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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Mahmoud I. Nassar, El-Sayed A. Aboutabl, Rania F. Ahmed, Ezzel-Din A. El-Khrisy, Khaled M. Ibrahim, Amany A. Sleem
pp. 325–329 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75449 · 2011
Background Myrtus species are characterized by the presence of phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, volatile oils and fatty acids. They are remedies for variety of ailments. This study therefore investigated medicinal ef…
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D. Jaya Prakash, S. ArulKumar, M. Sabesan
pp. 330–334 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75450 · 2011
Backgorund Hypericum perforatum extract (HPE), is known for its antidepressant effect. Methods In the present study we investigated the effect of H. perforatum gold nanoparticles (NanohypericumHPGNPs) protective role aga…
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Sameera R. Samarakoon, Ira Thabrew, Prasanna B. Galhena, Dilip De Silva, Kamani H. Tennekoon
pp. 335–342 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75451 · 2011
Background A decoction (hot-water extract) comprised of Nigella sativa (seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (roots), and Smilax glabra (rhizome) has been reported to prevent chemically-induced hepatocarcinogenic changes in rats a…
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Sharada L. Deore, Somshekhar S. Khadabadi
pp. 343–349 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75452 · 2011
Background The present communication deals with the identification and characterization of bioactive principles from the roots of Chlorophytum borivilianum. Method Methanolic extract and its fractions were used to isolat…
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R. D. Sharma, A. R. Veerpathran, G. Dakshinamoorthy, K. N. Sahare, K. Goswami, M. V. R. Reddy
pp. 350–354 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75453 · 2011
Introduction Tropical disease research scheme of World Health Organization has duly recognized traditional medicine as alternative for antifilarial drug development. Polyphenolic compounds present in traditionally used h…
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Sanjib Bhattacharya, Pallab K. Haldar
pp. 355–358 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75454 · 2011
Background Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae), called pointed gourd in English is a dioecious climber grown in India and used traditionally for various medicinal purposes. Methods Present study was aimed to evalu…
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S. H. Shukla, A. K. Saluja, S. S. Pandya
pp. 359–363 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75455 · 2011
Aim In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of roots of Gmelina arborea Linn. were investigated. Materials and Methods Methanolic extract of G. arborea Linn. (MEGA) and its ethyl acetate fraction (EAFME) were …
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Manjit Singh, Vijender Kumar, Ishpinder Singh, Vinod Gauttam, Ajudhia Nath Kalia
pp. 364–367 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75456 · 2011
Background The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract of Mirabilis jalapa Linn. (MJL) (Nyctaginaceae) leaves for scientific validation of the folklore claim of th…
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H. V. Annegowda, L. N. Anwar, M. N. Mordi, S. Ramanathan, S. M. Mansor
pp. 368–373 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75457 · 2011
Aim This study was designed to evaluate the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of ethanolic extracts from T. catappa leaves obtained by different intervals of sonication. Methods Three commonly used methods were f…
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Abhishek Bhanot, Richa Shri
pp. 374–384 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75460 · 2011
Introduction Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) is a major microvascular complication of uncontrolled diabetes. This may result from increased oxidative stress that accompanies diabetes. Hence plants with antioxidant action play a…
SHORT COMMUNICATION
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A.B.D. Selvam
pp. 385–387 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75461 · 2011
About 7,200 medicinal plants are known to occur in India, of which, the leaves of a few hundred plants have medicinal properties. Identification of leaf drugs using venation is considered as one of the most reliable and …
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Jaydip Ghodasara, Anil Pawar, Chinmay Deshmukh, Bhanudas Kuchekar
pp. 388–392 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75462 · 2011
Background Renal epithelial cell injury by reactive oxygen species is pre-requisite step in the pathogenesis of urolithiasis. Rutin and curcumin are polyphenolic compounds known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory …
LETTERS TO EDITOR
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Roopesh Jain, Susmit Kosta, Archana Tiwari
pp. 393–394 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.75463 · 2011