Volume 9, Issue 18

Byalakere Rudraiah Chandra Shekar, Ramesh Nagarajappa, Shankarappa Suma, Rupesh Thakur

pp. 87–92 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162101 · 2015

Background: Oral diseases are among the major public health problems and the commonest of chronic diseases that affect mankind. The application of natural products for the control of oral diseases is considered as an int…

Arumugam Vijaya Anand, Natarajan Divya, Pannerselvam Punniya Kotti

pp. 93–98 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162103 · 2015

Terminalia catappa Linn. is known for its nutritional fruit and possesses medicinal benefits as well. This is a comprehensive review of the phytoconstituents and pharmacological benefits. T. catappa has been recognized f…

Zoya Tahergorabi, Mohammad Reza Abedini, Moodi Mitra, Mohammad Hassanpour Fard, Hossein Beydokhti

pp. 99–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162108 · 2015

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Z. jujuba) is a traditional herb with a long history of use for nutrition and the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases. It grows mostly in South and East Asia, as well as in Australia and Euro…

Alka Dwevedi, Kuldeep Sharma, Yogesh K Sharma

pp. 107–113 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162110 · 2015

The Cadamba is one of the important medicinal plants belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is crucially significant as it has the largest number of phytochemicals and secondary metabolites (viz., cadambagenic acid, cadam…

Zhifeng Zhang, Qilong Bian, Pei Luo, Wenxia Sun

pp. 114–119 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162114 · 2015

Traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) is an old traditional medical system, which is an effective and natural method of improving physical and mental health, and has been widely spread in the western part of China for centu…

Arshad H. Rahmani, Yousef H. Aldebasi, Sauda Srikar, Amjad A. Khan, Salah M. Aly

pp. 120–126 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162118 · 2015

Treatment based on natural products is rapidly increasing worldwide due to the affordability and fewer side effects of such treatment. Various plants and the products derived from them are commonly used in primary health…

Richa Gupta, Ghanshyam Das Gupta

pp. 127–131 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162124 · 2015

Cordia obliqua Willd. plant (Common name‑Clammy Cherry) belongs to family Boraginaceae. It is a medium‑sized deciduous tree and very vigorous in growth. According to traditional system, it possesses anthelmintic, purgati…

Lucky Lebgosi Nwidu, Paul Alozie Nwafor, Wagner Vilegas

pp. 132–139 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162128 · 2015

Any agent with the ability to provoke sexual desire in an individual is referred to as an aphrodisiac. Aphrodisiac plants are used in the management of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men. One such plant popular in West and…

Tasiu Isah

pp. 140–148 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162137 · 2015

Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba) is an ancient medicinal tree species that has been in existence for millennia without undergoing modifications due to its resistance to environmental stresses. Palaeobotanical history showed a w…

Santosh Kumar Maurya, Ashwini Kumar Kushwaha, Ankit Seth

pp. 149–154 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162138 · 2015

Echinops echinatus Roxb. (E. echinatus), commonly known as “Usnakantaka,” is a xerophytic herbaceous plant traditionally used as a stimulant to treat use the term Sexual debility in Indian traditional systems of medicine…

Shruti Rastogi, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Jai Prakash, Alok Sharma, Gyanendra Nath Singh

pp. 155–163 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.162140 · 2015

India has a rich and diversified flora. It is seen that synthetic drugs could pose serious problems, are toxic and costly. In contrast to this, herbal medicines are relatively nontoxic, cheaper and are eco-friendly. More…