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Ambrose Furey, Rosari Kingston

pp. 121–124 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65503 · 2010

D. J. Taur, V. B. Kulkarni, R. Y. Patil

pp. 125–127 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65504 · 2010

In world Helminthes infections are the most widespread of all the infections in humans. The morbidity due to parasitic diseases has been increasing in our population. The gastrointestinal helminthes become resistant to t…

M. R. Moein, Y. Ghasemi, S. Moein, M. Nejati

pp. 128–131 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65505 · 2010

Juniperus excelsa M.B subsp. Polycarpos (K.Koch), collected from south of Iran, was subjected to hydrodistillation using clevenger apparatus to obtain essential oil. The essential was analyzed by gas chromatography/mass …

Laxmi Verma, P. K. Singour, P. K. Chaurasiya, H. Rajak, R. S. Pawar, U. K. Patil

pp. 132–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65506 · 2010

Aim As per traditional claims, root, bark, leaf and flower of the plant Cassia occidentalis Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae) have been reported to possess antidiabetic activity. Based on this traditional indication, the aim of th…

Urmila M. Aswar, S. Bhaskaran, V. Mohan, Subhash. L. Bodhankar

pp. 138–145 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65507 · 2010

Women experience menopause differently across the world, in terms of their symptomology. Many experience symptoms of menopause like hot flashes, joint pain and loss of libido. Estrogen replacement is the prescribed thera…

Swarnlata Saraf, Sneha Sahu, Chanchal Deep Kaur, Shailendra Saraf

pp. 146–151 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65508 · 2010

Improvements of skin hydration properties by the use of polyherbal moisturizers are the recent advances in cosmetic preparations to avoid the harmful effects of chemical moisturizers. The main aim of the study was to est…

Avani Patel, Amit Patel, Amit Patel, N. M. Patel

pp. 152–158 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65509 · 2010

Background Leaves of Tephrosia purpurea Linn. (sarpankh), belonging to the family Leguminaceae, are used for the treatment of jaundice and are also claimed to be effective in many other diseases. This research work was u…

Noureddine Gherraf, Amar Zellagui, Naglaa S. Mohamed, Taha A. Hussien, Tarik A. Mohamed, Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy, Salah Rhouati, Mahmoud F. M. Moustafa, Magdi A. El-Sayed, Abou El-Hamd H. Mohamed

pp. 159–162 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65510 · 2010

Phytochemical studies of the aerial parts of Euphorbia rigida afforded three triterpenes: betulin (1), cycloart-23Z-ene-3, 25-diol (2) and cycloartan-3, 24, 25-triol (3), firstly isolated from this plant. The structures …

Richard M. Mariita, John A. Orodho, Paul O. Okemo, Paul K. Mbugua

pp. 163–168 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65511 · 2010

The purpose of the study was to investigate the antifungal, antibacterial and antimycobacterial properties of methanol extract of Entada abysinnica steudel ex. A. Rich (Fabaceae) leaves used by herbalists from the Lake V…

George Lekha, Karthik Mohan, Irudhaya Arockia Samy

pp. 169–174 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65512 · 2010

Stress alters the homeostasis and is produced by several factors. Immobilization stress induced due to reduced floor area provided for the mobility results in the imbalance of oxidant and antioxidant status. The modern c…

M. A. Ibrahim, A. B. Aliyu, A. B. Sallau, M. Bashir, I. Yunusa, T. S. Umar

pp. 175–180 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65513 · 2010

The in vitro and in vivo antitrypanosomal effects of the ethanol extract of Senna occidentalis leaf were investigated. The crude extract exhibited an in vitro activity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei as it completely e…

Azadeh Sabetghadam, Surash Ramanathan, Sharif Mahsufi Mansor

pp. 181–185 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65514 · 2010

Mitragyna speciosa Korth is a medicinal plant indigenous to Thailand and Malaysia and has been known for its narcotic and coca-like effects. Many studies have been performed on the antinociceptive effect of the plant ext…

Ashoke K. Ghosh, Debanjan Sen, Sanjib Bhattacharya

pp. 186–189 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65516 · 2010

A new alkaloid namely 1-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-aziridine was isolated from the leaf of Abies webbiana Lindl. (Pinaceae), grown in Sikkim Himalayan region of India. Its chemical structure was elucidated on the basis of elemen…

P. Mahesh Kumar, D. Sasmal, Papiya Mitra Mazumder

pp. 190–194 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65520 · 2010

Salvia splendens (Labiatae) is widely used in Indian traditional medicine for the control of diabetes mellitus. In this study, the hypoglycemic effects produced by the acute and subacute administration of various extract…

Karuna Rasineni, Ramesh Bellamkonda, Sreenivasa Reddy Singareddy, Saralakumari Desireddy

pp. 195–202 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65523 · 2010

Catharanthus roseus Linn (Apocynaceae), is a traditional medicinal plant used to control diabetes, in various regions of the world. In this study we evaluated the possible antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effect of C. rose…