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Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volume 1, Issue 2

· pp. 193–381 · 25 articles

Volume
1
Issue
2
Published
Pages
193–381
Articles
25
Sections
4
ISSN
Journal
PR
Review ArticlePlant ReviewShort ReviewA Report

In this issue

Review Article

  1. Review

    Flavonoids as Potent Phytochemicals in Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention

    Hicham Harnafi, Souliman Amrani

    pp. 193–202 · DOI: · Published

    Flavanoids are the major plant phenolic secondary metabolites and represent the most studied phytochemicals. This family includes five major classes different by their specific chemical structure,we note: flavones, flavo…

  2. Review

    Medicinal Plants and Radionuclides: A Review

    Giani, T.S

    pp. 203–209 · DOI: · Published

    Medicinal plants and/or phytopharmaceuticals include flavonoids, terpens, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, glycosides, resins, volatile oils, and others compounds that provide various effects on human body: positive or not.…

  3. Review

    Unani System of Medicine

    Bilal Ahmad, Jamal Akhtar

    pp. 210–214 · DOI: · Published

    The Unani physician believes that the healthy state of the human body is maintained by a power known as Tabiyat or Quwwat-e-Mudabbira (medicatrix naturae), gifted to it from its creator. The concept of Tabiyat is much va…

  4. Review

    Anticarcinogenic and antitumorigenic effect of Garlic and factors affecting its activity: A Review

    Syed Haris Omar, Abshar U.H., Nehal M.

    pp. 215–221 · DOI: · Published

    Garlic (Allium satium) belongs to family Liliaceae, contains various chemical compounds which are helpful in prevention and treatment of different types of cancer. Both oil and water-soluble allyl sulfur compounds from g…

  5. Review

    Pharmacology of Allium sativum in relation to Cytochrome P450 and possible drug interactions

    Ashutosh Jani, Anita Mehta

    pp. 222–226 · DOI: · Published

    Allium sativum (Family Amaryllidaceae or Liliaceae) is used worldwide for various clinical uses like Hypertension, cholesterol lowering effect, antiplatelets and fibrinolytic activity etc. Due to these common house hold …

  6. Review

    Precursor feeding for enhanced production of Secondary metabolites: A review

    Namdeo A. G, Jadhav T. S, Rai P. K, Gavali S, Mahadik K. R

    pp. 227–231 · DOI: · Published

    Medicinal plants are unique sources of pharmaceutically significant secondary metabolites which include alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, volatile oils, tannins, resins etc. Demands of these secondary metabolites are no…

  7. Review

    Screening Methods of Antioxidant Activity: An Overview

    Ajay Sharma, Sudhir Bhardwaj, A.S. Mann, Amit Jain, M. D. Kharya

    pp. 232–238 · DOI: · Published

    This study was intentional to assess the antioxidant activity of drugs. The antioxidants divulge an gigantic ability to trim down DPPH, superoxide, peroxide and nitric oxide radical scavenging activity. Antioxidants rest…

  8. Review

    Herbal spices as alternative antimicrobial food preservatives: An update

    R.R. Chattopadhyay, S.K. Bhattacharyya

    pp. 239–247 · DOI: · Published

    In recent years, there has been a constant search for alternative and efficient agents for food preservation aiming a partial or total replacement of antimicrobial chemical additives. A large number of herbal spices have…

  9. Review

    Immunomodulatory Plants: A Phytopharmacological Review

    Hemant sagrawat, Md. Yaseen Khan

    pp. 248–260 · DOI: · Published

    Since ancient times, plants have been an exemplary source of medicine. Ayurveda and other Indian literature mention the use of plants in treatment of various human ailments. India has about 45,000 plant species and among…

  10. Review

    Medicinal Herbs: Myths and Facts are they all safe?

