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Armaghan Shafaei, Nor Hidayah Ab Halim, Norhidayah Zakaria, Zhari Ismail

pp. S385–91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.216337 · 2017

Background: Orthosiphon stamineus (OS) Benth is a medicinal plant and native in Southeast Asia. Previous studies have shown that OS leaves possess antioxidant, cytotoxic, diuretic, antihypertensive, and uricosuric effect…

Pranati Srivastava, Mahendra Singh, Shilpi Bhargava

pp. S401–S404 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_193_17 · 2017

Introduction: In the present work, the method to extract, isolate, and characterize orange peel pectin using soxhlation, and thereafter, the use of this polymer–polymer in the formulation of fast dispersable and slow‑rel…

Ramith Ramu, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, S. P. Dhanabal, Farhan Zameer, B. L. Dhananjaya, M. N. Nagendra Prasad

pp. S417–23 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.216331 · 2017

Background: The vital enzymes of starch digestion and absorption are intestinal α-glucosidases and their inhibition improves postprandial hyperglycaemia, constituting an effective mode of therapy in diabetes. Objectives:…

Francesco Lanuzza, Francesco Occhiuto, Maria Teresa Monforte, Maria Marcella Tripodo, Valeria D’Angelo, Enza Maria Galati

pp. S424–S429 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_495_16 · 2017

Background: Opuntia ficus‑indica (OFI) (L.) Mill. (Cactaceae), a plant widespread in dry regions of the world, shows interesting biological activities (cicatrizant, antiulcer, anti‑inflammatory, and hypolipidemic) and is…

Akintayo Ogundajo, Anofi Tom Ashafa

pp. S470–80 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_118_17 · 2017

Background: Ehretia cymosa Thonn. is a popular medicinal plant used in different parts of West Africa for the treatment of various ailments including diabetes mellitus. Objective: The current study investigates bioactive…

Usama Shaheen, Nagwa Abdelkader Shoeib, Abeer Temraz, Mohamed I. S. Abdelhady

pp. S484–8 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_44_16 · 2017

Background: Dipterygium glaucum Decne. herb is one of the common traditional plants with multiple medicinal uses. Objective: To isolate the major constituents and to investigate the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytoto…

Jaime Stella Moses Richardson, Norhaniza Aminudin, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek

pp. S489–98 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_13_17 · 2017

Background: Plants have been a major source of inspiration in developing novel drug compounds in the treatment of various diseases that afflict human beings worldwide. Ruta angustifolia L. Pers known locally as Garuda ha…

Radhakrishnan Narayanaswamy, Lam Kok Wai, Norhaizan Mohd Esa

pp. S512–8 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_195_16 · 2017

Background: The phytoconstituents phytic acid and 4-hydroxyisoleucine have been reported to posses various biological properties. Objective: This prompted us to carry out the docking study on these two ligands (phytic ac…

Diptikanta Padhan, Smaranika Pattnaik, Ajaya Kumar Behera

pp. S555–60 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_65_17 · 2017

Background: Spilanthes acmella is used as a remedy in toothache complaints by the tribal people of Western part of Odisha, India. Objective: The objective of this study was to study the growth‑arresting activity of an in…

Giuseppe Gallo, Rosalinda Bruno, Adele Taranto, Guglielmo Martino

pp. S561–6 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_483_15 · 2017

Background: Increased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and 4‑hydroxynonenal (HNE) are demonstrated in plasma of uremic patients. A study showed that the comparison of erythrocytes of healthy and diseased patients (obese, …

Ravi Mundugaru, Senthilkumar Sivanesan, Padmaja Udaykumar, Niranjan Rao, Naveen Chandra

pp. S567–72 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_124_17 · 2017

Background: Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) is a known potent environmental neurotoxin causing progressive neurodegenerative changes in the brain. The herb Pluchea lanceolata is commonly known as “Rasana” and used as a nerve t…

Melisa I. Barliana, Ajeng Diantini, Anas Subarnas, Rizky Abdulah, Takashi Izumi

pp. S573–7 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_16_17 · 2017

Background: Indonesian medicinal plants have been used for their anticancer activity for decades. However, the therapeutic effects of medicinal plants have not been fully examined scientifically. As cancer is a major hea…

Sunday O. Okoh, Benson C. Iweriebor, Omobola O. Okoh, Anthony I. Okoh

pp. S392–S400 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_106_17 · 2017

Background: Peperomia pellucida is an annual herbaceous ethnomedicinal plant used in the treatment of a variety of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the Amazon region. Objective: The study aimed at profiling t…

Thangavelu Lakshmi, Devaraj Ezhilarasan, Upendra Nagaich, Rajagopal Vijayaragavan

pp. S405–S411 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_458_16 · 2017

Background: Acacia catechu Willd (Fabaceae), commonly known as catechu, cachou, and black cutch, has been studied for its hepatoprotective, antipyretic, antidiarrheal, hypoglycemic, anti‑inflammatory, immunomodulatory, a…

Maged Saad Abdel‑Kader, Kamal YT, Prawez Alam, Mohammed Hamed Alqarni, Ahmed Ibrahim Foudah

pp. S412–S416 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_117_17 · 2017

Context: Benzyl isothiocyanate is the active antimicrobial agent in Salvadora persica (siwak) widely used in Islamic countries for oral hygiene. Aims: Quantification of benzyl isothiocyanate in the ethanol extract of S. …

Abdullah Glil Alkushi

pp. S430–S436 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_14_17 · 2017

Context: Cynara cardunculus or artichoke thistle belongs to the sunflower family and has a variety of cultivable forms. Historically, it was cultivated as a vegetable, but more recently, it is being used in cheese and bi…

Mohamed Asik Rajmohamed, Suganthy Natarajan, Premkumar Palanisamy, Akbarsha Mohammad Abdulkader, Archunan Govindaraju

pp. S437–S445 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_57_17 · 2017

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by memory loss and impaired cognitive function. Cholinergic enzyme deficiency and oxidative stress are the two maj…

Waleed Elghwaji, Abeer Mohamed El‑Sayed, Kadriya S. El‑Deeb, Aly M. ElSayed

pp. S446–S451 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_323_15 · 2017

Background: Ferula tingitana L. (Apiaceae) has been considered to have abortive and menstruation‑inducing properties. It used to treat sore throat, fever, indigestion, and pains. Objectives: The objective of this study i…

Agilandeswari Devarajan, M. K. Mohan Maruga Raja

pp. S452–S457 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_138_17 · 2017

Background: Rasam is a traditional South Indian food, prepared using tamarind juice as a base, with a variety of spices. Rasam, with all its ingredients medicinally claimed for various ailments, is a functional food. Sys…

Ayşe Usta, Semiha Dede

pp. S458–S461 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_134_17 · 2017

Background: Thymoquinone (TQ), the basic bioactive phytochemical constituent of seed oil of Nigella sativa, is one of these herbal drugs known for antidiabetic effects. This study was carried out to assess the effects of…