Pharmacognosy Research
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Pharmacognosy Research
Volume 6, Issue 1
2014 · pp. 1–98 · 14 articles
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 1–98
- Articles
- 14
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
- Journal
- PR
In this issue
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Article
Abdella Emam Abdella Baragob, Waleed Hassan AlMalki, Imran Shahid, Fatimah Abdullah Bakhdhar, Hanouf Saeed Bafhaid, Omar Muhammad Izz Eldeen
pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122909 · 2013
Background Balanites aegypticea is used medically for many purposes e.g. anti-spasmodic, stomach pain, malaria, and yellow fever. The extract of the fruit is also used to reduce the blood glucose levels. Objectives The o…
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Muhammad Ovais Omer, Waleed Hassan AlMalki, Imran Shahid, Shahzada Khuram, Imran Altaf, Saeed Imran
pp. 6–11 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122911 · 2013
Background The Newcastle disease represents as one of the most infectious viral disease, which afflicts almost every species of the birds. The causative agent of the disease is a single-stranded RNA virus with rapid repl…
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Usharani Pingali, Raveendranadh Pilli, Nishat Fatima
pp. 12–18 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122912 · 2013
Background Withania somnifera is an herbal medicine that has been known to possess memory-enhancing properties. The current study involved an assessment of cognitive and psychomotor effects of Withania somnifera extract …
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Adisa A. Rahmat, Farooq Ahsana Dar, Iqbal M. Choudhary
pp. 19–28 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122913 · 2013
Background The chemoprevention of chemically-induced hepatotoxicity is a crucial means of minimizing susceptibility to hepatic carcinogenesis and plants remain a rich source of anti-hepatotoxicants with antioxidant prope…
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Nishat Fatima, Usharani Pingali, Raveendranadh Pilli
pp. 29–35 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122914 · 2013
Background Acute and chronic stress is a risk factor for the development and progression of coronary artery disease. Increased arterial stiffness is an independent marker for cardiovascular disease. Cold pressor test (CP…
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Md. Mominur Rahman, Md. Razibul Habib, Md. Anayet Hasan, Mohammad Al Amin, Ayan Saha, Adnan Mannan
pp. 36–41 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122915 · 2013
Background Averrhoa bilimbi, Gymnema sylvestre and Capsicum frutescens are medicinal plants commonly used as traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The present study was designed to investigate the a…
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Hebbani Nagarajappa Shivaprasad, Sushma Gopalakrishna, Bhanumathy Mariyanna, Midhun Thekkoot, Roopa Reddy, Boreddy Shivanandappa Tippeswamy
pp. 42–45 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122916 · 2013
Background Obesity is a metabolic disorder that can lead to adverse metabolic effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin resistance and also increases the risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic s…
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Rajiv Jash, K. Appana Chowdary
pp. 46–51 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122917 · 2013
Background An increased inclination has been observed for the use of herbal drugs in chronic and incurable diseases. Treatment of psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia is largely palliative and more importantly, a prom…
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Pragnadyuti Mandal, Anjan Das, Saikat Majumdar, Tapas Bhattacharyya, Tapobrata Mitra, Ratul Kundu
pp. 52–57 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122918 · 2013
Background Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) frequently hampers implementation of ambulatory surgery in spite of so many costly antiemetic drugs and regimens. Objective The study was carried out to compare the ef…
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Lakshmi Kanta Kanthal, Akalanka Dey, K. Satyavathi, P. Bhojaraju
pp. 58–61 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122919 · 2014
Background: The presence of phytochemical constitutes has been reported from species of the Compositae (Asteraceae). Hitherto no reports exist on the phytochemical components and biological activity of Lactuca runcinata …
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Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Soliman Mohammadi Samani, Peyman Petramfar, Mahmoodreza Moein
pp. 62–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122920 · 2013
Background The family Apiaceae is defined with the diversity of essential oil. Fruits of Ajwain (Carum copticum), a famous herb of Apiaceae, accumulate up to 5% essential oil which is remarked as important natural produc…
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Siu Kuin Wong, Yau Yan Lim, Sui Kiong Ling, Eric Wei Chiang Chan
pp. 67–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122921 · 2013
Background Three compounds isolated from the methanol (MeOH) leaf extract of Vallaris glabra (Apocynaceae) were those of caffeoylquinic acids (CQAs). This prompted a quantitative analysis of their contents in leaves of V…
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Poonam Sharma, Rambir Singh
pp. 73–86 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122922 · 2013
Background Fruits, leaves, and tuberous roots of Momordica dioica are used as a folk remedy for diabetes mellitus (DM) in India. The aqueous extract of Momordica dioica fruit possesses very good anti-diabetic activity an…
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Akiriti Pal, Fedelic Ashish Toppo, Pradeep K. Chaurasiya, Pradeep K. Singour, Rajesh S. Pawar
pp. 87–98 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122923 · 2013
Objective Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex Benth (Labiatae) is popularly known in India as “Neelkanthi.” A decoction of the leaves, flowers, and barks is used in India for the treatment of cancer including diabetes, malaria, and …