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K. K. Mueen Ahmed

pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.225674 · 2018

Ashok Kumar Tiwari

pp. 3–3 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.225675 · 2018

K. Vijayakumar, R. L. Rengarajan, R. Radhakrishnan, A. Vijaya Anand

pp. 4–8 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_167_17 · 2018

Background: Plant‑based natural extracts cure several diseases in human. However, the extract of Psidium guajava leaf is not yet evaluated on changes of lipid profile in hepatic disease affected rats. Objective: The pres…

Muthu Ramkumar, Srinivasagam Rajasankar, Veerapan Venkatesh Gobi, Udaiyappan Janakiraman, Thamilarasan Manivasagam, Arokiasamy Justin Thenmozhi, Musthafa Mohamed Essa, Ranganathan Chidambaram, Saravana Babu Chidambaram, Giles J. Guillemin

pp. 9–16 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_113_17 · 2018

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder (NDD) associated with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and subsequently has an effect on motor function and coordin…

Hong-Sheng Ruan, Hai-Feng Zhang, Kun Teng

pp. 22–26 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_556_16 · 2018

Background: Silybum marianum, a member of the Aster family, is a well‑known Chinese herb and the source of a popular antioxidant that is extensively used in Asia. The abundant S. marianum straws are still underutilized a…

Aftab Ahmad, Fahad A. Al-Abbasi, Saida Sadath, Soad Shaker Ali, Mohammed F. Abuzinadah, Hani A. Alhadrami, Anwar Ali Mohammad Alghamdi, Ali H. Aseeri, Shah Alam Khan, Asif Husain

pp. 27–35 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_132_17 · 2018

Background: Camel milk (CM) and Nigella sativa (NS) have been traditionally claimed to cure wide range of diseases and used as medicine in different part of world, particularly in Saudi Arabia. Several research studies h…

Lu Wen, Yuan Xu, Qiqiu Wei, Wuhai Chen, Gang Chen

pp. 36–43 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_96_17 · 2018

Background: Crocus sativus L. (saffron) is a scarce plant that has been used as food flavoring agent, coloring agent, and traditional herbal medicine. Methods: The bioactivity of exopolysaccharide (EPS) extracted from an…

Bo Li, Zheng-Biao Yang, Shan-Shan Lei, Jie Su, Ze-Wu Jin, Su-Hong Chen, Gui-Yuan Lv

pp. 44–52 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_483_16 · 2018

Background: Hypertension is a great global health challenge and it mostly requires drug combination therapy with the various advantages. Metoprolol (MP) and paeoniflorin are both commonly used for the treatment of hypert…

Padma Charan Behera, Manik Ghosh

pp. 53–57 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_60_17 · 2018

Introduction: Aerva lanata (Linn) of family Amaranthaceae is an important and commonly used plant for its medicinal and pharmacological properties and proving the traditional uses of flowers of A. lanata Linn. Objective:…

Na-Hyun Kim, Jeong-Doo Heo, Jung-Rae Rho, Min Hye Yang, Eun Ju Jeong

pp. 58–63 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_44_17 · 2018

Background: In traditional folk medicine, Limonium tetragonum is used in the treatment of uterine hemorrhage, tinnitus, and oligomenorrhea. Objective: This study aimed to identify the therapeutic effect of L. tetragonum …

Xiaoxue Yu, Yafeng Zhang, Dongmei Wang, Lin Jiang, Xinjun Xu

pp. 64–9 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_581_16 · 2018

Background: Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium is the dried mature pericarp of Citrus reticulata Blanco which can be divided into “Chenpi” and “Guangchenpi.” “Guangchenpi” is the genuine Chinese medicinal material in Xinhui, …

Dikonketso Cathrine Bodiba, Preety Prasad, Ajay Srivastava, Brigdet Crampton, Namrita Sharan Lall

pp. 76–80 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_102_17 · 2018

Background: Curative plants have reportedly been used to make chewing sticks/toothbrushes intended for the treatment of oral diseases. Objective: The in vitro antibacterial activities of Azadirachta indica, Pongamia pinn…

Youli Guo, Chaohua Luo, Genghong Tu, Chan Li, Yi Liu, Wei Liu, Ken Kin Lam Yung, Zhixian Mo

pp. 81–6 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_90_17 · 2018

Background: Addiction to ketamine is becoming a serious public health issues, for which there exists no effective treatment. Rhynchophylline (Rhy) is an alkaloid extracted from certain Uncaria species that is well known …

Yiqun Li, Benyong Zhang, Mengzhu Liu, Xinlong Zhang, Donglei Shi, Liwei Guo, Jinao Duan, Xueping Zhou, Huaxu Zhu, Qichun Zhang

pp. 95–102 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_67_17 · 2018

Background: Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) is widely employed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disorders clinically, which, however, accompany with disturbing hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. The previous rese…

Palanigounder Ganeshan Ajay Krishna, Thasma Raman Sivakumar, Chao Jin, Shao-Hui Li, Yu-Jie Weng, Juan Yin, Jun-Qiang Jia, Chu-Yan Wang, Zhong-Zheng Gui

pp. 103–9 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_491_16 · 2018

Background: Mulberry fruits are a superior source of polyphenol, especially anthocyanins that contribute potentially to the beneficial effects which include reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancers with a…

Jun-Hui Hong, Huo-Ji Chen, Shi-Jian Xiang, Si-Wei Cao, Bai-Chao An, Shi-Fa Ruan, Bin Zhang, Li-Dong Weng, Hong-Xia Zhu, Qiang Liu

pp. 110–5 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_103_17 · 2018

Introduction: Melanin is synthesized by melanocytes, which are located in the basal layer of the skin. After synthesis, melanin is further deposited on the surface of the skin to form black spots or chloasma. Tyrosinase …

Wangshi Xie, Zhang Zhang, Liyan Song, Chunhua Huang, Zhongyi Guo, Xianjing Hu, Sixue Bi, Rongmin Yu

pp. 116–23 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_63_17 · 2018

Background: Cordyceps militaris fraction (CMF) has been shown to possess in vitro antitumor activity against human chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells in our previous research. Materials and Methods: The in vitro inhibit…

Zhaoyu Yang, Rong Fan, Peng Sun, Hanjin Cui, Weijun Peng, Jiekun Luo, Chunhu Zhang, Xingui Xiong, Wei Huang, Wei Liu

pp. 134–9 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_218_17 · 2018

Background: Rhubarb is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to elucidate the potential mechanism of rhubarb by suppressing extracellular signal-r…

Forsythiae Fructus, Lonicerae Flos, Platycodonis Radix, Menthae Herba

pp. 17–21 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_97_17 · 2018

Background: “Decocting later” is important procedure for the extraction of herbal medicines containing volatile compounds. Objective: This study was performed to investigate optimal conditions for “Decocting later” of Me…

Yongqiu Yan, Yu Lu, Shiping Jiang, Yu Jiang, Yingpeng Tong, Limin Zuo, Jun Yang, Feng Gong, Ling Zhang, Ping Wang

pp. 70–75 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_74_17 · 2018

Background: Noni juice has been extensively used as folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis, infections, analgesic, colds, cancers, and diabetes by Polynesians for many years. Due to the lack of standard scientific …