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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Rambir Singh, Priyanka Bhardwaj, Poonam Sharma
pp. 225–232 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118767 · 2013
Background Multiple-organ failure is the main cause of death in diabetes mellitus (DM). Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress is responsible for major diabetic complications, including multiple-organ failure. Medicinal …
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KM Shams-Ud-Doha, Zobaer Al Mahmud, Sitesh C. Bachar, Nazmul Qais
pp. 233–240 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118777 · 2013
Background Gomphostemma parviflorum (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant of Bangladesh which has been used traditionally in the treatment of painful and inflammatory conditions such as asthma, headache, fever, etc. Objective…
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N. A. Hanapi, S. Ismail, S. M. Mansor
pp. 241–246 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118806 · 2013
Context To date, many findings reveal that most of the modern drugs have the ability to interact with herbal drugs. Aims This study was conducted to determine the inhibitory effects of mitragynine on cytochrome P450 2C9,…
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Muhammad Afzal, Imran Kazmi, Firoz Anwar
pp. 247–253 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118811 · 2013
Background Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. used in folk medicine in tropical Africa, tropical America, India, China and Australia contains a wide range of active compounds, well known for their haemostatic and wound-healing pr…
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Daniel R. Silva, Mislaine A. Brenzan, Lauro M. Kambara, Lucia E. R. Cortez, Diógenes A. G. Cortez
pp. 254–259 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118812 · 2013
Background Piper ovatum (Piperaceae) has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammations and as an analgesic. Previous studies have showed important biological activities of the extracts and amides f…
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Ademola A. Oyagbemi, Adebimpe A. Odetola
pp. 260–264 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118817 · 2013
Introduction This study was designed to evaluate the ameliorative and hypocholesterolemic effects of dietary supplementation of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius leaf meal (CALM) on hepatic injury and kidney injury associated wi…
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Kavita Gahlot, Vijay Kumar Lal, Shivesh Jha
pp. 265–270 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118825 · 2013
Background Flemingia strobilifera (FS) R.Br. (Fabaceae) is an important medicinal plant. In wealth of India it has been reported that roots of FS are used by santals in epilepsy, hysteria, insomnia, and to relieve pain. …
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Sundaramoorthi Angala Parameswari, Challa Madhusudhana Chetty, Kothapalli Bannoth Chandrasekhar
pp. 271–276 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118828 · 2013
Background The present study was designed to investigate the hepato protective effect of methanolic extract of Ficus religisoa L., Moraceae, on isoniazid-rifampicin and paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Materia…
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Tushar Kanti Bera, Kazi Monjur Ali, Kishalay Jana, Abhinandan Ghosh, Debidas Ghosh
pp. 277–285 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118840 · 2013
Background Psoralea corylifolia (Somraji) and Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (Methi), important medicinal plants widely used in India as folk medicine. Local people of West Bengal traditionally used the seeds of these plan…
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Rajesh K. Gupta, Pooja S. Reddy
pp. 286–290 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118813 · 2013
Jasminum grandiflorum belongs to the family Oleaceae and is known to have anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiulcer activities. The present study was undertaken to study its analgesic and anticonvulsan…
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El-Sayeda A. El-Kashoury, Mona H. Hetta, Nemat Z. Yassin, Hossam M. Hassan, Sally A. El-Awdan, Naglaa I. Afifi
pp. 291–299 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118815 · 2013
Aim and Background A comparison between two Ficus species, cultivated in Egypt, was carried out in this study. Their DNA analysis revealed that they are not closely related. Materials and Methods The pharmacopoeial const…
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Adetutu Adewale, Awe Emmanuel Olorunju
pp. 300–305 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118819 · 2013
Vegetables are the cheapest and most available sources of important proteins, minerals, vitamins, and essential amino protein. These vegetables are commonly used in Africa for the treatment of illness. This study evaluat…
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Inder K. Makhija, Chandrashekara S. Shreedhara, H. N. Aswatha Ram
pp. 306–308 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118824 · 2013
Background Sitopaladi churna (SPC) is a popular polyherbal ayurvedic formulation used in the treatment of allergy and respiratory diseases. Objective The present study was aimed to justify the classical use of antiallerg…
SHORT COMMUNICATION
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Kazuya Murata, Hirotaka Hayashi, Shinichi Matsumura, Hideaki Matsuda
pp. 309–314 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.118827 · 2013
Background Kaempferia parviflora rhizome is used as a folk medicine in Thailand for the treatment of various symptoms. In the present study, the inhibitory activities of extract from K. parviflora rhizome against 5a-redu…