Pharmacognosy Magazine
Volume 13, Issue 49S
2017 · pp. 1–121 · 24 articles
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 49S
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 1–121
- Articles
- 24
- Sections
- 3
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
- Journal
- PM
In this issue
1–20 of 24ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Siew Ling Ong, Koteswara Rao Nalamolu, How Yee Lai
pp. 1–9 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203986 · 2017
Background: To date, anti-obesity agents based on natural products are tested for their potential using lipase inhibition assay through the interference of hydrolysis of fat by lipase resulting in reduced fat absorption …
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Manish Kumar, Devinder Kaur, Nitin Bansal
pp. 10–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203974 · 2017
Background: Chronic oxidative stress and inflammation severely affect the normal physiology of neurons and lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Polyphenols proved a boon in the prevention…
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Ramamoorthy Padmapriya, Loganathan Gayathri, Larance Ronsard, Mohammad A. Akbarsha, Ramasamy Raveendran
pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203981 · 2017
Background: Tephrosia purpurea is an Indian herb used in traditional medicine to treat various diseases such as jaundice, asthma, liver and urinary disorders. However, the anti-cancer potential of T. purpurea on hepatoce…
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Anjali Verma, Anil Kumar, Dalip Kumar Upreti, Veena Pande, Mahesh Pal
pp. 22–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203993 · 2017
Background: Leucas cephalotes has been used by many tribes to treat variety of diseases and known to have many essential secondary metabolites. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first comparative analysis of total …
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Ke Shang, Touseef Amna, Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al-Musayeib, Salem S. Al-Deyab, Inho Hwang
pp. 26–32 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203984 · 2017
Background: Cellular damage initiated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is the main cause of numerous severe diseases and therefore for this reason, the natural antioxidants have note worthy significance in human health. …
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Tariq R.A. Sobahi, Seif-Eldin N. Ayyad, Ahmed Abdel-Lateff, Mardi M. Algandaby, Hajer S. Alorfi, Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim
pp. 37–40 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203970 · 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the antiproliferative effect of the isolated metabolites from Callyspongia siphonella. Methods: Different chromatographic methods have been done on the organic extract of the marine sponge aiming …
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Ramachandran Muthiyan, Balwin Nambikkairaj, Nilkamal Mahanta, Titus Immanuel, Rahul Shubhra Mandal, Kubendiran Kumaran, Arun Kumar De
pp. 41–7 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203983 · 2017
Background: Marine sponge is a rich natural resource of many pharmacologically important compounds. Objective: Marine sponge Hyrtios erectus, collected from North Bay, South Andaman Sea, India, was screened for potential…
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O.I. O.I., R. Majid, M.S. M.S., M.N. M.N., K. Al-Zihiry, Sattar Rahi, R. R.
pp. 48–55 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203982 · 2017
Background: Emergence of chloroquine (CQ) resistance among different strains of Plasmodium falciparum is the worst catastrophe that has ever perplexed the dedicated efforts to eradicate malaria. This urged the scientists…
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Bhasha Shanmugam, Kondeti Ramudu Shanmugam, Sahukari Ravi, Ganjikunta Venkata Subbaiah, Chilakala Ramakrishana, Korivi Mallikarjuna, Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy
pp. 56–62 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203973 · 2017
Background: Hepatitis is a health problem affecting millions of people worldwide and it is the major risk factor for liver cirrhosis. In India, many plants are used to treat hepatitis. But little is known about the effec…
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Ganjikunta Venkata Subbaiah, Korivi Mallikarjuna, Bhasha Shanmugam, Sahukari Ravi, Patan Usnan Taj, Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy
pp. 69–75 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203891 · 2017
Background: Alcohol-induced hyperlipidemia is positively correlated with cardiovascular diseases. Several herbal extracts have been reported to protect the cardiac injury and suppress the hyperlipidemia. However, the eff…
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Sameera R. Samarakoon, Chanthirika Shanmuganathan, Meran K. Ediriweera, Poorna Piyathilaka, Kamani H. Tennekoon, Ira Thabrew, Prasanna Galhena, E Dilip Silva
pp. 76–83 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203989 · 2017
Context:Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea is a shrub mangrove plant of the family Rubiaceae and not yet been studied for anti-hepatocarcinogenic effects. Objectives: We investigated possible in vitro anti-hepatocarcinogenic and…
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Abeer Abdelhalim, Talal Aburjai, Jane Hanrahan, Heba Abdel-Halim
pp. 95–101 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203975 · 2017
Background: The reporting of the medicinal plants and their traditional uses is important in order to prevent this knowledge from being lost. The aims of this study were to collect information concerning the traditional …
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Norliyana Mohamad Salleh, Sabariah Ismail, Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim
pp. 102–114 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203990 · 2017
Background: In order to develop oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) lignin as a nutraceutical and health supplement, the investigation of its potential in interacting with other drugs via inhibition of drug-metabolizing enz…
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Ujjwal Kaushik, Vidhu Aeri, Mir Showkat R., Mohammad Ali
pp. 115–121 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203991 · 2017
Context: Few vegetables that are commonly consumed in India as part of diet have been claimed for their antidiabetic potential. Objective: The present study was aimed at evaluating preventive effects of cucurbit vegetabl…
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Sandeep Karna
pp. 122–6 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203971 · 2017
Background: Prostaglandins (PGs) have short existence in vivo because they are rapidly metabolized by NAD+-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) to 15-ketoprostaglandins. Inhibition of 15-PGDH causes …
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Shyam Sundar Gupta, Lubna Azmi, P. K. Mohapatra, Ch. V. Rao
pp. 127–34 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203987 · 2017
Background: Euphorbia hirta possesses antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, galactogenic, antidiarrheal, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antiasthmatic, antiamebic, antifungal, and antimalarial activities. Objective: The overall o…
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Pallavi O. Deshpande, Vishwaraman Mohan, Mukul P. Pore, Shailesh Gumaste, Prasad A. Thakurdesai
pp. 135–41 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203978 · 2017
Context: Glycoside-based standardized fenugreek seed extract (SFSE-G) demonstrated promising efficacy in animal models of immune-inflammatory conditions. Aim: The present study was aimed at embryo-fetal development toxic…
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Sasikumar Arunachalam Palaniyandi, Joo-Won Suh, Seung Hwan Yang
pp. 142–7 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203992 · 2017
Background: Ginsenosides are the principal components responsible for the pharmacological activities of ginseng. Ginsenosides Rg1 and Rb1 are the major compounds recognized as marker substances for quality control of gin…
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Mahi Heba, Sana Faraz, Sugato Banerjee
pp. 148–53 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203976 · 2017
Alcohol addiction is a worldwide problem. It has mainly two components: dependence and withdrawal. Characteristic properties of most anti-addictive compounds include anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, and noot…
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Sheeba Shakeel, Muneeb U. Rehman, Nahida Tabassum, Umar Amin, Manzoor ur Rahman Mir
pp. 154–60 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.203977 · 2017
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures. It is a very common disease in which approximately 30% of patients do not respond favourably to treatment with anticon…