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EDITORIAL
- Forum Article
Mueen Ahmed K.
pp. 89–91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80661 · 2011
Original Article
- Article
Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Siddiqui, Zhari Ismail, Noor Hafizoh Saidan
pp. 92–96 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80662 · 2011
Background: Vinca rosea (Apocynaceae) is one of the most important and high value medicinal plants known for its anticancer alkaloids. It is the iota of the isolated secondary metabolites used in chemotherapy to treat di…
- Article
Masoumeh Nasiri, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Ali Mashinchian-Moradi, Ahmad R. Gohari
pp. 97–100 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80663 · 2011
Context: Two of the important algae from Persian Gulf are Gracilaria salicornia and Hypnea flageliformis (Rhodophyta). Antibacterial, antifungal, and cytotoxic effects of the mentioned algae have been presented in the pr…
- Article
Chunpeng Wan, Yanying Yu, Shouran Zhou, Shuge Tian, Shuwen Cao
pp. 101–108 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80666 · 2011
Background: Phenolic constituents were the principle bioactivity compounds exist in Gynura divaricata, little phenolic compounds were reported from the plant previously. Materials and Methods: 60% ethanol extract from th…
- Article
Taha S. El-Alfy, Shahira M. Ezzat, Ahmed K. Hegazy, Aziza M. M. Amer, Gehan M. Kamel
pp. 109–115 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80667 · 2011
Background: Moringa peregrina is a wild plant that grown in the eastern desert mountains in Egypt. Although, this plant is native to Egypt, no details studies were traced on its chemical composition and biological activi…
- Article
Paul Chidoka Chikezie
pp. 126–132 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80670 · 2011
Background: The exploitation and utilization of vast varieties of herbal extracts may serve as alternative measures to deter aggregation of deoxygenated sickle cell hemoglobin (deoxyHbS) molecules. Objective: The present…
- Article
An-bin Zhao, Bin YU, Xian-Lin WU, Ke-Jian Cao, En-Qing LI, Qing-Mei LI, Xiao-Yin Chen
pp. 133–140 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80671 · 2011
Background: In order to observe the protective therapeutic action and mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, and Compound Danshen Decoction on Myelosuppression induced by cyclophosphamide. Materia…
- Article
Seydi Okumus, Seyithan Taysi, Mustafa Orkmez, Edibe Saricicek, Elif Demir, Mustafa Adli, Behcet Al
pp. 141–145 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80673 · 2011
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant role of Ginkgo biloba (GB) against radiation-induced cataract in the rat lens after total cranial irradiation with a single 5 Gray (Gy) dose of gamma irra…
- Article
Paul Chidoka Chikezie, Augustine Amadikwa Uwakwe
pp. 182–186 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80669 · 2011
Background: Many reports showed that medicinal plant extracts cause alterations on the shape and physiology of erythrocytes. Objective: The present study seeks to ascertain the osmotic stability of sickle erythrocytes in…
- Article
Xiaojin Li, Yue’e Wang, Jun Zhu, Qiong Xiao
pp. 278–281 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80668 · 2011
Objective: Three cultivars seeds of Resina ferulae were analyzed for essential oil composition, Ferula sinkiangensis K. M. Shen, Ferula fukangensis K. M. Shen, and Ferula ovina, investigated differences among different g…
Short Communication
- Communication
Venkateswara Rao Gottumukkala, Tiruganasambandham Annamalai, Triptikumar Mukhopadhyay
pp. 146–150 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80674 · 2011
- Communication
Nehal M. Abd El-Mageed
pp. 151–156 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80675 · 2011
- Communication
Liyanage Dona Ashanthi Menuka Arawwawala, Horadugoda Gamage Sujatha Pushpakanthi Hewageegana, Lakshmi Sriyani Rajapaksha Arambewela, Hettiarachchige Sami Ariyawansa
pp. 157–160 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80678 · 2011
- Communication
Şadiye Gözlekçi, Onur Saraçoğlu, Ebru Onursal, Mustafa Özgen
pp. 161–164 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80681 · 2011
- Communication
Márcia Thaís Pochapski, Eliana Cristina Fosquiera, Luís Antônio Esmerino, Elizabete Brasil dos Santos, Paulo Vitor Farago, Fábio André Santos, Francisco Carlos Groppo
pp. 165–170 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80682 · 2011
Background: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., popularly known as sweet potato (SP), has played an important role as an energy and a phytochemical source in human nutrition and animal feeding. Ethnopharmacological data show that…
- Communication
Christine Chichioco-Hernandez, Jakub Wudarski, Lieven Gevaert, Luc Verschaeve
pp. 171–175 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.80683 · 2011