity by the ethanol extract of the herb Euphorbia hirta

Subramanian Suganya, Dominic Sophia, Chinthamony Arul Raj, Muthaiyan Ahalliya Rathi, Lakshmanan Thirumoorthi, Periyasamy Meenakshi, Dugganaboyana Guru Kumar, Velliyur Kanniyapan Gopalakrishnan

pp. 201–207 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85009 · Published January 2011

Background Euphorbia hirta (L.) (Euphorbiaceae) is a very popular herb amongst practitioners of traditional medicine and used in the treatment of female disorders, respiratory ailments, tumors, jaundice, digestive proble…

Antianaphylactic and mast cell stabilization activity of Strychnos potatorum Linn. seed

Umesh Jayantarao Patil, Anil Sidram Savali, Manjunath C. Jirankali

pp. 208–213 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85011 · Published January 2011

Aim The antianaphylactic activity of Strychnos potatorum Linn seed extract was evaluated by using compound 48/80 induced anaphylaxis and mast cell stabilization was studied by using peritoneal mast cells of rats. The pos…

Combined effects of p-coumaric acid and naringenin against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats

Shruti S. Shiromwar, Vijay R. Chidrawar

pp. 214–219 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85012 · Published January 2011

Background Doxorubicin (DOX) is the most active cytotoxic agents having efficacy in malignancies either alone or combined with other cytocidal agents. The clinical usefulness of the anthracycline drug has been precluded …

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

Dinesh Kumar, Z. A. Bhat, P. Singh, S. S. Bhujbal, R. S. Deoda

pp. 220–224 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.85014 · Published January 2011

Background Biologically active compounds from natural sources are of interest as possible new drugs for different diseases. Over many centuries humans have been mining the bounties of nature for discovering natural produ…