Volumes & Issues

Saba Sheikh, Sahabjada Siddiqui, Anupam Dhasmana, Safia Safia, Ejazul Haque, Mohammed Kamil, Mohtashim Lohani, Mohammad Arshad, Snober Shabnam Mir

pp. 365–374 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168972 · 2015

Background: Cissus quadrangularis Linn. (CQ) commonly known as Hadjod (Family: Vitaceae) is usually distributed in India and Sri Lanka and contains several bioactive compounds responsible for various metabolic and physio…

Dewasya Pratap Singh, Harshika Awasthi, Suaib Luqman, Saudan Singh, Dayanandan Mani

pp. 375–379 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168945 · 2015

Background: Traditionally, a number of medicinal plants are used to treat various types of hepatic disorders but few of them were pharmacologically evaluated for their safety and efficacy. The combination of Andrographis…

Pooja Shukla, R. K. Singh

pp. 380–387 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168983 · 2015

Background: High regenerative and proliferative capacity of blood and its components renders it to be at higher risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) which are manifested in several treatment regimens against various ail…

Padmaja B. Kalshetti, Ramesh Alluri, Vishwaraman Mohan, Prasad Arvind Thakurdesai

pp. 388–396 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168980 · 2015

Context: Antidepressant‑like effects of (2S, 3R, 4S)‑4‑hydroxyisoleucine (4‑HI), a major amino acid from fenugreek seeds, has been reported in the animal model of acute depression. Aims: To evaluate effects of subacute a…

Juilee Patwardhan, Purvi Bhatt

pp. 397–406 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168979 · 2015

Background: The exposure of skin to ultraviolet‑B (UV‑B) radiations leads to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage and can induce production of free radicals which imbalance the redox status of the cell and lead to increase…

Sandeep Kumar Bind, Mehul Jivrajani, Sheetal Anandjiwala, Manish Nivsarkar

pp. 407–413 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168973 · 2015

Background: Bergia suffruticosa (Delile) Fenzl (Syn. Bergia odorata Edgew) (Elatinaceae family) is used traditionally to repair bones and is applied as a poultice on sores. It is also used for stomach troubles and as an …

Hemnath Elango, Sivasankaran Ponnusankar, Sankar Sundaram

pp. 423–426 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168986 · 2015

Background: Cassia auriculata L. (CA) leaf extract might increase the body’s production of insulin thereby suppressing the elevated blood glucose and lipid levels in diabetic rats. CA has been used as dietary supplement …

Sushil Kumar Middha, Arvind Kumar Goyal, Prakash Lokesh, Varsha Yardi, Lavanya Mojamdar, Deepthi Sudhir Keni, Dinesh Babu, Talambedu Usha

pp. 427–433 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168982 · 2015

Background: Emblica officinalis (Euphorbiaceae), popularly known as Indian gooseberry or “Amla” in India, is used in Ayurveda as “rejuvenating herb” since ancient times. Objective: This study was carried out to estimate …

Mohini Ashok Phanse, Manohar Janardhan Patil, Konde Abbulu

pp. 434–438 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168984 · 2015

Background: Diabetes mellitus is an international public health problem since ancient days. The condition is predominantly more severe in developing countries like India where, life is more sedentary due to the even chan…

Lavanya Kakarla, Suresh Babu Katragadda, Mahendran Botlagunta

pp. 439–447 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168975 · 2015

Background: Cyperus scariosus (CS) R.Br and Cyperus rotundus (CR) L. belongs to Cyperaceae family which is well‑reputed in the traditional systems of medicine. Although they grow in different agro‑climatic conditions, th…

Shashidhar M. Ghatnur, Giridhar Parvatam, Manohar Balaraman

pp. 448–456 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168946 · 2015

Background: Cordyceps sinensis (CS) is a traditional Chinese medicine contains potent active metabolites such as nucleosides and polysaccharides. The submerged cultivation technique is studied for the large scale product…

B. K. Venkatesh, Raghu Ram Achar, P. Sharanappa, B. S. Priya, S. Nanjunda Swamy

pp. 457–461 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168987 · 2015

Background: Kollamalayaali tribes of South India use latex of Maclura spinosa for milk curdling. This action is implicated to proteases which exhibit strong pharmacological potential in retardation of blood flow and acce…

Jemimah Naine Selvakumar, Subathra Devi Chandrasekaran, Mohanasrinivasan Vaithilingam

pp. 469–473 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168974 · 2015

Background: Recently, numerous pathogens have developed resistance due to the indiscriminate use of commercial therapeutic drugs. Objective: The main aim of the study was to evaluate the bioactive potential of the Strept…

Nilesh Gupta, Richard Lobo, Nimmy Kumar, Jay Kumar Bhagat, Jessy Elizabeth Mathew

pp. 474–480 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168977 · 2015

Context: Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) wall belonging to the family Lamiaceae is a plant that is widely used in folk medicine for treating eczema, cold, cough, and fever. Objective: In the present study, we explored the an…

Shilpee Chaudhary, Raviraj Anand Devkar, Deepak Bhere, Manganahalli Manjunath Setty, Karkala Sreedhara Ranganath Pai

pp. 481–487 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168976 · 2015

Background: Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br. is a widely available shrub in India used traditionally in various ailments, including cancer. However, the anticancer activity of the bioactive fractions has not been valida…

Sharad Srivastava, Ankita Misra, Dharmesh Kumar, Amit Srivastava, Anil Sood, AKS Rawat

pp. 488–495 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168944 · 2015

Background: Roscoea purpurea or Roscoea procera Wall. (Zingiberaceae) is traditionally used for nutrition and in the treatment of various ailments. Objective: Simultaneous reversed‑phase high‑performance liquid chromatog…

R. Priya, Rajendrarao Sumitha, C. George Priya Doss, C. Rajasekaran, S. Babu, R. Seenivasan, R. Siva

pp. 414–22 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168947 · 2015

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an immunosuppressive disease. Over the past decades, it has plagued human health due to the grave consequences in its harness…

Dommati Anand Kumar, Pisupati S. R. Sweeya, Srishti Shukla, Sanga Venkata Anusha, Dasari Akshara, Kuncha Madhusudana, Ashok Kumar Tiwari

pp. 462–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168985 · 2015

Objective: The objective was to explore the effect of Dosakaya (DK) (Cucumis melo var. chito) juice on sucrose induced dysglycemia and disturbances in antioxidant defense in rats. Materials and Methods: Rats were precond…

A. Kalaiselvan, T. Anand, K. Gokulakrishnan, M. C. Kamaraj, S. Velavan

pp. 496–500 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.168981 · 2015

Introduction: The modulations of glucose‑metabolizing enzyme activities play a vital rolein the depletion of energy metabolism and leads to inhibition of cancer growth. Objective: To find the effect of shorearobusta bark…