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Zhi‑long Jiang, Yan Zhou, Wei‑chen Ge, Ke Yuan

pp. 346–352 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137377 · 2014

Background: This research, extract compositions of volatile oil in Blumea balsamifera (Linn.) DC by steam distillation method. The gas chromatograph‑mass spectrometer technology (GC‑MS) was used to separate and determine…

Bangxing Han, Hui Yan, Cunwu Chen, Houjun Yao, Jun Dai, Naifu Chen

pp. 353–358 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137378 · 2014

Background: For genuine medicinal material in Chinese herbs; the efficient, rapid, and precise identification is the focus and difficulty in the filed studying Chinese herbal medicines. Chrysanthemum morifolium as herbs …

Dongsheng Fan, Yang Zhao, Xin Zhou, Xiaojian Gong, Chao Zhao

pp. 359–366 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137379 · 2014

Objective: In the present study, a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with photodiode array detection was developed for simultaneous quantitation of esculetin, quercetin‑3‑O‑b‑D‑glucuronide, quercetin‑…

Yunxian Liu, Yun Zhou, Satoru Nirasawa, Eizo Tatsumi, Yongqiang Cheng, Lite Li

pp. 367–373 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137380 · 2014

Background: Sufu is a traditional Chinese fermented soybean food. Isoflavones are abundant in soybean and products incorporated with isoflavones exert many health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate anti‑f…

Yang Zhao, Yunling Zhao, Xin Zhou, Xiaojian Gong

pp. 374–383 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137381 · 2014

Objective: Evodiae Fructus (EF), one of the most widely used traditional Chinese medicines, mainly consists of alkaloids, is widely used for the treatments of headache and gastrointestinal disorders. In this study, a sen…

B. Samuel Thavamani, Molly Mathew, S. P. Dhanabal

pp. 200–206 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.137356 · 2014

Background: Cissampelos pareira (Menispermaceae) is used in folk Indian system of alternative medicine, for its analgesic, antipyretic, diuretic, antilithic, and emmenagogue properties. Objective: To evaluate Cissampelos…