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Bo-Ra Yun, Hye Jin Yang, Jin Bae Weon, Jiwoo Lee, Min Rye Eom, Choong Je Ma

pp. S264–S269 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.182159 · 2016

Background: Dianthus superbus, one of traditional herbal medicine, is widely used to treat urethritis, carbuncles and carcinoma. Objective: A simultaneous determination method was established for controlling the quality …

Xiaoxiang Sun, Liting Zhang, Yaqi Cao, Qinying Gu, Huan Yang, James P. Tam

pp. S270–S276 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.182160 · 2016

Background: Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roemer is an endemic species of Toona genus native to Asian area. Its dried leaves are applied in the treatment of many diseases; however, few investigations have been reported for t…

Magda R. A. Ferreira, Mônica T. M. Fernandes, Wliana A. V. da Silva, Isabelle C. F. Bezerra, Tatiane P. de Souza, Maria F. Pimentel, Luiz A. L. Soares

pp. S285–S291 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.182165 · 2016

Background: Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P. Queiroz (Fabaceae) is a tree which is native to Brazil, widely known as “Jucá,” where its herbal derivatives are used in folk medicine with several therapeutic properties…

Mohamed I. S. Abdelhady, Usama Shaheen, Ammar Bader, Mahmoud A. Youns

pp. S293–S296 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185705 · 2016

Background: Sucrase enzyme inhibitor considered as an oral anti-diabetic therapy that delays the absorption of eaten carbohydrates, reducing the postprandial glucose and insulin peaks to reach normoglycemia. Materials an…

Parthraj R. Kshirsagar, Harsha Hegde, Sandeep R. Pai

pp. S303–S306 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185719 · 2016

Aim: This study was designed to understand the effect of storage in polypropylene microcentrifuge tubes and glass vials during ultra- flow liquid chromatographic (UFLC) analysis. Materials and Methods: One ml of methanol…

Amol P. Muthal, Supada R. Rojatkar, Subhash Laxmanrao Bodhankar

pp. S307–S314 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185722 · 2016

Background: γ‑oryzanol is a major bioactive constituent in rice. Most of the literature reports isolation of 24‑methylenecycloartanyl ferulate (24‑mCAF) from rice bran oil (RBO) of other than Indian variety. Current rese…

Mrinalini Srivastava, Swati Sharma, Pratibha Misra

pp. S315–S320 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185726 · 2016

Background: Rauwolfia serpentina and Solanum khasianum are well‑known medicinally important plants contained important alkaloids in their different parts. Elicitation of these alkaloids is important because of associated…

Syam Mohan, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Yahya Hasan Hobani, Suvitha Syam, Adel S. Al‑Zubairi, Rashad Al‑Sanousi, Magbool Essa Oraiby

pp. S321–S326 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185732 · 2016

Background: Catha edulis (Khat) is an evergreen shrub or small tree, traditionally used by various peoples of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa as an integral component of the socioeconomic traditions. It is believed that…

Thamilvaani Manaharan, Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan, Rajarajeswaran Jayakumar, M. S. Kanthimathi, Gunasekar Ramya, Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramnath

pp. S327–S331 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185738 · 2016

Background: Essential oil of Ocimum sanctum Linn. exhibited various pharmacological activities including antifungal and antimicrobial activities. In this study, we analyzed the anticancer and apoptosis mechanisms of Ocim…

Samir M. Osman, Alaadin E. El-Haddad, Mohamed A. El-Raey, Soad M. Abd El-Khalik, Mahmoud A. Koheil, Michael Wink

pp. S332–S336 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185752 · 2016

Background: Caesalpinia gilliesii Hook is an ornamental shrub with showy yellow flowers. It was used in folk medicine due to its contents of different classes of secondary metabolites. In our previous study, dichlorometh…

Nouf Al‑Rasheed, Laila Faddah, Nawal Al‑Rasheed, Yieldez A. Bassiouni, Iman H. Hasan, Ayman M. Mahmoud, Raeesa A. Mohamad, Hazar I. Yacoub

pp. S337–S345 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185765 · 2016

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective effects of silymarin (SIL), alone and combined with chlorogenic acid (CA) and/or melatonin (ME), using a rat model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)‑indu…

Azza Ramy Abdel‑Monem, Enas Hussein Abdelrahman

pp. S346–S349 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185768 · 2016

Background: Euphorbia is the largest genus in Euphorbiaceae. Terpenoids were isolated from most species of this genus. Objective: Since no previous study was reported about Euphorbia pseudocactus Berger, we started here …

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

pp. S350–S352 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185769 · 2016

Background: Protein–ligand interaction plays a major role in identification of the possible mechanism by which a ligand can bind with the target and exerts the pharmacological action. Objective: The aim is to identify th…

Abiola M. Asowata‑Ayodele, Gloria A. Otunola, Anthony J. Afolayan

pp. S353–S362 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185770 · 2016

Background: Lippia javanica (Burm.F.) Spreng is one of the spice plants commonly found in almost every part of South Africa. Apart from its culinary uses, it is also traditionally used as an insect repellant and infusion…

Triana Hertiani, Sylvia Utami Tunjung Pratiwi, Agustinus Yuswanto, Prisci Permanasari

pp. S363–S370 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185771 · 2016

Background: As part of our search for new potential natural resources to eradicate infection, we have revealed the prominent potency of massoia bark (Massoia aromatica Becc, Lauraceae) in combating immunosuppressed‑relat…

Naveen Kumar Gupta, Nidhi Srivastva, Parvesh Bubber, Sanjeev Puri

pp. S371–S378 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185772 · 2016

Background: Cardiac complications associated with diabetes mellitus have become major cause of concern. Antidiabetic drugs, with varied mode of action, are although available, apprehensions exist for their limited action…

Sonal Sharma, Neeta Shrivastava

pp. S379–S383 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185776 · 2016

Background: Various parts of three Terminalia species, namely, Terminalia arjuna (stem bark), Terminalia bellirica (fruit), and Terminalia chebula (fruit) are widely known for their therapeutic principles and other comme…

Vincent Louie Domingo Cabelin, Grecebio Jonathan Duran Alejandro

pp. S384–S388 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185780 · 2016

Background: The Philippines is home to some ethnomedicinal Apocynaceae that has been used to cure common ailments. They are perceived to be safe, but misidentification can lead to substitution and adulteration. Morpholog…

Dharmendra Kumar Khatri, Archana Ramesh Juvekar

pp. S116–20 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.182168 · 2016

Background: Curcumin and ellagic are the natural polyphenols having a wide range of pharmacological actions. They have been reported to have their use in various neurological disorders. Objective: This study was aimed to…

Vinayak Upadhya, Sandeep R. Pai, Gireesh M. Ankad, Harsha V. Hegde

pp. S152–8 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.182172 · 2016

Background: Piper trichostachyon is a wild, endemic Piper species from Western Ghats of India. The folklore healers of Belagavi region use this plant, similar to Piper nigrum. Aims: The present study investigates the com…