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Pharmacognosy Magazine
Volume 14, Issue 59S
2019 · pp. 0–657 · 26 articles
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 59S
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 0–657
- Articles
- 26
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
- Journal
- PM
In this issue
1–20 of 26Original Article
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Isabella M. A. Reis, Fernanda P. C. Ribeiro, Paulo R. M. Almeida, Larissa C. B. Costa, Hélio M. Kamida, Ana P. T. Uetanabaro, Alexsandro Branco
pp. S495–S498 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_616_17 · 2019
Background: The endophytic fungi are an excellent source of secondary metabolites as a natural product with antimicrobial, insecticidal, cytotoxic, antioxidant, and anticancer activities. No studies on the chemical compo…
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Meera Rath, Ayon Bhattacharya, Soumya Santra, Karmajeet Rath, Goutam Ghosh, Bijaya B. Nanda
pp. S507–S514 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_267_18 · 2019
Background: The aim is to study the central nervous system (CNS) depressant, anxiolytic, and antiepileptic activities of methanolic extract of Clerodendrum viscosum (MECV) leaves. Materials and Methods: The study compris…
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Aathishree Vanji Paramasivan, Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan, Vasantharani Selvaraj, Bhuvaneswari Gunasekaran, Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramnath, Shanmugam Krishnakumari, Subramanian Kathiravan
pp. S515–S519 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_59_18 · 2019
Background: Pleurotus florida is an edible delicious mushroom grown on large scale in different parts of the world. Objective: The objective of this study is to test the hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activit…
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Leguo Zhang, Tao Wu, Amit Kandhare, Anwesha Mukherjee, Gang Guo, Subhash L. Bodhankar
pp. S520–S527 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_263_18 · 2019
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder occurred due to periodic neuronal discharge and imbalance in brain electrical activity. 4‑Hydroxy‑TEMPO (Tempol) is a membrane‑permeable radical scavenger moiety. A…
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Dominic Augustine, Roopa S. Rao, Anbu Jayaraman, K. N. Chidambara Murthy
pp. S528–S534 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_412_18 · 2019
Background: Naturally available extracts have gained importance as adjunctive pharmacologic modalities. The earthworm coelomic fluid (ECF) has shown promising in vitro cytotoxic effect in hepatocellular, colorectal, and …
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Nandan Sarkar, Biswajit Saha, Sarman Singh, Sabari Ghosal
pp. S535–S538 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_196_18 · 2019
Background: Arunachal Pradesh the north-eastern state of India is a natural habitat of 550 species of orchids including 37 species of medicinal importance. Although these plants are regularly used by ethnic population, v…
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Pallerla Praneetha, Yellu Narsimha Reddy, Bobbala Ravi Kumar
pp. S546–S553 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_85_18 · 2019
Background: Ludwigia hyssopifolia of family Onagraceae is traditionally used in the treatment of jaundice. There were no reports on the plant for both in vivo and in vitro hepatoprotective studies. Objective: The current…
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(p53 Inhibitor) In silico Ismail Abiola Adebayo, Hasni Arsad, Mohammed Razip Samian
pp. S554–S557 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_125_18 · 2019
Background: Apoptosis is an energy‑required programmed cell death process that is vital for normal homeostasis. This is because aged, malfunctioning, and genetically deficient cells such as cancer cells are eliminated th…
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Subash Chandra Parija, Ipsita Mohanty
pp. S558–S563 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_602_17 · 2019
Context: Extracellular hydrogen ion concentration (pHo) is an important physiological regulator of vascular tone, maintained within 7.35–7.45 and any change in it leads to complex health problem including maintenance of …
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Mousami Shankar Addala, Muralikrishna Gudipati
pp. S564–S570 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_328_18 · 2019
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the induction studies of resistant starch (RS)‑degrading enzyme purified from Lactobacillus fermentum. Background: RS is one of the components of dietary fiber and considered …
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Khetbadei Lysinia Hynniewta Hadem, Arnab Sen
pp. S571–S577 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_145_18 · 2019
Background: Plants contain secondary metabolite used as drugs/medicines for the treatment of various diseases. Aristolochia tagala is used for the treatment of several diseases. Our study reported the chemopreventive pot…
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Ajay Anand, Ukkujuri Priyanka, Kuncha Madhusudana, Vadithe Lakshma Nayak, Amtul Zehra, Katragatta Suresh Babu, Ashok Kumar Tiwari
pp. S578–S590 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_310_18 · 2019
Background: Sugar‑enriched diets/beverages consumption aggravates dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and weight gain. If unchecked, these disturbances culminate into diabetes. Indian medi…
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Behzad Mohaddesi, Ashvin Dudhrejiya
pp. S591–S595 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_188_17 · 2019
Background: Breast cancer is a common nonskin cancer in females and rarely can happen in males. It is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. In spite of different methods of treatment for cancer, tradition…
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Alauddin Alauddin, Swati Chaturvedi, Lubna Azmi, Ila Shukla, Zaiba Naseem, Chandana Venkateswara Rao, Naresh Kumar Agarwal
pp. S605–S612 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_205_18 · 2019
Background: Formononetin (FMN), one of the major isoflavones in red clover, has been shown to possess antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory, antitumor, neuroprotective, and cytoprotective activities. However, there is no report…
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Anusua Biswas, Sugato Banerjee
pp. S613–S618 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_388_18 · 2019
Background: Alcoholism is the most common form of addiction and a worldwide problem. Alcohol addiction primarily leads to alcohol dependence and on abstinence leads to withdrawal effects. Common pharmacological propertie…
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Bitasta Mandal, Swati Madan, Sayeed Ahmad, Sultan Zahiruddin
pp. S630–S637 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_140_18 · 2019
Background: Aerva lanata (Linn.) Juss. ex Schult.(AL), belonging to family Amaranthaceae, is a popular medicinal herb known for its immense antiurolithic properties. Several researchers have reported the antilithiatic ef…
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Suman Chowdhury, Suresh Kumar
pp. S638–S642 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_214_18 · 2019
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease associated with memory loss and cognition deficit. At present, the drugs which are available in the markets only provide symptomatic relie…
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Ranjini Ankaiah, Nawneet Kumar Kurrey, Manonmani Haravey Krishnan
pp. S643–S648 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_378_18 · 2019
Background: Acrylamide (AA), a product formed from fried foods, has been recognized as a genotoxic agent in animals and humans. Oxidative stress is considered as an indirect cause of AA‑related genotoxicity. Objective: R…
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Sunanda Panda, Rajesh Sharma, Anand Kar
pp. S658–S664 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_450_18 · 2019
Background: Hyperthyroidism can be a serious health problem, if not treated properly. This investigation primarily aimed to evaluate the thyroid regulatory and hepatoprotective activities of ethyl acetate fraction (EPBL)…
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Chandana Choudhury Barua, Beenita Saikia, Xinguo Ren, R. Elancheran, Debesh Chandra Pathak, Shantanu Tamuli, Acheenta Gohain Barua
pp. S673–S682 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_606_17 · 2019
Background: Zanthoxylum alatum (ZA) is used ethnomedicinally for the treatment of various diseases. It is used as a nerve tonic in weak patients and in vertigo. Objective: The beneficial effect of hydroethanolic extract …