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1. Article

   Chemical Composition of Moringa oleifera Ethyl Acetate Fraction and Its Biological Activity in Diabetic Human Dermal Fibroblasts

   Sivapragasam Gothai, Katyakyini Muniandy, Mazni Abu Zarin, Tan Woan Sean, S. Suresh Kumar, Murugan A. Munusamy, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan

   pp. S462–S469 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_368_16 · 2017

   Background: Moringa oleifera (MO), commonly known as the drumstick tree, is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of skin disease. Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fra…

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   Chromosomal Fragmentation: A Possible Marker for the Selection of High Gymnemic Acid Yielding Accessions of Gymnema sylvestre R. Br

   Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Sunita Singh Dhawan

   pp. S481–S483 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_420_16 · 2017

   Background: Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. a member of family Asclepiadaceae as mentioned in Indian Pharmacopoeia popular among the researchers because of stimulatory effect of its phytoconstituent on pancreatic cells and pote…

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   Antihyperglycemic Activity of Caralluma fimbriata: An In vitro Approach

   Shenai Ashwini, Roy Anitha

   pp. S499–S504 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_59_17 · 2017

   Background: An increase in prevalence of diabetes mellitus necessitates the need to develop new drugs for its effective management. Plants and their bioactive compounds are found to be an alternative therapeutic approach…

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   Biological Activity and Isolation of Compounds from Stem Bark of Plumeria acutifolia

   Ghadah A. Alhozaimy, Ebtesam Saad Al‑Sheddi, Taghreed A. Ibrahim

   pp. S505–S511 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_22_17 · 2017

   Background: Plumeria acutifolia (Apocynaceae) is an ornamental plant, used in the traditional medicine and known to have a variety of constituents as alkaloids, flavonoids, and iridoids. Extracts of this plant were prove…

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   Correlation Between Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO) Activity and Total Phenolic Contents in Crocus sativus L. Corms During Dormancy and Sprouting Stages

   Nardana Esmaeili, Hassan Ebrahimzadeh, Khosrou Abdi

   pp. S519–S524 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.216333 · 2017

   Purification and characterization of polyphenol oxidase (PPO) enzyme and determination of total phenolic contents during dormancy and sprouting stages in Crocus sativus corms were performed. PPO enzyme was purified by am…

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   Reversible Testicular Toxicity of Piperine on Male Albino Rats

   Gopichand Chinta, Mohane Selvaraj Coumar, Latha Periyasamy

   pp. S525–S532 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_405_16 · 2017

   Background: Piperine was widely used in traditional medicine for inducing sterility and abortion. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the piperine on testis of male albino rats. Materials and Methods: Adult male rats we…

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   Methanolic Extract of Costus pictus D. DON Induces Cytotoxicity in Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Mediated by Histone Deacetylase Inhibition

   P. V. Neethu, K. Suthindhiran, M. A. Jayasri

   pp. S533–S538 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_524_16 · 2017

   Background: Leaves of Costus pictus D. Don, (insulin plant) are used as dietary supplement for the treatment of diabetes. Objective: The antidiabetic activity of this plant is well documented, but its activity on differe…

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   The Effect of Polyherbal Medicines Used for the Treatment of Tuberculosis on Other Opportunistic Organisms of Humans Infected with Tuberculosis

   Elizabeth Bosede Famewo, Anna Maria Clarke, Anthony Jide Afolayan

   pp. S539–S543 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_468_16 · 2017

   Background: In many immunocompromised patients, opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections are common. Polyherbal medicines examined in this study are used by the indigenous people of South Africa for the treatment of…

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   Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activities of Carissa opaca Stapf ex Haines

   Roots Extracts, Their Phytochemical Analysis Wajeeha Malik, Dildar Ahmed, Sania Izhar

   pp. S544–S548 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_561_16 · 2017

   Objective: Carissa opaca is a medicinal plant with rich folkloric applications. The present research was conducted to explore the tyrosinase inhibitory potential of aqueous decoction (AD) and methanolic extract (ME) of r…

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    Antiurolithiatic Potential of Neeri against Calcium‑Oxalate Stones by Crystallization Inhibition, Free Radicals Scavenging, and NRK‑52E Cell Protection from Oxalate Injury

    Parveen Kumar Goyal, Santosh Kumar Verma, Anil Kumar Sharma

    pp. S549–S554 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_551_16 · 2017

    Background: Neeri is a well‑established polyherbal formulation prescribed for renal stones by the physicians but has not been experimentally evaluated for its antiurolithiatic potential using cell‑lines. Objective: This …

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