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Biren N. Shah, B. S. Nayak, A. K. Seth, S.S. Jalalpure, K.N. Patel

pp. 149–150 · 2006

Today, many of the herbal medicine and dietary supplements are apparently safe bearing unsafe characteristics. This gives threat to infringe on consumer’s right to safety. The reason is a weakned regulatory affair with r…

Patrica F. Leal, Carmen L. Queiroga, Marili V. N. Rodrigues, Ilio Jr, M. Angela A. Meireles

pp. 153–154 · 2006

Extracts from leaves and thin branches of Achyrocline alata and Achyrocline satureioides were obtained by supercritical fluid extraction, hydrodistillation, and low-pressure ethanol extraction. The supercritical extracti…

Sathiyanarayanan. L, Arulmozhi. S, Chidambaranathan. N

pp. 160–162 · 2006

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of Glinus lotoides Linn. (EEGL) against ethanol induced lipid peroxidation. Administration of ethanol (18%) for 45 days induces lipid peroxi…

S.D., S., K

pp. 163–164 · 2006

The hexane, chloroform, alcoholic and total alkaloidal extracts of the leaves of Pithecellobium dulce Benth. (Mimosoideae) were studied for their antimycobacterial activity by L J (Lowenstein –Jensen) method. The activit…

M.B. M.B., S.H S.H

pp. 168–169 · 2006

A simple, accurate and sensitive spectrofluorophotometric method was developed for estimation of wedelolactone, a furanocoumarin present as a major active constituent in the methanol extract of the plant Eclipta alba. We…

Nikolay P. Vasilev, Iliana I. Ionkova

pp. 172–173 · 2006

A phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of Linum tauricum ssp. bulgaricum (Linaceae) led to the isolation of five lignans using semi-preparative HPLC. LC-MS and NMR studies were used to characterize the structu…

A. A., S. S., J.K. J.K., G.K. G.K., T. T., S. S.

pp. 178–179 · 2006

Crude ethanolic extract and fractions of Cleome rutidosperma (family: Capparidaceae) was investigated for diuretic and laxative activity in albino rats that was compared with standard drugs Furosemide (10mg/kg, p.o.) and…

S Prabhu, C.S Shyamala Devi

pp. 183–184 · 2006

The protective role of mangiferin an active phyto-chemical extracted from Mangifera indica Linn was tested on isoproterenol (ISPH) administered experimental myocardial infarction in rats and was confirmed by ECG study in…

Talal Aburjai, Mohammad Hudaib

pp. 191–192 · 2006

The antiplatelet, antibacterial and antifungal effects of various extracts obtained from Jordanian Achillea falcata L. were studied. Chemical composition of the volatile oil hydrodistilled from the plant aerial parts was…

Balakrishnan N, Bhaskar. V.H, Jayakar.B, Sangameswaran.B

pp. 198–199 · 2006

The flora of Indian medicinal plants are potent source of bioactive principles. Anti-bacterial activity of Mimosa pudica, Aegle marmelos and Sida cordifolia were studied against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, …