Volumes & Issues

Sabna Kotta, Shahid H. Ansari, Javed Ali

pp. 1–10 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112832 · 2013

Procreation was an important moral and religious issue and aphrodisiacs were sought to ensure both male and female potency. Sexual dysfunction is an inability to achieve a normal sexual intercourse, including premature e…

Ambrose Christina, Varghese Christapher, Subhash J. Bhore

pp. 11–16 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112833 · 2013

World human population is increasing with an alarming rate; and a variety of new types of health issues are popping up. For instance, increase in number of drug‑resistant bacteria is a cause of concern. Research on antib…

Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Peyman Petramfar, Ali Firoozabadi, Mahmood Reza Moein, Abdolali Mohagheghzadeh

pp. 17–26 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112835 · 2013

The history of headache, as a common neurological complication, goes back to almost 9000 years ago. Many ancient civilizations present references to headaches and the coherent treatment strategies. Accordingly, several d…

Sayeed Ahmad, Madhukar Garg, Ennus Tajuddin Tamboli, M. Z. Abdin, S. H. Ansari

pp. 27–33 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112837 · 2013

The wide diversity of plant secondary metabolites is largely used for the production of various pharmaceutical compounds. In vitro cell tissue or organ culture has been employed as a possible alternative to produce such …

Ana Maria G. Brito, Derivaldo dos Santos, Sheyla A. Rodrigues, Renan G. Brito, Lauro Xavier-Filho

pp. 34–41 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112840 · 2013

The search for more effective new drugs to treat Leishmaniasis is undoubtedly relevant. Our objective in this study was to investigate research publications addressing plants with anti‑Leishmaniasis activity. An integrat…

Santosh Kumar Yadav, Ajit Kumar Sah, Rajesh Kumar Jha, Phoolgen Sah, Dev Kumar Shah

pp. 42–46 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112843 · 2013

The purpose of this review is to summarize the pertinent literature published in the present era regarding the antiulcerogenic property of curcumin against the pathological changes in response to ulcer effectors (Helicob…

Zihan Zeng, Jianhua Zhu, Lili Chen, Wei Wen, Rongming Yu

pp. 47–52 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112848 · 2013

The ginkgolides, acting as anti‑platelet‑activating factors, have been studied for many years. The biosynthetic pathway of ginkgolides is still far away from unveiling at the level of molecular genetics and biochemistry.…

Bisnu Prasad Dash, Y. Archana, Nibarana Satapathy, Soumendra Kumar Naik

pp. 53–60 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112849 · 2013

The sickle cell disease is fatal in nature. Thousands of children are dying off due to this health problem throughout the globe. Due to the rapid development of diagnosis and clinical managements such patients are living…

Ahmad Reza Gohari, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Mahdie Kourepaz Mahmoodabadi

pp. 61–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112850 · 2013

Saffron is the most valuable medicinal food product because of its importance in Iran’s agricultural economy. The dried stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus (Iridaceae) are processing to produce saffron as a well‑known sp…

Michael Buenor Adinortey, Isaac K. Galyuon, Nicholas Oteng Asamoah

pp. 67–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112852 · 2013

Medicinal plants are used by traditional practitioners to treat several ailments. Ethnomedicinal studies on Trema orientalis Linn. Blume (Ulmaceae) have shown that it is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, respir…

Rabia Altaf, Mohammad Zaini Bin Asmawi, Aidiahmad Dewa, Amirin Sadikun, Muhammad Ihtisham Umar

pp. 73–80 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112853 · 2013

Phaleria macrocarpa, commonly known as Mahkota dewa is a medicinal plant that is indigenous to Indonesia and Malaysia. Extracts of P. macrocarpa have been used since years in traditional medicine that are evaluated scien…