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Stephen Y. Gbedema, Kisseih Emelia, Adu Francis, Annan Kofi, Woode Eric
pp. 63–68 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62948 · 2010
As part of our general objective of investigating indigenous plants used in wound healing in Ghana, we hereby report our findings from some in vitro and in vivo studies related to wound healing activities of Clerodendron…
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Mohamed H. Abd El–Razek, Mohamed–Elamir F. Hegazy, Abou El–Hamd H. Mohamed
pp. 69–71 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62950 · 2010
Lancerodiol–p–hydroxybenzoate was isolated from the leaves of Ferula sinaica L. (Apiaceae) as light needle crystals. This work reports for the first time the molecular structure and relative configuration of compound 1, …
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Ali K. Khalafalah, Afifi H. Yousef, Abeer M. Esmail, Mohamed H. Abdelrazik, Mohamed E. F. Hegazy, Abou-El-Hamd H. Mohamed
pp. 72–75 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62951 · 2010
In continuation of our chemical investigation on some medicinal plants of the genus Tephrosia, reinvestigation of the methylenechloride/methanol (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Tephrosia purpurea yielded an aromatic…
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F. Mustaffa, J. Indurkar, S. Ismail, M. N. Mordi, S. Ramanathan, S. M. Mansor
pp. 76–85 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62952 · 2010
Cinnomomum iners standardized leaves methanolic extract (CSLE) was subjected to analgesic, toxicity and phytochemical studies. The analgesic activity of CSLE was evaluated using formalin, hot plate and tail flick tests a…
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Roshan Patel, Naveen K. Mahobia, Ravindra Gendle, Basant Kaushik, Sudarshan K. Singh
pp. 86–88 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62956 · 2010
The shade-dried powder of leaves of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng was subjected to successive extraction using the various solvents (petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and water) in increasing order of polarity…
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Wonder M. K. Abotsi, Eric Woode, George K. Ainooson, Ama K. Amo-Barimah, Eric Boakye-Gyasi
pp. 89–97 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62958 · 2010
Leaf extracts of Ficus exasperata P. Beauv. (Moraceae) are commonly used in Ghanaian traditional medicine for the treatment of several pathological states including inflammatory disorders. The present study was undertake…
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Neeraj K. Sriwastava, C. S. Shreedhara, H. N. Aswatha Ram
pp. 98–101 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62957 · 2010
Standardization of herbal formulations is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles. This article reports on standardization of Ajmodadi churna, a polyherbal…
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Dinesh Kumar, S. S. Bhujbal, R. S. Deoda, S. C. Mudgade
pp. 102–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62955 · 2010
Biologically active compounds from natural sources are of interest as possible new drugs for infectious diseases. Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. has been used in Indian system of medicine in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis,…
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Ch. Ramesh, Manohar G. Pattar
pp. 107–112 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62953 · 2010
Methanolic extracts of 6 wild edible mushrooms isolated from the Western Ghats of Karnataka were used in this study. Among the isolates (Lycoperdon perlatum, Cantharellus cibarius, Clavaria vermiculris, Ramaria formosa, …
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Madhu Katyayani Balijepalli, Satyanarayana Tandra, Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika
pp. 113–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.62949 · 2010
Low risk of breast cancer has been proposed to be associated with high intake of lignans. We have reported the presence of lignans in Gmelina asiatica roots. There are no scientific reports on the antiproliferative activ…