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Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volume 1, Issue 1

· pp. 1–192 · 25 articles

Volume
1
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1
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1–192
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General ReviewReview ArticlePlant ReviewShort ReviewPublication

In this issue

General Review

  1. Article

    Pharmacognosy: The Changing Scenario

    Vaibhav Shinde, Kamlesh Dhalwal

    pp. 1–6 · DOI: · Published

    Pharmacognosy, one of the oldest scientific disciplines is now undergoing major change. Currently plant based drugs are researched and formulated in modern framework of medicine rather than in the form of galenical prepa…

  2. Article

    Sexual Dysfunction in Women: An Overview of Psychological/Psycho-social, Pathophysiological, Etiological Aspects and Treatment Strategies

    Shoeb Qureshi, Zaman Ara, Viquar Fatima Qureshi, S.S. Al-Rejaie, A. M. Aleisa, S. A. Bakheet, O. A. Al-Shabanah, Mohammad Rehan Qureshi, Roohi Fatima, Mohammad Farhan Qureshi, Abdullah M. Al-Bekairi

    pp. 41–48 · DOI: · Published

    Sex response in women is expressed by different phases (desire, arousal, lubrication, plateau, orgasm and resolution). Any divergence would lead to female sexual dysfunction (FSD), which cause distress and agony. The psy…

Review Article

  1. Review

    Microwave Assisted Extraction – An Innovative and Promising Extraction Tool for Medicinal Plant Research

    Vivekananda Mandal, Yogesh Mohan, S. Hemalatha

    pp. 7–18 · DOI: · Published

    In recent years, the use of microwave for extraction of constituents from plant material has shown tremendous research interest and potential. Conventional techniques for the extraction of active constituents are time an…

  2. Review

    Ethnopharmacological review of native traditional medicinal plants for brain disorders

    G.M. Husain, Deepa Mishra, P.N. Singh, Ch. V. Rao, Vikas Kumar

    pp. 19–29 · DOI: · Published

    From the earliest times, herbs have been prized for their pain-relieving and healing abilities and today we still rely largely on the curative properties of plants. Over the centuries, societies around the world have dev…

  3. Review

    Flavonoids: A Nutritional Protection against oxidative and UV induced cellular damages

    Swarnlata Saraf, Mahendra Singh Ashawat, Shailendra Saraf

    pp. 30–40 · DOI: · Published

    Bioactive compounds and establishing their health effects are active areas of scientific queries. There are exciting prospects to facilitate the selection of many bioactive compounds, which are supportive to reduce the r…

  4. Review

    Male Sexual Dysfunction and Methods used in Assessing Medicinal Plants with Aphrodisiac Potentials

    Yakubu, M. T, Akanji, M. A, Oladiji, A. T

    pp. 49–56 · DOI: · Published

    Sexual dysfunction, that is the repeated inability to achieve normal sexual intercourse, which include various forms like premature ejaculation, retrograded, retarded or inhibited ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, arous…

  5. Review

    Biotechnological Approaches for the Production of Lignans

    Iliana Ionkova

    pp. 57–68 · DOI: · Published

    The lignans are a large group of natural substances, which occur in a range of plant species, but only in low concentrations. Aryltetralin lignans are lead substances for the semi-synthetic anticancer derivatives etoposi…

  6. Review

    Plant Cell Elicitation for Production of Secondary Metabolites: A Review

    Namdeo A. G

    pp. 69–79 · DOI: · Published

    Pharmaceutically significant secondary metabolites or phytopharmaceuticals include alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, volatile oils, tannins, resins etc. Currently, most of these secondary metabolites are isolated from w…

  7. Review

    Historical, Chemical and Cardiovascular Perspectives on Garlic: A Review

    Syed Haris Omar, Ahmed Hasan, Nashat Hunjul, Javed Ali, M. Aqil

    pp. 80–87 · DOI: · Published

    The objective of this review is to highlight the historical background, constituents, chemistry and use of Garlic in Cardiovascular Disease. Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used medicinally since antiquity. In virtually…

  8. Review

    Propolis of Stingless Bees: a Promising Source of Biologically Active Compounds

    V. Bankova, M. Popova

    pp. 88–92 · DOI: · Published

    The information published about chemical composition and biological activity of propolis from stingless bees (Meliponinae) of different genera is reviewed. The available data on the biological action of individual consti…

Plant Review

  1. Article

    The Chemistry and Pharmacology of the South America genus Protium Burm. f. (Burseraceae)

    A. L. Rüdiger, A. C. Siani, V. F. Veiga Junior

    pp. 93–104 · DOI: · Published

    The family Burseraceae is considered to contain about 700 species comprised in 18 genera. Their resiniferous trees and shrubs usually figures prominently in the ethnobotany of the regions where it occurs, given that such…

  2. Article

    Nutritional and therapeutic potential of Ailanthus excelsa - A Review.

