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1–20 of 37EDITORIAL
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D. B. A. Narayana, T. Sudhakar Johnson
pp. S1–2 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_249_18 · 2018
Original Article
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Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Arafa Musa, Atef A. El‑Hela, Khaled M. Elokely
pp. S3–S7 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_541_17 · 2018
Background: The genus Lamium includes about forty annual or perennial plants distributed everywhere, it has significant biological activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant and antischistosomal effects. However, no…
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Anjana Singh, Shyam Singh Chauhan, Vishwas Tripathi
pp. S14–S19 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_36_18 · 2018
Background: Quinic acid (QA), a natural compound found in fruits, for example in apple, berries, and coffee beans, is a neutraceutical chiral compound used to synthesize new pharmaceutically important chemical compounds.…
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Francisco Javier Jiménez‑González, Jenny Marcela Vélez‑Gómez, Jhon Jairo Melchor‑Moncada, Luz Angela Veloza, Juan Carlos Sepúlveda‑Arias
pp. S25–S31 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_624_17 · 2018
Background: Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC. is a neotropical tree used in traditional medicine in the Northern coast of Colombia as well as Latin America for infectious diseases treatment. Few studies have evaluated the bio…
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Arpita Saha, Sirshendu Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Surmi Roy, Nirmalya Roy, Satinath Mukhopadhyay
pp. S36–S39 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_595_17 · 2018
Background: L‑theanine is a natural bioactive amino acid present in tea (Camellia sinensis [L.] O. Kuntze) and consumed worldwide through tea decoction. Objective: The present work aims at evaluation of the insulin secre…
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Sachin Kumar, Dr. Ramesh Babu Bodla
pp. S40–S44 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_264_17 · 2018
Background: Aegle marmelos belongs to the family Rutaceae, a medium‑sized perennial tree which grows in subtropical and tropical parts of India and South‑East Asia. Studies have reported that leaf extracts of A. marmelos…
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Bhagyashri Kumbhalkar, Anuradha Upadhye, Shubhada Tamhankar
pp. S52–S56 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_242_17 · 2018
Background: Different interpretations of ayurvedic texts have recognized/recommended taxonomically distinct species/varieties of Trichosanthes as “Patola,” which is used extensively in the Indian traditional system of me…
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Mustajab Quraishi, Santosh N. Mokale, Nikhil S. Sakle
pp. S65–S71 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_323_17 · 2018
Background: Quercetin (QUE) and Rutin (RUT) have nutritive and medicinal values. On the other hand, there are no reports of scientific assessment of its hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis modulation in the treatmen…
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Tapan Seal, Kausik Chaudhuri, Basundhara Pillai
pp. S72–S77 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_481_17 · 2018
Background: Bauhinia purpurea, Clerodendrum colebrookianum, Dillenia pentagyna, Diplazium esculentum, Houttuynia cordata, Oenanthe linearis, Potentilla lineata, Perilla ocimoides, Sonchus arvensis, and Zanthoxylum acanth…
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Hui Yang, Hong-Bin Zhai, Wei-Min Wang, Okechukwu Patrick Nwabueze
pp. S78–S83 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_267_17 · 2018
Objective: Coscinium fenestratum belongs to the family of Menispermaceae. It is a woody plant that originated from Indomalaya regions such as southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and West Malaysia. C. …
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Debjani P. Mansingh, Nibedita Dalpati, Veeresh Kumar Sali, A. Hannah Rachel Vasanthi
pp. S84–S91 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_342_17 · 2018
Background: Garlic, a common spice used since time immemorial for various purposes, is considered a potential functional food as it exhibits cardioprotection to chemoprevention properties due to the presence of organosul…
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Adem Alemdar, Berrin Tunca, Hulusi Malyer, Saliha Sahin
pp. S92–101 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_357_17 · 2018
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. Although surgical and screening techniques have vastly improved in the last 30 years, chemotherapeutics have not advanced sufficiently f…
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V. J. Shine, G. I. Anuja, S. Pradeep, S. R. Suja
pp. S102–S109 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_453_17 · 2018
Background: Naringin, pharmaceutically active flavonoid, rapidly metabolizes in liver into naringenin. Both naringin and naringenin have significant biological activity and less toxicity. Objective: In the present study,…
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Md. Wasimul Haque, Mohd. Usman Mohd Siddique, Pritha Bose, Shakti Prasad Pattanayak
pp. S110–S117 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_601_17 · 2018
Background: In mammary cancer, alterations in various gene expressions and signaling pathways occurs due to the secondary effects of oxidative stress that facilitates cancer by causing genomic instability and mutagenic a…
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Cristina Occhiuto, Domenico Trombetta, Antonella Smeriglio, Emanuele Sturlese, Francesco Occhiuto
pp. S118–S122 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_163_17 · 2018
Background: Beta‑sitosterol (β‑sitosterol) is one of the several phytosterols widely studied for its potential to reduce benign prostatic hyperplasia and blood cholesterol levels. Objective: In the present study, the eff…
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Bhanu Kumar, Ankita Misra, Ajay Kumar Singh Rawat, Yashwant Singh Rawat, Sharad Srivastava
pp. S141–S146 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_411_17 · 2018
Background: Ageratum conyzoides L. is a traditionally used herb for various ethnoveterinary purposes. There are no earlier reports on simultaneous high‑performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) quantification of bioa…
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Mahmoud A. Al‑Qudah, Safwan M. Obeidat, Riyadh Muhaidat, Bahaa Al‑Trad, Hala I. Al‑Jaber, Jamil N. Lahham
pp. S154–S160 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_356_17 · 2018
Background: Plant‑derived antioxidants have been products of choice in therapeutic formulations for their potent free radical scavenging activity and mitigating and curing illnesses and diseases associated with oxidative…
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P. R. Rao Vadaparthi, Kumar Katragunta, A. K. M. Pawar, Suresh Babu Katragadda, Ashok K. Tiwari, Madhusudana Kuncha
pp. S161–S166 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_470_17 · 2018
Background: Piperaceae family are a well‑known source of structurally diverse amides with the wide range of bioactivities such as cytotoxic, stomach aches, insect repellents, anti‑inflammatory, insecticidal, and antifeed…
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Ganjikunta Venkata Subbaiah, Kesireddy Sathyavelu Reddy, Yagani JayavardhanaRao, Bhasha Shanmugam, Sahukari Ravi, Kondeti.Ramudu Shanmugam, Golla Narasimha
pp. S167–S174 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_387_17 · 2018
Background: The study of free radicals and their reactions is implicated in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. Therefore, antioxidants treatment plays a pivotal role in preventing the free radical‑induced diseas…
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Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Saeed, Yow-Meng Kuong, Kisantini Murugesu, Subramani Parasuraman, Mohd. Zaini Asmawi, Amirin Sadikun
pp. S184–S191 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_451_17 · 2018
Objective: The present study was carried out to investigate lipid‑lowering effect of hydroalcoholic extracts of Gynura procumbens in chemical‑ and high‑fat diet (HFD)‑induced hyperlipidemic rats. Materials and Methods: T…