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Moumita Dandapat, Santanu Paul

pp. 103–109 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_111_18 · 2019

The objective of the study was to isolate chemical compounds from lichen Usnea longissima (UL) and to use lichen metabolites as antibiotics, antifungal, anti‑HIV, anticancer, antiprotozoan, and antibacterial agents. Prep…

Ladachart Taepongsorat, Ampa Konsue

pp. 110–114 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_178_18 · 2019

Context:Tri‑Jannarose (TJ) is a Thai traditional medicine recipe, the ingredients of which are betel palm seed (Areca catechu L.), Siamese neem tree root (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.), and heart‑leaved moonseed vines (Ti…

Mohammad Sharif Talebianpoor, Mohammad Shafee Talebianpoor, Mahboubeh Mansourian, Tahereh Vafaiee-Nejad

pp. 115–120 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_160_18 · 2019

Background: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by an increase in blood glucose levels, resulting in insufficiency of insulin secretion, insulin resistance, or both. Objective:The effects of hydroalcoholic extract of the …

Raghava N Sriramaneni, Amirin Sadikun, Naveen Kumar Hawala Shivashekaregowda, Annegowda Venkatappa, Mohamad Zaini Asmawi

pp. 121–126 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_117_18 · 2019

Background:Andrographis paniculata (AP) (Burm. F) Nees, belongs to the family Acanthaceae, it is also known as a highly bitter plant. In South East Asia this plant is commonly used for cold, cough and respiratory tract i…

Josiane Alhage, Hoda Elbitar

pp. 127–133 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_171_18 · 2019

Background:Despite its small geographic area, Lebanon is characterized by a natural wealth in medicinal plants. Lebanese flora has about 2600 species, where >100 are endemic and are used in traditional medicine for their…

Olubunmi Abosede Wintola, Anthony Jide Afolayan

pp. 134–139 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_41_18 · 2019

Objective:The present investigation evaluated the in vitro phytochemical and antimicrobial potential of the methanol and acetone leaf extracts of Lauridia tetragona (L.F), a plant consumed as a herb in South Africa. Mate…

Jayalakshmi Muniyappan, Vanitha Varadharajan, Pushpabharathi Namadevan

pp. 140–146 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_60_18 · 2019

Background:Marine waste is an extraordinarily renewable aid for the restoration of several valued metabolites with potential biological applications. Objectives: The investigation is planned to detect the biochemical com…

Salma G Abdel-Azim, Ahmad G Abdel-Azim, Brian P Piasecki, Gamal A Abdel-Azim

pp. 147–154 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_175_18 · 2019

Background: Honey contains several substances with antimicrobial properties that appear more recalcitrant to generating bacterial‑evolved resistance than traditional antibiotics. Objectives: This study seeks to character…

Mohamed Chebaibi, Dalila Bousta, Laila Chbani, Imane Iken, Sanae Achour

pp. 155–161 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_191_18 · 2019

Background: The use of plants’ mixture in the traditional treatment of kidney diseases in Morocco is widespread. Objective: To evaluate the toxic effects of plants’ mixture used in the traditional treatment of kidney dis…

Mosad A Ghareeb, Manal M Hamed, Amal M Saad, Mohamed S Abdel-Aziz, Ahmed A Hamed, Laila A Refahy

pp. 162–170 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_102_18 · 2019

Background:Penicillium is a diverse genus occurring worldwide; its species are of major importance in the natural environment as decomposer of organic materials as well as food and drug production. Objective: Chromatogra…

Léa Maria dos Santos Lopes Ferreira, Ademir Evangelista do Vale, Amancio José de Souza, Kelly Batista Leite, Cássia Sacramento, Maria Lucia Vieira Moreno, Thessika Hialla Araújo, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi

pp. 171–177 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_97_18 · 2019

Background:Physalis angulataL. is widely used in folk medicine. Secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential, including physalins that exhibit anti‑inflammatory/immunomodulatory and antiparasitic activities, have…

P Sucharitha, SV Satyanarayana, K Bhaskar Reddy

pp. 178–187 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_179_18 · 2019

Background: The extraction methods used for isolation of biomolecule from Olive leaves show risk of residual solvent and less extraction efficiency. Hence, there is a need to develop novel techniques to encapsulate the r…

Elham Haghjoo, Asie Shojaii, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi

pp. 188–191 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_163_18 · 2019

Background: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders which affect the quality of life. Due to high prevalence of this disease and the side effects of sedative drugs, people tend to use herbal remedies. There…