Pharmacognosy Magazine
Volume 13, Issue 51
2017 · pp. 339–533 · 31 articles
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 51
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 339–533
- Articles
- 31
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
- Journal
- PM
In this issue
21–31 of 31Original Article(continued)
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Feng Li, Aun Raza, Yan‑Wei Wang, Xiu‑Quan Xu, Guan‑Hua Chen
pp. 446–453 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_159_16 · 2017
Background: Rattan tea is a medicinal plant that has been used for many years for the treatment of inflammation, fatty liver, tumor, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Objective: A green and novel approach based on surfactant…
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Nguyen Huu Tung, Takuhiro Uto, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Gang Li, Yukihiro Shoyama
pp. 459–462 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_353_16 · 2017
Background: The roots of Eurycoma longifolia Jack have traditionally been used as an aphrodisiac tonic besides the other remedies for boils, fever, bleeding gums, and wound ulcer. Recently, the antiproliferative activity…
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Xiang Ding, Hongqing Zhu, Yiling Hou, Wanru Hou, Nan Zhang, Lei Fu
pp. 463–471 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_151_16 · 2017
Background: The mechanism of the immunoregulatory activities of polysaccharide is still not clear. Materials and Methods: Here, we performed the B‑cell, T‑cell, and macrophage cell proliferation, the cell cycle analysis …
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Jung Wha Kim, Tae Bum Kim, Hyun Woo Kim, Sang Wook Park, Hong Pyo Kim, Sang Hyun Sung
pp. 472–476 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_232_16 · 2017
Background: Liver disorder was associated with alcohol consumption caused by hepatic cellular damages. Opuntia ficus‑indica fruit extracts (OFIEs), which contain betalain pigments and polyphenols including flavonoids, ha…
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Jie-Ping Lei, Juan-Juan Yuan, Sheng-Hao Pi, Rui Wang, Rui Tan, Chao-Ying Ma, Tao Zhang, He-Zhong Jiang
pp. 488–491 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_275_16 · 2017
Background: The genus Wikstroemia has about 70 species, but only a limited number of species have been studied chemically. Wikstroemia indica has long been used as a traditional crude drug in China. However, there is no …
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Xue Han, Hong Jiang, Dingkun Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Xi Xiong, Jiaojiao Jiao, Runchun Xu, Ming Yang, Li Han, Junzhi Lin
pp. 492–497 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_455_16 · 2017
Background: The current astringency evaluation for herbs has become dissatisfied with the requirement of pharmaceutical process. It needed a new method to accurately assess astringency. Methods: First, quinine, sucrose, …
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Zhaoyan Zeng, Xiangzhou Li, Sheng Zhang, Dan Huang
pp. 498–503 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_256_16 · 2017
Background: Nano bamboo charcoal is being widely used as sustained release carrier for chemicals for its high specific surface area, sound biocompatibility, and nontoxicity; however, there have been no reports on nano ba…
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Haihua Guo, Fansheng Kong, Chunyan Yan
pp. 504–511 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211044 · 2017
Background: The purple sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. It is one of the most widely consumed tubers in Asia and is found in many dishes. Many people with diabetes eat purple sweet pot…
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An Wu, Xia Ye, Qiang Huang, Wei‑Min Dai, Jian‑Min Zhang
pp. 512–516 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211027 · 2017
Objective: This work aimed to investigate the anti‑epileptic effects of valepotriate isolated from Valeriana jatamansi Jones and studied its possible mechanisms. Methods: The anti‑epileptic effects of valepotriate were s…
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Yu Wang, Guo-Hua Gong, Ya-Nan Xu, Li-Jun Yu, Cheng-Xi Wei
pp. 517–522 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211018 · 2017
Background: Sugemule-3 (SD) is a traditional Chinese medicine with protective effect of myocardium. However, the underlying mechanisms of the effect had not been elucidated. Materials and Methods: In the present study, t…
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Sujuan Zhou, Bo Liu, Jiang Meng
pp. 528–533 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.211029 · 2017
Background: Raw Moutan cortex (RMC) is an important Chinese herbal medicine. Comprehensive and objective quality evaluation of Chinese herbal medicine has been one of the most important issues in the modern herbs develop…