Volume 6, Issue 24

pp. 1–1 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296251408973 · 2025

Mueen Ahmed K.

pp. 255–255 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71780 · 2010

Ljuba Evstatieva, Milka Todorova, Daniela Antonova, Jordanka Staneva

pp. 256–258 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71782 · 2010

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Yujie Chen, Jing Wang, Dingrong Wan

pp. 259–263 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71784 · 2010

Amal G. Al-Bakri, Ghadeer Othman, Fatma U. Afifi

pp. 264–270 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71786 · 2010

Background: Several Salvia species are indigenous to Jordan and are widely used as beverages and spices and for their medicinal properties. The objective of the study was to establish the antimicrobial activities, includ…

K. R. W. Abeywickrama, W. D. Ratnasooriya, A. M. T. Amarakoon

pp. 271–277 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71788 · 2010

Background: Black tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze (family: Theaceae)] has been used by Sri Lankan traditional practitioners to promote diuresis. However, the type and grade of tea is not specified. Materials and Me…

Xiaoying Zhou, Gong Hai-Yan, Xu Tun-Hai, Shuge Tian

pp. 278–281 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71790 · 2010

Background: It is reported that the plant Hyssopus cuspidatus Boriss from Xinjiang has great value. This article deals with the detailed pharmacognostic evaluation of the crude drug H. cuspidatus Boriss. Materials and Me…

S. Niazmand, E. Khooshnood, M. Derakhshan

pp. 282–285 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71791 · 2010

Background: Achillea is a plant widely used in traditional medicine for gastrointestinal disorders. There are some reports on gastrointestinal effects of Achillea, such as antiulcer, antibacterial, hepatoprotective, chol…

Wei Kun-Hua, Gao Shan-Lin, Huang He-Ping

pp. 286–292 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71793 · 2010

Background: Sophora flavescens Aiton is an important medicinal plant in China. Early in vitro researches of S. flavescens were focused on callus induction and cell suspension culture, only a few were concerned with in vi…

B. A. Ayinde, U. Agbakwuru

pp. 293–297 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71795 · 2010

Background: Global research into medicinal plants used in treating tumor-related ailments has become imperative due to the emergence of various forms of cancer diseases. Usually consumed as a vegetable, Struchium spargan…

Shweta Kapoor, Swarnlata Saraf

pp. 298–304 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71797 · 2010

Background: A number of moisturizers are available containing natural hydrating, moisturizing, fi rming and occlusive property-imparting agent in the form of herbal extracts, juice and oils. The aim of this study is to a…

Atnan Uğur, İpek Süntar, Sinem Aslan2, İlkay Erdoğan Orhan, Murat Kartal, Nazım Şekeroğlu, Dursun Eşiyok, Bilge Şener

pp. 305–314 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71801 · 2010

Background: Eruca is a native plant genus of the South Europe and central Asia where it has been cultivated since centuries. As the genus name implies, the oil is high in erucic acid. Materials and Methods: In this study…

Mustafa Cengiz, Ozlem Dilek Dincturk, H. Turgut Sahin

pp. 315–319 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71798 · 2010

S. Swathi, G. Murugananthan, S. K. Ghosh

pp. 320–322 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71796 · 2010

Mahesh Ramalingam, Park Yong-Ki

pp. 323–330 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71794 · 2010

Background: Antioxidants from natural resources possess multifaceted and importance of the activities provides substantial scope in neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the free rad…

José Galberto M. da Costa, Adriana R. Campos, Samara A. Brito, Carla Karine B. Pereira

pp. 331–334 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71792 · 2010

Background: Many medicinal plant species from the Araripe Basin are widely known and used in folk medicine and for commercial manufacturing of phytotherapeutic products. Few ethnobotanical and pharmacological studies hav…

Allana K. L. Santos, José G. M. Costa, Irwin R. A. Menezes, Isaac F. Cansanção, Karla K. A. Santos, Edinardo F. F. Matias, Henrique D. M. Coutinho

pp. 335–338 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71789 · 2010

Background: This study evaluates the radical-scavenging activity of five plants used as food and medicines in the northeastern region of Brazil. Materials and Methods: Spectrophotometric analysis of the plants’ ethanol e…

Viroj Wiwanitkit

pp. 345–345 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71781 · 2010