Volume 11, Issue 22

Matthew J. Cheesman, Aishwarya Ilanko, Baxter Blonk, Ian E. Cock

pp. 57–72 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_21_17 · 2017

The discovery of penicillin nearly 90 years ago revolutionized the treatment of bacterial disease. Since that time, numerous other antibiotics have been discovered from bacteria and fungi, or developed by chemical synthe…

Agilandeswari Devarajan, M. K. Mohanmarugaraja

pp. 73–82 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_13_17 · 2017

The view that food can have an expanded role that goes well beyond providing a source of nutrients truly applies to traditional functional foods. The systematic consumption of such traditional functional food provides an…

Mohamed Gamaleldin Elsadig Karar, Nikolai Kuhnert

pp. 83–103 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_15_15 · 2017

Sudan folklore medicine is characterized by a unique combination of Islamic, Arabic, and African cultures. In poor communities, traditional medicine has remained as the most reasonable source of treatment of several dise…

Sameh Soliman, Dina Alnajdy, Ali A. El‑Keblawy, Kareem A. Mosa, Ghalia Khoder, Ayman M. Noreddin

pp. 104–122 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_8_17 · 2017

Candida is a serious life‑threatening pathogen, particularly with immunocompromised patients. Candida infections are considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in a broad range of immunocompromised patients. …

Omar A. Aldulaimi

pp. 123–127 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_43_16 · 2017

The emergence and rapid development of seriously drug‑resistant pathogens have created the greatest danger to public health and made the treatment of infectious diseases ineffective; to control the antibiotic‑resistant m…

Aakruti Arun Kaikini, Divya Manohar Kanchan, Urvi Narayan Nerurkar, Sadhana Sathaye

pp. 128–135 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_41_16 · 2017

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition with deleterious effects on microcirculation, resulting in diabetic complications. Chronic hyperglycemia induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), whi…

Arshad H. Rahmani, Mohammed A. Alsahli, Saleh A. Almatroodi

pp. 136–140 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_25_17 · 2017

The treatment based on plant or plant derivatives is a promising strategy in the killing of cancers cells. Moreover, wide-ranging finding has established that medicinal plant and its ingredient modulate several cells sig…

Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni, Sharad D. Pawa, Shrirang B. Jamadagni, Shridhar Chougule, Sudesh N. Gaidhani, S. N. Murthy

pp. 141–144 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_31_16 · 2017

Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC. is a medicinal plant abundantly found in India. Its uses are mentioned in the classical Ayurvedic literature and by many folklore claims. The plant is also of extreme econo…

Hamdollah Delaviz, Jamshid Mohammadi, Ghasem Ghalamfarsa, Bahram Mohammadi, Naser Farhadi

pp. 145–152 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_10_17 · 2017

In recent years, the use of medicinal plants increased considerably; so that today, the use of traditional medicine, as well as medicinal plants is necessary for the aim of producing more effective drugs with fewer side …

Ya Chee Lim, Rajan Rajabalaya, Sheba Rani David

pp. 153–157 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17 · 2017

The European mistletoe, Viscum album, is the most common consumed adjuvant among cancer patients in Europe. Its success warrants a report on three most apparent mistletoes found in Borneo Island, namely Scurrula ferrugin…

Shweta Gupta, Akash Ved

pp. 158–166 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_6_17 · 2017

Operculina turpethum (Linn.) (OT) Silva Manso belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. This review incorporates literature for the phytochemical and pharmacological profile of OT herb. Exhaustive literature survey was done …

Poonam G. Daswani, Manasi S. Gholkar, Tannaz J. Birdi

pp. 167–174 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_17_17 · 2017

The rural population in India faces a number of health problems and often has to rely on local remedies. Psidium guajava Linn. (guava), a tropical plant which is used as food and medicine can be used by rural communities…