    Manish S. Lavhale, S. H. Mishra

    pp. 105–113 · DOI: · Published

    Over the past decade, herbal medicine has become an item of global importance, with both medicinal and economic implications. Widespread use of herbs throughout the globe has raised serious concerns over their quality, s…

  3. Article

    Olea europaea: A Phyto-Pharmacological Review

    Md. Yaseen Khan, Siddharth Panchal, Niraj Vyas, Amee Butani, Vimal Kumar

    pp. 114–118 · DOI: · Published

    Medicinal herbs are significant sources for treating various diseases. Olea europaea is used traditionally as diuretic, hypotensive, emollient, laxative, febrifuge, skin cleanser, cholagogue, and also used for the treatm…

  4. Article

    Recent trends in Curcuma Longa Linn.

    Sanjay Jain, Satyaendra Shrivastava, Satish Nayak, S. Sumbhate

    pp. 119–128 · DOI: · Published

    Plants have been one of the important sources of medicines even since the dawn of human civilization. In spite of tremendous development in the field of allopathy during the 20th century, plants still remain one of the m…

  5. Article

    Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): A Review

    Girdhari Lal Gupta, A. C. Rana

    pp. 129–136 · DOI: · Published

    Withania somnifera, a commonly used herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Although the review articles on this plant are already published, this review article is presented to compile all the updated information on its phytochemic…

  6. Article

    Phytochemical Profile of Boswellia serrata: An overview

    Ajay Sharma, A.S. Mann, Virendra Gajbhiye, M. D. Kharya

    pp. 137–142 · DOI: · Published

    Salai guggal, also known as Olibanum, is an oleo-gum-resin from Boswellia serrata containing essential oil, gum and resin, which is exceedingly valued for alleviating various human sufferings. Its essential oil is a mixt…

  7. Article

    Phyto-pharmacology of Achyranthes aspera : A Review

    Bhoomika R Goyal, Ramesh K Goyal, Anita A Mehta

    pp. 143–150 · DOI: · Published

    Plants have been one of the important sources of medicines since the beginning of human civilization. There is a growing demand for plant based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics etc…

  8. Article

    Terminalia chebula: An update

    R.R. Chattopadhyay, S.K. Bhattacharyya

    pp. 151–156 · DOI: · Published

    Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae) is called the “King of Medicines” in the Tibet and is always listed first in the Ayurvedic materia medica because of its extraordinary powers of healing with a wide spectrum of bio…

  9. Article

    Mucuna pruriens Linn. - A Comprehensive Review

    Sathiyanarayanan .L, Arulmozhi .S

    pp. 157–162 · DOI: · Published

    Mucuna pruriens Linn. is a popular Indian medicinal plant, which has long been used, in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine for diseases including parkinsonism. This plant is pharmacologically studied for various activ…

  10. Article

    Pharmacological activities of Alstonia scholaris linn. (Apocynaceae) - A Review

    Arulmozhi .S, Papiya Mitra Mazumder, Purnima Ashok, L. Sathiya Narayanan

    pp. 163–170 · DOI: · Published

    Many herbal remedies have been employed in various medical systems for the treatment and management of different diseases. The plant Alstonia scholaris has been used in different system of traditional medication for the …

  11. Article

    Pharmacological potential of Albizzia lebbeck: A Review

    Arvind Kumar, A.K. Saluja, U.D. Shah, A.V. Mayavanshi

    pp. 171–174 · DOI: · Published

    The plant Albizzia lebbeck Benth. [Mimosaceae] is reported to possess anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory, antifertility and anti-diarrhoeal properties. Albizzia lebbeck is an important source of chemicals of melacacidin, …

Short Review

  1. Article

    Herbal Drugs in Urolithiasis - A Review

    Prasad K.V.S.R.G., Sujatha D, Bharathi K.

    pp. 175–179 · DOI: · Published

    The recent resurgence of plant remedies results from several factors like effectiveness of plant medicines and lesser side effects compared to modern medicines. In the present scenario, the need for basic scientific inve…

  2. Article

    Approaches towards Development and Promotion of Herbal Drugs

    Sapna Shrikumar, Ravi T.K

    pp. 180–184 · DOI: · Published

    Herbal drugs have great growth potential in the global market. Natural product research continues to explore Indian Traditional Medicines to develop new novel drugs. In this paper we have focused on the strategies, signi…

  3. Article

    ‘Chyawanprash - Truth or Mythy’

    Kasar Rahul P, Laddha K.S, Chaudhary Jayesh, Shukla Anil

    pp. 185–190 · DOI: · Published

    CHYAWANPRASH traditional Polyherbal formulation, which widely used as tonic, rejuvenator, anabolic, immunomodulator and memory enhancer. Chyawanprash contains the pulp of Emblica officinalis as the prime ingredient, alon…

Publication

  1. Article

    INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS –PHARMACOGNOSY REVIEWS (PHCOG REV.) (An official publication of Phcog.Net)

    SHIVANANDA B.G.

    pp. 191–192 · DOI: · Published

    The Pharmacognosy Reviews PHCOG REV. (ISSN: 0973- 7847) (An Official Publication of Phcog.Net; To be Indexed in Index Copernicus and other databases) A second publication series of Phcog.Net comprises contribution on eve…