Volume 4, Issue 15

Fábio F. Perazzo, Leonardo M. Lima, Leandro M. Rocha, Hildegardo S. França, José Carlos T. Carvalho

pp. 155–156 · 2008

Hypericum brasiliense (Hypericaceae) is a Brazilian traditional plant used as an excitant, antispasmodic and antiofidic agent in the South and Southeastern areas. Pharmacological studies were performed to evaluate antide…

P. Lakshmi, K. Lakshminarayana, S. Ganapaty, P. Steve Thomas

pp. 159–161 · 2008

The genus Tephrosia is known for its unusual flavonoids. Chemical examination of the roots of Tephrosia tinctoria led to the isolation of β-sitosterol, lupeol, tephrinone, 7-O-methyl glabranin, 2-Hydroxy tephrosin, roten…

M.G.A.N. Perera, S.S.S.B.D P. Soysa, D.T.U. Abeytunga, R. Ramesh

pp. 172–173 · 2008

Many plant-based treatments are being recommended for the cancer patients by traditional medical practitioners of Sri Lanka. Three such decoctions D1 (Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia chebula, Phyllanthus emblica and det…

Rema Razdan, Imranulla Imranulla, Amar Dev M.J.

pp. 182–183 · 2008

Vedic Guard, a polyherbal formulation in Ayurveda has been investigated for its possible or claimed hepatoprotective potential. Anti-tuberculosis drugs caused an increase in the activity of serum diagnostic markers ASAT,…

Ravindra G. Mali, Shailaja G. Mahajan, Anita A. Mehta

pp. 189–192 · 2008

The ethanolic extract of seeds of Lepidium sativum and its various fractions were tested for their bronchodilatory effect against histamine and acetylcholine induced acute bronchospasm in guinea pigs. The ethanolic extra…

Fabiola Fernandes Galvão Rodrigues, Brisa do Svadesvich Cabral, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, André Luiz Herzog Cardoso, Adriana Rolim Campos, José Galberto Martins da Costa

pp. 193–194 · 2008

The ethanolic extract of Stryphnodendron rotundifolium stem bark (EESR) was investigated for therapeutic properties using ethanol-induced ulceration in mice. Antimicrobial and preliminary phytochemical screening of the e…

Koneri Raju, Balaraman R.

pp. 197–198 · 2008

Antidiabetic properties of Momordica cymbalaria is reported but not the mechanism of action. In the present study an attempt is made to study the possible mechanism of action. Saponins were separated from the Ethanolic e…

P Chattopadhyay, A.K. Wahi, N Verma, A Verma, V.D. Aher

pp. 207–209 · 2008

Nitric oxide (NO) is generated in many mammalian tissues and is an important mediator of both physiological and pathological responses. The present study investigated the effect of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of whole…

S. Jha, Ashutosh Mishra, Amit Kumar Tiwari

pp. 210–211 · 2008

The increase in diabetic, obesity and gastrointestinal disorder has increased the demand of dietary fiber products. Five jelly formulations were prepared using Pectin, Tamarindus indica soluble fiber (TSF) and Cassia fis…

Akshay M. Baheti, K. R. Khandelwal, Suvarna P. Ingale, Shikha A. Baheti

pp. 215–217 · 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine the chronic diuretic effect of the Bahirdhum Padhati Mashi (BPM) of unripe Cocos nucifera husk (Coconut husk) at different doses (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) in normal rats. Daily ora…

S.P Pattanayak, Priyashree S.

pp. 218–219 · 2008

Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae) is a medicinally active, bushy parasitic plant growing on a variety of host plants in the dense forests of India. The present study was conducted to evaluate the hepatop…

Senthil Amudhan M., Hazeena Begum V.

pp. 223–224 · 2008

α–glycosidase in-vitro inhibitory activity and hypoglycemic effect by oral administration in rats of arecanut ethanol extracts have been investigated. Arecanut extract showed in-vitro inhibitory activity of intestinal α …

Devendra Shirode, Tushar Patel, Samaresh Pal Roy, T.M. Jyothi, S.V Rajendra, K. Prabhu, S. Setty

pp. 228–229 · 2008

This study was designed to determine the gastro-protective effect of 70% ethanolic extract of leaves of Albizzia lebbeck in pylorus ligation, ethanol and indomethacin induced models in rat. The 70% ethanolic extract of l…

Ramnik Singh, Jyotsana Madan, Harwinder Singh Rao

pp. 232–233 · 2008

Piper nigrum Linn. (Piperaceae) known as black pepper has long been used in folk medicine as stomachic, aromatic, stimulant, diaphoretic and hepatoprotective. Black pepper stimulates taste buds causing reflex stimulation…

Ahmad R. Shahverdi, Seyed Naser Ostad, Samira Khodaee, Lila Bitarafan, Hamid R. Monsef-Esfahani, Hossein Jamalifar, Bahman Nikavar, Mehran Mohseni

pp. 236–237 · 2008

Peganum harmala seeds’ smoke is traditionally used in Iran as both a disinfectant agent and for all kinds of rituals against evil eye and bad luck. Although a report have been published in the literature on the antimicro…

Gino A Kurian, Ravi Kumar, Venkatesh V, Swesh S, Jose Paddikkala

pp. 162–163 · 2008

Desmodium gangeticum root is considered extensively in the indigenous system of medicine as an anti inflammatory, anti microbial agent in many Asian countries. Oxidative stress plays a major role in the biochemical and p…