Pharmacognosy Research
Volume 1, Issue 4
2009 · pp. 162–237 · 16 articles
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 4
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 162–237
- Articles
- 16
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
- Journal
- PR
In this issue
Research Article
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K Khalafallah Ali, H Mohamed Abou-El-Hamd, H Yousof Afifi, A Hussien Taha, F. Mohamed-Elamir, Hegazy, Ohta Shinji
pp. 162–165 · 2009
A damarane triterpene was isolated from the aerial parts of Cleome arabica L. (Capparaceae). The structure of the compound was elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods including 1 D- [1H and 13C] and 2D- NMR experim…
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Kota Radhika, DerMarderosian Ara
pp. 166–171 · 2009
Blueberries are well known for their antioxidant property, due to the polyphenolics present in these fruits. The antioxidant activity of blueberries is usually measured by colorimetric assays involving metals such as iro…
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Tian Shuge, Zhou Xiaoying, Zhang Fan, An Dongqing, Yang Tao
pp. 172–174 · 2009
The essential oil of Dracocephalum moldavica L from Xinjiang in China was isolated by hydrodistillation in yield of 0.15 %(w/w). The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by GC and GCMS. Fifty-one compou…
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Essam Abdel-Sattar, Azza R. Abd El-Monem, Amany A. Sleem
pp. 175–178 · 2009
The methanolic extract of Cleome paradoxa B.Br. and its different fractions (viz. hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol) were tested for their antidiabetic activities. The ethyl acetate and hexane fractions exh…
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K. Lalchhandama
pp. 179–184 · 2009
The effects of the methanol extract of Acacia caesia Linnaeus (Mimosaceae) stem bark were examined on the avian gastrointestinal cestode, Raillietina echinobothrida Megnin. In vitro treatments of the cestodes with differ…
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K Hussain, Z Ismail, A Sadikun, P. Ibrahim,
pp. 185–191 · 2009
Unlike pharmaceuticals, precise stability assessment of herbal products is challenging because of their complex nature. A new trend in natural products is that the extract is considered active as a whole whether active c…
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Ashish Trivedi, S.H. Mishra
pp. 192–196 · 2009
Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide, especially in India where 87% of pregnant women suffer from anemia and out of these about 10% have severe anemia (H < 80 g/l). In the pres…
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C Djemgou Pierre, Ngandeu François, F Hegazy Mohamed-Elamir, Nkanwen Eric Rene, Neguim Gilles, Chosson Elisabeth, Verité Philippe, Tane Pierre
pp. 197–201 · 2009
Fractionation of the CH2Cl2/MeOH extract of the stem bark of Ficus mucuso, a western Cameroonian plant species lead to five main fractions from which eleven terpenes previously reported from other species of the genus we…
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K Mangathayaru, K Balakrishna, Kuruvilla Sarah, Reddy C Uma Maheshwara
pp. 202–207 · 2009
Erythrina vareigata is a medium sized quick growing tree found distributed in deciduous forests throughout India. Its leaves are eaten as a pot herb and different parts of the plant have folkloric reputation as an anti i…
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MC Thounaojam, RN Jadeja, Ansarullah, VB Patel, RV Devkar, AV Ramachandran
pp. 208–212 · 2009
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the antihypertriglyceridemic activity of Sida rhomboidea.roxb leaf extract (FESR) (200 and 400 mg/kg bodyweight) in Triton WR 1339 and oral lipid emulsion induced hypertriglyc…
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Achal Thakur, Vandana Jain, L. Hingorani, K.S. Laddha
pp. 213–215 · 2009
Cissus quadrangularis Linn. (Family: Vitaceae) is an ancient medicinal plant, named as Hadjod in Hindi. A triterpene δ-amyrin acetate (1), aliphatic acid hexadecanoic acid (3) and stilbene glucoside trans-resveratrol-3-O…
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Abdullah Zunoliza, Hussain Khalid, Ismail Zhari, Mat Ali Rasadah, Pisar Mazura, Jamaludin Fadzureena, Sahdan Rohana
pp. 216–223 · 2009
Present study aimed to investigate alcoholic and aqueous extracts of three varieties of Ficus deltoidea for antioxidant activity using in vitro models such as free radical scavenging activity, reduction power of iron (II…
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HN Aswatha Ram, Ujjwal Kaushik, Prachiti Lachake, CS Shreedhara
pp. 224–227 · 2009
Standardisation of herbal formulation is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles. The present paper reports on standardisation of Avipattikar churna, a pol…
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L Chichioco-Hernandez Christine, M Villaseñor Irene
pp. 228–230 · 2009
Various terrestrial plants were collected from different places in the Philippines. The dried samples were then soaked in methanol and partitioned using modified Kupchan method. Portions of the ethyl acetate and aqueous …
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Jain Vandana, Thakur Achal, Hingorani Lal, KS Laddha
pp. 231–233 · 2009
A phytochemical investigation of Cissus quadrangularis leaves yielded five additional known compounds including eicosyl eicosanoate, tetratriacontanol, tetratriacontanoic acid, α-amyrin and β-sitosterol. The characteriza…
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Rathi Vaishali, Rathi Jagdish Chandra, Tamizharasi Sengodan
pp. 234–237 · 2009
The present study is an effort to formulate and evaluate hair growth promoting activity of three polyherbal formulations. Polyherbal formulations were prepared using extract of Cicer arietinum Linn., Ocimum sanctum Linn.…