Pharmacognosy Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 15
2014 · pp. 8–72 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 15
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 8–72
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 1
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-7847, Online - 0976-2787
- Journal
- PHREV
In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Najmeh Mokhber‑Dezfuli, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Ahmad Reza Gohari, Mahdieh Kurepaz‑Mahmoodabadi
pp. 8–15 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125517 · 2014
The genus Berberis (Berberidaceae) includes about 500 species worldwide, some of which are widely cultivated in the north‑eastern regions of Iran. This genus consists of spiny deciduous evergreen shrubs, characterized by…
- Review
Nilesh Arjun Torwane, Sudhir Hongal, Pankaj Goel, B. R. Chandrashekar
pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125518 · 2014
Oral diseases continue to be a major health problem world‑wide. Oral health is integral to general well‑being and relates to the quality‑of‑life that extends beyond the functions of the craniofacial complex. The standard…
- Review
Manish Kumar, Satyendra K. Prasad, S. Hemalatha
pp. 22–35 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125525 · 2014
The present review is an attempt to put an insight into a medicinal plant Houttuynia cordata Thunb, which is indigenous to North‑East India and China. It is an aromatic medicinal herb belonging to family Saururaceae and …
- Review
Rajani Srivastava
pp. 36–44 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125528 · 2014
Wrightia tinctoriaR. Br. belongs to family Apocynaceae commonly called as Sweet Indrajao, Pala Indigo Plant, Dyer’s Oleander. “Jaundice curative tree” in south India. Sweet Indrajao is a small, deciduous tree with a ligh…
- Review
Saurabh Chhatre, Tanuja Nesari, Gauresh Somani, Divya Kanchan, Sadhana Sathaye
pp. 45–51 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125530 · 2014
Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), commonly known as Gokshur or Gokharu or puncture vine, has been used for a long time in both the Indian and Chinese systems of medicine for treatment of various kinds of disea…
- Review
Nahida Tabassum, Mariya Hamdani
pp. 52–60 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125531 · 2014
Skin diseases are numerous and a frequently occurring health problem affecting all ages from the neonates to the elderly and cause harm in number of ways. Maintaining healthy skin is important for a healthy body. Many pe…
- Review
Kavita N. Yadav, Prasad V. Kadam, Jigna A. Patel, Manohar J. Patil
pp. 61–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125533 · 2014
In traditional system of medicine, the seeds of Strychnos potatorum Linn. (family: Loganiaceae) are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, leukorrhea leukeorrhea, gastropathy, bronchitis, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, renal …
- Review
Prakash L. Hegde, Harini A. Rao, Prasanna N. Rao
pp. 67–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125536 · 2014
Costus igneus Nak and Costus pictusD. Don, commonly known as Spiral flag, is a member of Costaceae and a newly introduced plant in India from South and Central America. It is a perennial, upright, spreading plant reachin…