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EDITORIAL
- Forum Article
Mueen Ahmed KK
pp. 1–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108103 · 2013
Original Article
- Article
Jihan M. Badr
pp. 4–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108124 · 2013
Background: Yohimbine is an indole alkaloid used as a promising therapy for erectile dysfunction. A number of methods were reported for the analysis of yohimbine in the bark or in pharmaceutical preparations. Materials a…
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Topical royal jelly alleviates symptoms of pruritus in a murine model of allergic contact dermatitis
Katsunori Yamaura, Ayana Tomono, Eriko Suwa, Koichi Ueno
pp. 9–13 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108127 · 2013
Background: Royal jelly is widely used as a health tonic, especially in Asia. Royal jelly is commonly used in cosmetics as well as in dietary supplements and beverages. Little is known, however, about the pharmacologic e…
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Gireesh K. Singh, Sudhir K. Chauhan, Geeta Rai, Shyam S. Chatterjee, Vikas Kumar
pp. 14–22 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108129 · 2013
Background: In the view of diverse CNS modulating properties of Fumaria indica, present study was planned to evaluate its putative anxiolytic activity in behavioural models of rats, followed by elucidation of mechanism o…
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Chunyan Yan, Fansheng Kong, Dezhi Zhang, Jiangxia Cui
pp. 23–27 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108132 · 2013
Background: Ganoderma capense is a Ganoderma species and is widely used, especially in Asia, as a well-known medicinal mushroom for health-promoting effect and for treatment of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, aging, …
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Ghada A. Fawzy, Hanan Y. Al Ati, Ali A. El Gamal
pp. 28–32 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108133 · 2013
Background: The present study reports and compares the results of Gas Chromatographic-Mass analyses of Pulicaria jaubertii leaf (P-1) and root (P-2) essential oils, as well as their in vitro antimicrobial and cytotoxic a…
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Yingfei Hu, Tulin Lu, Chunqin Mao, Hao Wu, Xing Zhang, JV Wang, Juanjuan Gu
pp. 33–38 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108136 · 2013
Background: Dachaihu Granule, commonly used for treating cholecystitis, is derived from a famous traditional Chinese formula named Dachaihu Decoction. No analytical method has been reported for simultaneous determination…
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Iliana Ionkova, Pavlina Sasheva, Todor Ionkov, Georgi Momekov
pp. 39–44 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108138 · 2013
Background: Arylnaphthalene lignan Justicidin B is a lead compound in the management of bone cancer and osteoclastogenesis. The compound is the main cytotoxic principle of rare medicinal plant Linum narbonense L. (Linace…
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Anthonio O. Adefuye, Roland N. Ndip
pp. 45–50 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108139 · 2013
Background: Plant cells fundamentally are chemical factories containing a rich supply of therapeutically useful phytocompounds that have the potential of being developed into potent antimicrobial agents. Aim of the Study…
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domain of its precursor protein p
pp. 51–57 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108140 · 2013
Background: Dietary phytochemicals consist of a wide variety of biologically active compounds that are ubiquitous in plants, many of which have been reported to have anti-tumor as well as anti-inflammatory properties. Ob…
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Hassan M. Albishri, Omar A. Almaghrabi, Tarek A. A. Moussa
pp. 58–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108142 · 2013
Background: The growth in the production of biodiesel, which is principally fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), has been phenomenal in the last ten years because of the general desire to cut down on the release of greenhous…
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Rong Han, Jie Xue, Erwei Hua, Longlong Zhou
pp. 67–71 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108143 · 2013
Background: Awei Capusules are Hospital preparation for Hyperlipidemia. It was composed by Awei, Magnoliae Officinalis and Polygonum Bistoral etc. Manufacture and quality standard of Awei Capusules had been studied. Resu…
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Dinesh Kumar B, Krishnakumar K, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Mahitosh Mandal
pp. 72–75 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108145 · 2013
Background: Stem barks of Mangifera indica contain a rich content of mangiferin (xanthone glucoside), whereas Murraya koenigii leaves contain rich sources of mahanimbine (carbazole alkaloid) and used traditionally for th…
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Md. Mozammel Haque, Sufia Begum, Md. Hossain Sohrab, Monira Ahsan, Choudhury M. Hasan, Nuruddin Ahmed, Rashedul Haque
pp. 76–80 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.108147 · 2013
Background: Ravenia spectabilis is a medium tall shrub found widespread in South America. It also found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc. Few alkaloid and steroid compounds were reported from the plant previously. Mate…
CORRIGENDUM
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pp. 81–81 · 2013