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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Oluwatosin A. Adaramoye, Ifeanyi O. Nwosu, Ebenezer O. Farombi
pp. 127–133 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99071 · 2012
Background Kolaviron (KV) (biflavonoid from Garcinia kola) and extract of Curcuma longa (CL) are frequently used in folk medicine for treatment of hypertension. One of their mechanisms of action is to enhance antioxidant…
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Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Soilyadhar Hazarika, Sunil Dhiman, Aadesh Upadhyay, Anurag Pandey, Sanjeev Karmakar, Lokendra Singh
pp. 134–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99072 · 2012
Background Vitex negundo L. (Verbenaceae) is a hardy plant widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent and used for treatment of a wide spectrum of health disorders in traditional and folk medicine, some of which have …
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Badreddine Fehri, Jean-Marc Aiache, KK Mueen Ahmed
pp. 138–147 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99073 · 2012
Background Globularia alypum L. (Globulariaceae) is a shrub growing in the Mediterranean basin and known to be used as a popular medicine for its several pharmacological properties against rheumatism, gout, typhoid, inte…
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Jiagen Wen, Liqun Kang, Huan Liu, Yiyun Xiao, Xiuzhen Zhang, Yuxiang Chen
pp. 148–153 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99076 · 2012
Background Lepidogrammitis drymoglossoides (Baker) Ching (L. drymoglossoides), a member of the Polypodiaceae family, was used in the treatment of numerous diseases. However, none of the potential ingredients and the qual…
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Solomon E. Owumi, Oyeronke A. Odunola, Mohammed Aliyu
pp. 154–160 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99078 · 2012
Background Human exposure to arsenicals, its toxicity, subsequent adverse effects on health has been widely reported and implicated in the etiology of several cancers. Objectives We investigated the effect of Aframomum l…
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Fabiola F. G. Rodrigues, Liana G. S. Oliveira, Fábio F. G. Rodrigues, Manuele E. Saraiva, Sheyla C. X. Almeida, Mario E. S. Cabral, Adriana R. Campos, Jose Galberto M. Costa
pp. 161–165 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99080 · 2012
Background Cordia verbenacea is a Brazilian coastal shrub popularly known as “erva baleeira”. The essential oil from fresh leaves was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by CG/MS. The main components were identifi…
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Sangita Chandra, Priyanka Chatterjee, Protapaditya Dey, Sanjib Bhattacharya
pp. 166–169 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99082 · 2012
Background Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an important medicinal plant in Indian traditional system of medicine and traditionally has been used for several medicinal purposes in the Indian subcontinent. Objective Th…
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Mohammad Abu Basma Rajeh, Yuet Ping Kwan, Zuraini Zakaria, Lachimanan Yoga Latha, Subramanion L. Jothy, Sreenivasan Sasidharan
pp. 170–177 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99085 · 2012
Background The methanol extract of Euphorbia hirta L (Euphorbiaceae), which is used in traditional medicines, was tested for in vivo toxicity. Materials and Methods In vivo brine shrimp lethality assay and oral acute tox…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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S. Parasuraman, R. Raveendran
pp. 178–180 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.99086 · 2012