Volume 7, Issue 25

Mueen Ahmed K. K.

pp. 1–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75865 · 2011

Sandeep Shetti, C. Dinesh Kumar, Neeraj Kumar Sriwastava, Indra Prakash Sharma

pp. 69–70 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75905 · 2011

Currently, a majority of the adverse events related to the use of herbal products and herbal medicines that are reported are attributable either to poor product quality or to improper use. Inadequate regulatory measures,…

Shuge Tian, Xiaoying Zhou, Haiyan Gong, Xiuming Ma, Fan Zhang

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75874 · 2011

Background: Paeonia sinjiangensis K.Y. Pan is a perennial herb belonging to the ranunculaceae family and it is one of the most important crude drugs in traditional Chinese medicine. In this article, Paeonia sinjiangensis…

Canan Yağcı Tüzün, Mehmet Cihat Toker, Gülnur Toker

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75877 · 2011

Background: Gentiana olivieri Griseb. (Afat) (Gentianaceae), which has many bioactive compounds is used as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, digestive aid, antidepressant, and antianemic in traditional medicine. Materials …

Badreddine Fehri, Mueen Ahmed K.K., Jean-Marc Aiache

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75879 · 2011

Background: Garlic plays an important role in complementary and alternative medicine. Most people believe in and use herbal products even when they have not been as thoroughly researched as garlic. Garlic is also known f…

Han Jia, Ji Wen Liu, Halmurat Ufur, Geng Sheng He, Hai Liqian, Peipei Chen

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75885 · 2011

Objectives: To evaluate the antihypertensive effect of Xinjiang red raspberry fruit ethyl acetate extract (EER) on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and its possible mechanism from antioxidant perspective. Materials …

Solomon O. Rotimi, Omolola E. Omotosho, Oluwakemi A. Rotimi

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75887 · 2011

Background: Diabetes mellitus is gradually becoming a global health burden leading to an increase in the search for herbal hypoglycemic agents as alternatives to synthetic ones. Asystasia gangetica is one of the herbs us…

Vita Di Stefano, Rosa Pitonzo, Domenico Schillaci

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75893 · 2011

Background: Athamanta sicula L., a member of Apiaceae, is an annual perennial herb and it is known in Sicilian popular medicine with the name of “spaccapietre” (rock splitters), because fresh roots infusions are indicate…

Jing Zhang, Ke Yuan, Wen-long Zhou, Jian Zhou, Ping Yang

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75899 · 2011

Background: The total flavonoid (TF) and total phenolic (TP) contents of the ethanol extracts of the whole plant, stem, leaf, and seed of Mimosa pudica Linn belonging to the genus Mimosa (Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosa…

Chunpeng Wan, Yanying Yu, Shouran Zhou, Wei Liu, Shuge Tian, Shuwen Cao

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75900 · 2011

Background: Extraction temperature influences the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) of medicinal plant extracts to a great extend. TPC and TFC are the principle activity constituents present in …

Saeed Samarghandian, Jalil Tavakkol Afshari, Saiedeh Davoodi

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75901 · 2011

Background: The fact that antioxidants have several preventative effects against different diseases, such as coronary diseases, inflammatory disorders, neurologic degeneration, aging, and cancer, has led to the search fo…

K. Zomorodian, M. J. Saharkhiz, M. J. Rahimi, A. Bandegi, G. Shekarkhar, A. Bandegani, K. Pakshir, A. Bazargani

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75902 · 2011

Background: Zataria multiflora Boiss. is a traditional and popular spice in Iran. The effects of 3 ecotypes (ECTPs) of Z. multiflora essential oils (EOs) against most common causes of food-borne and nosocomial infections…

Jin Bae Weon, Hye Jin Yang, Jin Yeul Ma, Choong Je Ma

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75903 · 2011

Background: Bangpungtongsung-san, one of the traditional herbal medicines, was known to be a prescription for obesity. Objective: For the simultaneous determination of five components (paeoniflorin, 6-gingerol, decursin,…

Shuge Tian, Yang Shi, Xiaoying Zhou, Liang Ge, Halmuart Upur

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75904 · 2011

Objective: This paper investigates the total polyphenolic and flavonoid content as well as the antioxidant activity of Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. extracts of different polarity. Materials and Methods: The total polyph…

N. Esmaeili, H. Ebrahimzadeh, K. Abdi, S. Safarian

pp. · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75906 · 2011