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Priyadharsini Kaliswamy, Srividhya Vellingiri, Bharathi Nathan, Saravanakumar Selvaraj

pp. 152–156 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149731 · 2015

Background: Acanthaceae is one of the advanced and specialized families with conventionally used medicinal plants. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) play a major role as molecular markers for genome analysis and plant breed…

Shuge Tian, Wenxian Liu, Feng Liu, Xuejia Zhang, Halmuart Upur

pp. 157–162 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149732 · 2015

Aims: Given the high‑effectiveness and low‑toxicity of abnormal savda munziq (ASMQ), its herbal formulation has long been used in traditional Uyghur medicine to treat complex diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and cardi…

S. Takır, I. H. Altun, B. Sezgi, S. Süzgeç‑Selçuk, A. Mat, B. S. Uydeş‑Doğan

pp. 163–169 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149733 · 2015

Background: In the last decade, a growing interest particularly in determining the cardiovascular effects of herbal extracts took place among researchers. Objective: Herein, we aimed to investigate the microvascular and …

Omar Paulino Silva Filho, Leandra Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira, Frederico Severino Martins, Leonardo Luiz Borges, Osvaldo de Freitas, Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição

pp. 170–175 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149734 · 2015

Background: The standardized liquid extract of Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul is an alternative for the treatment of vitiligo. There is a shortage of solid oral dosage forms developed from standardized extracts of this pla…

Xiaoli Ma, Dongsheng Zhao, Xinxia Li, Lei Meng

pp. 176–179 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149735 · 2015

Objective: To determine the free amino acid contents of chamomile flowers using reverse‑phase high‑performance column chromatography preceded by pre‑column derivatization with 6‑aminoquinolyl‑N‑hydroxysuccinimidyl carbam…

P.R. Rao Vadaparthi, K. Kumar, Vanka Uma Maheswara Sarma, Qazi Altaf Hussain, K. Suresh Babu

pp. 180–190 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149736 · 2015

Background: Saussurea lappa is one of the popular Ayurvedic herb; costunolide and dehydrocostus lactones are well‑known sesquiterpene lactones contained in many plants used as popular herbs, such as S. lappa, and have be…

Qian Jing-Shi, Zhang Cheng-Gang, Wang Wei, Zhang Ting, Xu Hong, Chou Gui-Xin

pp. 191–195 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149738 · 2015

Background: The whole herb of Lagochilus ilicifolius has been used as a folk medicine for treating hemostatic, inflammation and ulcer in China. There were only limited reports on its chemical constituents, and no reports…

Xu‑ran Zhi, Zhi‑yong Zhang, Pei‑pei Jia, Xiao‑xu Zhang, Lin Yuan, Ning Sheng, Lan‑tong Zhang

pp. 196–207 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149739 · 2015

Background: Fructus Sophorae pill, one of the traditional Chinese medicine, was widely used for hemorrhoids, hypertension and odontalgia. This paper describes a sensitive and specific assay for the determination of the 1…

I. E. Cock, S.F. Van Vuuren

pp. 208–218 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149740 · 2015

Background: Plants of the family Combretaceae are amongst the most widely used plants for traditional medicinal purposes in southern Africa. In particular, many species of Combretum and Terminalia are used for their anti…

Tingwang Guo, Liancai Zhu, Jun Tan, Xuemei Zhou, Ling Xiao, Xi Liu, Bochu Wang

pp. 219–225 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149741 · 2015

Background: Agrimonia Pilosa Ledeb (APL), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been reported a variety of biological activities, including treating T2DM. Objective: Triterpenoid compound (TC) was collected from APL. The a…

Frederico Severino Martins, Henrique Pascoa, José Realino de Paula, Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição

pp. 226–231 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149742 · 2015

Yang Li, Xinyuan Shi, Zhisheng Wu, Mingye Guo, Bing Xu, Xiaoning Pan, Qun Ma, Yanjiang Qiao

pp. 8–9 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149674 · 2015

Background: Extraction process of dried flowers of formula particles should be investigated from lab investigation to pilot‑scale because of good water absorbing capacity and obscure active pharmaceutical ingredients (AP…

Soumeya Ben-Nasr, Smail Aazza, Wissem Mnif, Maria da Graça Costa Miguel

pp. 48–48 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149743 · 2015

Background: Lavatera cretica L. was used in folk medicine as anti‑inflammatory among other applications. As inflammation is many times associated with oxidative processes, the aim of the present work was to evaluate the …

Gireesh Ankad, Vinayak Upadhya, Sandeep R. Pai, Mansingraj S. Nimbalkar, Harsha V. Hegde, Rajesh K. Joshi, Sanjiva D. Kholkute

pp. 90–91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.149712 · 2015

Background: Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb. is a high valued medicinal plant endemic to Western Ghats of India, distributed in fragmented populations. The plant is valued for potent anticancer drug camptothecin (CP…