Volume 6, Issue 3

Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim, Abbas Phirdaous, Amid Azura

pp. 191–194 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132593 · 2014

Background Agarwood is a priceless non-timber forest product from Aquilaria species belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family. As a result of a defence mechanism to fend off pathogens, Aquilaria species develop agarwood or r…

Daevard I. Stom, Viktor Alexandrovich Bybin, Alla E. Balayan, Michael N. Saksonov, Valentina P. Salovarova

pp. 195–198 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132594 · 2014

The efficiency of vermipreparations has been investigated with the help of the test-reactions on various invertebrate organisms, plants and microorganisms. The principal possibility of the use of biotest on the basis of …

Akram Ranjbar, Fariba Mohsenzadeh, Abdolkarim Chehregani, Farzad Khajavi, Seyed-Mostafa Hossini Zijoud, Hassan Ghasemi

pp. 199–203 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132595 · 2014

Background Herbal medicines have been long used for antioxidant properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hydroalcholic extract Matricaria chamomilla. L (M. chamomilla) against Paraquat (PQ) …

Himanshu Bhusan Sahoo, Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Sarada Prasad Sarangi, Rakesh Sagar, Mohan Lal Kori

pp. 204–209 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132596 · 2014

Background Cuminum cyminum Linn. (Umbelliferae), commonly known as Jeera. It is native from mediterranean region, but today widely cultivated in Asian countries. It has been reported to possess various medicinal properti…

Satyaranjan Mishra, Saumya Ranjan Pani, Sabuj Sahoo

pp. 210–217 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132598 · 2014

Background Gentamicin, a strong cationic drug accumulated at biological membranes causes net increase in oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation leading to necrotic changes in renal tubles and consequently precipitates a…

Fazilatun Nessa, Saeed A. Khan

pp. 218–226 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132599 · 2014

Background Citrullus colocynthis is a folk medicinal plan of United Arab Emirates. Several studies on this plant reported and focused on the biological and toxicological profile of fruits pulp. The present study focused …

Rohit Gundamaraju, Kotla Maheedhar, Kim Kah Hwi

pp. 227–233 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132600 · 2014

Background Ulcerations have been effecting humans and causing major damage in the gastro intestinal tract. A need for development of a flawless anti-ulcer medication was always in the agenda. Thus, the need to conduct a …

Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Sandeep Prabhakar Zine, Pratip Kashinath Chaskar, Hemant Devidas Une

pp. 234–239 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132601 · 2014

Background Polyalthia longifolia Thwaites is an important traditional plant in India. Rutin, an active constituent has been reported to possess good amount of pharmacological as well as therapeutic potential. Objective T…

Chukwuemeka R. Nwokocha, Novie Younger-Coleman, Magdalene Nwokocha, Daniel U. Owu, Moses Iwuala

pp. 240–245 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132604 · 2014

Context and Objectives Cadmium (Cd) toxicity leads to cell and organ damage, we comparatively examined the protection ability of different medicinal plants on Cd liver accumulation following different treatment intervent…

Ajitha Sharma, Manjunath Shetty, Amrita Parida, Shalini Adiga, Shobha Kamath, Sowjanya

pp. 246–250 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132605 · 2014

Background The effects and benefits of Acacia auriculiformis on health are not well established. This study was planned to evaluate the effect of ethanolic extract of Acacia auriculiformis leaves on learning and memory i…

Thidarat Duangyod, Chanida Palanuvej, Nijsiri Ruangrungsi

pp. 251–256 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132606 · 2014

Background According to Thai traditional medicine, Pentace burmanica Kurz. stem bark has been used as crude drug for treating diarrhea. However, the crude drug is also found susceptible to adulteration. Objectives To dev…

S. Zafar Haider, Manindra Mohan, Harish Chandra Andola

pp. 257–259 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132607 · 2014

Background The genus Artemisia is important due to its medicinal properties as well as vital aroma compounds of commercial value. Objective The aim of the study was to explore the potential of the essential oil of Artemi…

Kazuya Murata, Yumi Abe, Kaito Shinohara, Megumi Futamura-Masuda, Akemi Uwaya, Fumiyuki Isami, Hideaki Matsuda

pp. 260–266 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.132608 · 2014

Background Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae), commonly known as noni is distributed throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Anti-allergic effects of noni have not been reported despite the clinical usage …