Pharmacognosy Research
Volume 10, Issue 3
2018 · pp. 237–331 · 15 articles
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Published
- 2018
- Pages
- 237–331
- Articles
- 15
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
- Journal
- PR
In this issue
Original Article
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Jasvin Singh, Subramani Parasuraman, Sathasivam Kathiresan
pp. 237–242 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_162_17
Background:Cinnamomum cassia or Chinese cinnamon is one of the fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. C. cassia is used as astringent, antiseptic, and used for the treatment of metabolic disorders. The antiox…
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Manju Chaudhary, Pratibha Sharma, Meenu Mittal, Rajneet Kaur, Vivek Dharwal, Ashwani Kumar, Amarjit Singh Naura
pp. 243–249 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_4_18 · 2018
Objective:Caesalpinia digyna belongs to the genus Caesalpinia, which is known since ancient times for its medicinal properties. The present work was designed to evaluate the beneficial potential of hydroalcoholic extract…
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Jeffrey Pradeep Raj, John Michael D’Cruz, Tomson Toms, Pradhyumna Muralidharan, Mangala Rao
pp. 250–252 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_153_17 · 2018
Background: Withania somnifera (WS), Indian ginseng/ashwagandha, is a common household plant. Its commercially available aqueous or ethanolic root powder extract containing the active substance withanolides is known to e…
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Nurul Fajry Maulida, Bernita Yanuaritamala, Arry Yanuar, Fadlina Chany Saputri, Abdul Mun’im
pp. 253–257 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_114_17 · 2018
Background: One of the major antioxidants in Myrmecodia pendens (sarang semut) tubers is anthocyanin. Objective: To obtain antioxidant activity and anthocyanin concentration from sarang semut optimally through an appropr…
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Venu Kola, Prasenjit Mondal, Manish Kumar Thimmaraju, Sumanta Mondal, Nimma Venkat Rao
pp. 258–264 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_5_18 · 2018
Background: Momordica charantia(Cucurbitaceae) is a plant, reported for its variety of ethnic medicinal uses and widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Objective: The present work has been …
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Baba Shankar Rao Garige, Keshetti Srisailam, Vattikuti Uma Maheshwara Rao
pp. 265–274 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_151_17 · 2018
Background: Galphimia glaucaCav (GG) is naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions of the world including India. Objective: The present study has been opted to shed light on GG stems to isolate, characterize, and ex…
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Ramesh Parjapath, Veeresh Kumar Sali, Sangeetha M. Kannan, Atmaja Kurapati, Hannah Rachel Vasanthi
pp. 275–281 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_115_17 · 2018
Background: Increase in obesity incidence has become serious threat to civilized human population. Traditional Indian System of Medicines may have many potential leads in managing obesity. (‑)‑Hydroxycitric acid (HCA), a…
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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Sharad Malhotra, Mohammad Maaz
pp. 282–290 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_157_17 · 2018
Background/Aim: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major health concern in terms of high prevalence, as well as restricted and costly health‑care resources in India. The objective was to evaluate the antiviral effect of herb…
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Syed Imran Bukhari, Inshah Din, Simmi Grewal, Manoj Kumar Dhar
pp. 291–295 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_124_17 · 2018
Background:Use of herbs as medicinal plants to treat various clinical ailments has grown for the last two decades. Cancer is one of the most dreadful disease and extracts of various medicinal herbs have been subjected fo…
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Chella Perumal Palanisamy, Devaki Kanakasabapathy, Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa
pp. 296–300 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_123_17 · 2018
Background:Euclea crispa is a South African medicinal plant belonging to the family Ebenaceae. Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze the in vitroantioxidant activity of different extracts of E. crispalea…
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Prerna Chauhan, Himanshu Sharma, Surender Singh, Yogendra Kumar Gupta, Uma Kumar
pp. 301–308 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_159_17 · 2018
Background:Methotrexate (MTX) is used for numerous malignancies and autoimmune disorders. With such widespread use, MTX‑induced hepatorenal toxicity is an issue of concern that still needs to be addressed. Objective:The …
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Babu Rao Bhukya, Narsimha Reddy Yellu
pp. 309–313 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_102_17 · 2018
Aim and Background: This study aimed to study the anticancer effects of Hiptage benghalensis (L.) kurz using various human cancer cell cultures, in vitro using 3‑(4,5‑Dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)‑2,5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide…
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Sheida Shabanian, Mahtab Ebrahimbabaei, Parvin Safavi, Masoud Lotfizadeh
pp. 314–318 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_150_17 · 2018
Background:Sexual dysfunction is caused by multiple anatomical, physiological, medical, and psychological factors. Many studies have shown the efficacy of herbal remedies on increasing libido and sexual function. This st…
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Volkan Gelen, Fikret Çelebi
pp. 319–324 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_11_18 · 2018
Background: Z. clinopodioides Lam. is also known as a ‘‘Field Mint’’ Seven compounds which have vasodilator activity have been isolated from Z. clinopodioidesLam. and two of them are phenolics compounds and these are ace…
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Kokou Idoh, Kossivi Dosseh, Tchazou Kpatcha, Amegnona Agbonon, Messanvi Gbeassor
pp. 325–331 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_27_17 · 2018
Background: Combretum hypopilinum is used in Togolese traditional medicine to alleviate various ailments including hepatic disorders. Objective: This study evaluates the hepatoprotective activities of crude ethanolic ext…