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Nesrin M. Fayek, Azza R. Abdel Monem, Mohamed Y. Mossa, Meselhy R. Meselhy

pp. 55–59 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110505 · 2013

b-amyrin-3-(3'-dimethyl) butyrate, a new natural compound was isolated from the fruits of Manilkara zapota (L.) Van Royen, in addition to lupeol-3-acetate and 4-caffeoylquinic acid (cryptochlorogenic acid). The structure…

Mehdi Nematbakhsh, Behzad Zolfaghari, Fatemeh Eshraghi, Tahereh Safari, Zahra Pezeshki, Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Sorooshzadeh

pp. 60–64 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110511 · 2013

Background Hypertension is the most common disease in the world. In Iranian folk medicine, unripe grape juice has been used as antihypertention remedy, but no data is documented for this popular belief. This study was de…

Eamruthai Wisetmuen, Patchareewan Pannangpetch, Bunkerd Kongyingyoes, Upa Kukongviriyapan, Wiboonchai Yutanawiboonchai, Arunporn Itharat

pp. 65–70 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110520 · 2013

Background and Objective Our recent study revealed the antihyperglycemic activity of an ethanolic extract of roselle calyxes (Hibiscus sabdariffa) in diabetic rats. The present study had, therefore, an objective to inves…

Chinampudur V. Chandrasekaran, Kannan Sundarajan, Jothie R. Edwin, Giligar M. Gururaja, Deepak Mundkinajeddu, Amit Agarwal

pp. 71–79 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110527 · 2013

Background While curcuminoids have been reported to possess diverse biological activities, the anti-inflammatory activity of polar extracts (devoid of curcuminoids) of Curcuma longa (C. longa) has seldom been studied. In…

Tahia K. Mohamed, Mahmoud I. Nassar, Ahmed H. Gaara, Walaa A. El-Kashak, Iñaki Brouard, Sayed A. El-Toumy

pp. 80–85 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110530 · 2013

Background Albizia species are rich in phenolics and terpenes in the different plant organs. They are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. So this study investigated the phytochemical and biological activities of…

Umashankar Radheshyam Vishwakarma, Arun Manohar Gurav, Prakash Chandra Sharma

pp. 86–102 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110533 · 2013

Experiments were conducted to develop methodology for in vitro propagation and rapid multiplication of Viola serpens Wall. using petiole explant. The MS medium supplemented with 2, 4-D (6.78 mm) was found most suitable f…

Kofi Annan, Rita A. Dickson, Isaac K. Amponsah, Isaac K. Nooni

pp. 103–108 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110539 · 2013

Background The levels of 5 minerals namely; lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and aluminum were assessed in 10 medicinal plants sampled from 5 different geographical locations to determine the effect of location on the pl…

Sanjib Bhattacharya, Moulisha Biswas, Pallab K. Haldar

pp. 109–112 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110540 · 2013

Background Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae), called pointed gourd in English is a dioecious climber found wild throughout the plains of the Indian subcontinent and traditionally used in India for several medici…

R Ramesh Petchi, C Vijaya, S Parasuraman

pp. 113–117 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110541 · 2013

Objective To determine the anti-arthritic effect of whole plant ethanolic extract of Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) in female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats using the Freund’s Complete Adjuvant (FCA) model. Materials and Metho…

Ahmad R. Gohari, Mahdieh Kurepaz-Mahmoodabadi, Soodabeh Saeidnia

pp. 118–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110542 · 2013

Introduction Flowered aerial parts of Artemisia santolina Schrenk (Asteraceae), which is found in the central and western regions of Iran were collected from Khorasan province and the volatile oil extracted by hydro dist…

Mamatha Karnati, Rodda H. Chandra, Ciddi Veeresham, Bookya Kishan

pp. 121–128 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110543 · 2013

Background Oroxylum indicum (Bignoniaceae) also known as Sonapatha is an indigenous medicinal plant widely used in Ayurvedic medicine for over thousands of years. It is an active ingredient of well-known Ayurvedic formul…

Roslida Abdul Hamid, Teoh Hui Kee, Fezah Othman

pp. 129–133 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110544 · 2013

Context Acanthopanax trifoliatus is a ginseng-like plant, which has been widely used to treat various diseases including inflammatory-related diseases. Aims The present study has been designed to investigate the anti-inf…

Subhash J. Bhore, Jagadesan Preveena, Kodi I. Kandasamy

pp. 134–138 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.110545 · 2013

Background Resins and gums are used in traditional medicine and do have potential applications in pharmacy and medicine. Agarwood is the fragrant resinous wood, which is an important commodity from Aquilaria species and …