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Pharmacognosy Research

Volume 8, Issue 1

Jan-Mar 2016 · pp. 1–84 · 13 articles

Volume
8
Issue
1
Published
Jan-Mar 2016
Pages
1–84
Articles
13
Sections
2
ISSN
Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
Journal
PR
ORIGINAL ARTICLESHORT COMMUNICATION

In this issue

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  1. Article

    Effect of Beta vulgaris Linn. Leaves Extract on Anxiety- and Depressive-like Behavior and Oxidative Stress in Mice after Acute Restraint Stress

    Kunjbihari Sulakhiya, Vikas Kumar Patel, Rahul Saxena, Jagrati Dashore, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Manoj Rathore

    pp. 1–7 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171100 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background Stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. Beta vulgaris is commonly known as “beet root” possessing antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotec…

  2. Article

    Crude Extracts of Marine-derived and Soil Fungi of the Genus Neosartorya Exhibit Selective Anticancer Activity by Inducing Cell Death in Colon, Breast and Skin Cancer Cell Lines

    Alice Abreu Ramos, Bruno Castro-Carvalho, Maria Prata-Sena, Tida Dethoup, Suradet Buttachon, Anake Kijjoa, Eduardo Rocha

    pp. 8–15 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171105 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background The crude ethyl acetate extracts of marine-derived fungi Neosartorya tsunodae KUFC 9213 (E1) and N. laciniosa KUFC 7896 (E2), and soil fungus N. fischeri KUFC 6344 (E3) were evaluated for their in vitro antica…

  3. Article

    Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Phenolic and Flavonoid Content in Moringa oleifera Lam and Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

    Sangeeta Sankhalkar, Vrunda Vernekar

    pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171095 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background Number of secondary compounds is produced by plants as natural antioxidants. Moringa oleifera Lam. and Ocimum tenuiflorum L. are known for their wide applications in food and pharmaceutical industry. Objective…

  4. Article

    In vitro and In vivo Antioxidant Evaluation and Estimation of Total Phenolic, Flavonoidal Content of Mimosa pudica L

    Ganesh Patro, Subrat Kumar Bhattamisra, Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Himanshu Bhusan Sahoo

    pp. 22–28 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171099 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Objective Mimosa pudica Linn. (Mimosaceae) is traditionally used as a folk medicine to treat various ailments including convulsions, alopecia, diarrhea, dysentery, insomnia, tumor, wound healing, snake bite, etc., Here, …

  5. Article

    Development, Characterization, and Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Effect of Abutilon indicum and Piper longum Phytosomes

    Sonam Sharma, Alakh Niranjan Sahu

    pp. 29–36 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171102 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background Evidences from ethnopharmacological practices have shown that combination of Abutilon indicum and Piper longum are traditionally used to treat symptoms of the liver disorder. The hypothesis is phytosomes of a …

  6. Article

    Quantification of Quercetin and Rutin from Benincasa hispida Seeds and Carissa Congesta Roots by High-performance Thin Layer Chromatography and High-performance Liquid Chromatography

    Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Hemant Devidas Une

    pp. 37–42 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171098 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Objective In Indian Ayurvedic system, Benincasa hispida (BH) and Carissa congesta (CC) are well-known plants used for major and minor ailments. BH has been regarded as Kushmanda, whereas CC has been used in immune-relate…

  7. Article

    Methanolic Extract of Curcuma caesia Roxb. Prevents the Toxicity Caused by Cyclophosphamide to Bone Marrow Cells, Liver and Kidney of Mice

    Heisanam Pushparani Devi, Pranab Behari Mazumder

    pp. 43–49 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171106 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Introduction With an ever increasing cause of cancer, it has been recommended to treat with conventional drugs, however because of the side effects caused by the conventional drugs, the research on medicinal plants has b…

  8. Article

    Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extract and its Fractions of Leaves of Ficus benghalensis Linn.

    Anil Subhash Bhanwase, Kallanagouda Ramappa Alagawadi

    pp. 50–55 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171107 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background Ficus benghalensis is a folk medicine indigenous plant of India. Several studies on this plant reported and focused on the biological profile of the plant. Objectives This study is aimed to evaluate the antiox…

  9. Article

    Bio-enhancing Effect of Piperine with Metformin on Lowering Blood Glucose Level in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Mice

    Shubham Atal, Sarjana Atal, Savita Vyas, Pradeep Phadnis

    pp. 56–60 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171096 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background Diabetes mellitus is the most rampant metabolic pandemic of the 21st century. Piperine, the chief alkaloid of Piper nigrum (black pepper) is widely used in alternative and complementary therapies has been exte…

  10. Article

    Isolation and Characterization of Chemopreventive Agent from Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm F

    S. Gayatri, R. Suresh, C. Uma Maheswara Reddy, K. Chitra

    pp. 61–65 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171101 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Objective To investigate the in vitro cytotoxic effect and to isolate and characterize a chemopreventive secondary metabolite from Sphaeranthus amaranthoides Burm F (sivakaranthai). Materials and Methods In vitro cytotox…

  11. Article

    Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Effect of Barringtonia racemosa and Hibiscus sabdariffa Fruit Extracts in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line

    Norliyana Amran, Anis Najwa Abdul Rani, Roziahanim Mahmud, Khoo Boon Yin

    pp. 66–70 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171104 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background The fruits of Barringtonia racemosa and Hibiscus sabdariffa have been used in the treatment of abscess, ulcer, cough, asthma, and diarrhea as traditional remedy. Objective This study aims to evaluate cytotoxic…

  12. Article

    The Effect of Ultrafine Process on the Dissolution, Antibacterial Activity, and Cytotoxicity of Coptidis rhizoma

    Zhen-Yu Jiang, Hai-Ying Deng, Zhi-Jun Yu, Jun-Yan Ni, Si-He Kang

    pp. 71–77 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171097 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Background The dosage of herb ultrafine particle (UFP) depended on the increased level of its dissolution, toxicity, and efficacy. Objective The dissolution, antibacterial activity, and cytotoxicity of Coptidis rhizoma (…

SHORT COMMUNICATION

  1. Communication

    Anti-Lipoxygenase Activity of Leaf Gall Extracts of Terminalia chebula (Gaertn.) Retz. (Combretaceae)

    Ravi Shankara Birur Eshwarappa, Yarappa Lakshmikantha Ramachandra, Sundara Rajan Subaramaihha, Sujan Ganapathy Pasura Subbaiah, Richard Surendranath Austin, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya

    pp. 78–84 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.171103 · Published Jan-Mar 2016

    Lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitors are the promising therapeutic target for treating a wide spectrum of inflammatory-related diseases such as cancer, asthma, lymphoma, leukemia, and autoimmune disorders. In the present study,…