    G. K. Dash, M. R. Sahu

    pp. 261–264 · DOI: · Published

    There has been a virtual explosion of interest in all kinds of alternative therapies, in particular those, which have been around for thousands of years. Naturally, in an illness where there is no "cure" and in which pha…

  11. Review

    Ageing and Its Different Perspectives

    Vaibhav Shinde, Kamlesh Dhalwal, K.R. Mahadik

    pp. 265–270 · DOI: · Published

    Ageing is universal but complex biological process characterized by impairment of various functions and decreased ability to respond stress whose manifestations are familiar and unambiguous. The population of world is ag…

  12. Review

    Potential Wound Healers from Plant Origin

    Prasanna V. Habbu, Hanumanthachar Joshi, B. S. Patil

    pp. 271–282 · DOI: · Published

    Herbal medicine (medicinal plants, polyherbal formulations) is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of world population, mainly in the developing countries for primary health care. Wound is a loss of cellular and anatomic …

  13. Review

    Research and Medicinal Potential of the genus Cestrum (Solanaceae) – A Review

    A. Sajeli Begum, Madhur Goyal

    pp. 320–332 · DOI: · Published

    The genus Cestrum belonging to Solanaceae family comprises about 300 species. Cestrum, which was mainly distributed in South America ranges from Southern Florida and Northern Mexico to Chile is now distributed all over t…

  14. Review

    Systemic review: Pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology and clinical applications of Gymnema sylvestre R Br.

    Shailendra Gurav, Vijay Gulkari, Nandkishore Duragkar, Arun Patil

    pp. 338–343 · DOI: · Published

    Gymnema sylvestre R Br. (Gurmar) is a tropical vine whose leaves are considered antidiabetic in Ayurvedic medicine. It has been commonly used for the diabetes and as a diuretic in Indian proprietary medicines. This revie…

  15. Review

    Phytoconstituents and therapeutic potential of Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn.

    D. Sasmal, Sanjita Das, S. P. Basu

    pp. 344–349 · DOI: · Published

    Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn. is one of the well known medicinal plant. It is a common wild hardy large shrub or small tree. It is a native of India, distributed wild in sub-Himalayan regions and southwards to Godavari. …

Plant Review

  1. Article

    Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh): A Review

    Siddhartha K. Mishra, Neelam S. Sangwan, Rajender S. Sangwan

    pp. 283–298 · DOI: · Published

    Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees (Acanthaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used for the treatment of cold, fever, laryngitis and several infectious diseases ranging from malaria to dysentery and diarrhea in …

  2. Article

    Therapeutic Uses of Euphorbia thymifolia: A Review

    Bhavna Gupta, Rashmi S. Srivastava, Radha Goyal

    pp. 299–304 · DOI: · Published

    The extracts of many plants used in traditional medicine contain curative agents That is used in many modern medicines. As part of the quest for potentially valuable Plants of medicinal value. In Sanskrit Euphorbia thymi…

  3. Article

    Monograph of Himatanthus sucuuba, a plant of Amazonian folk medicine

    Ana Claudia F. Amaral, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Maria Lúcia B. Pinheiro, Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva

    pp. 305–313 · DOI: · Published

    The importance of the genus Himatanthus in popular medicine is supported by reports from different local communities in the Amazonian region. Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Woodson is a plant of the Apocynaceae family, pop…

  4. Article

    Rakta Kanchan (Bauhinia variegata): Chemistry, Traditional and Medicinal uses- a review

    Ravindra G.Mali, Shailaja G.Mahajan, Anita A.Mehta

    pp. 314–319 · DOI: · Published

    Bauhinia variegata Linn. (Kanchnar / Rakta kanchan), is a widely used medicinal plant by the tribals throughout India and popular in various indigenous system of medicine like Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy. Following t…

  5. Article

    A Comprehensive review on Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze

    D. A. Burli, A. B. Khade

    pp. 333–337 · DOI: · Published

    Butea monosperma (Lam.) is an indispensable tree. Tribals use its flowers and young fruits. The plant is used in Ayurvedic, Unani and Siddha medicine for various ailments. Almost all the parts of the plant namely root, l…

  6. Article

    The Chemistry, Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications of Asparagus racemosus- A Review

    S. Velavan, KR. Nagulendran, R. Mahesh, V. Hazeena Begum

    pp. 350–360 · DOI: · Published

    Medicinal plants are the nature’s gift to human being to make disease free healthy life. It plays a vital role to preserve our health. India is one of the most medico-culturally diverse countries in the world where the m…

Short Review

  1. Article

    Care with Nature’s Cure: Herbal Drugs

    Nazma Inamdar, Shima Edalat, Vikram B.Kotwal, Sunita Pawar

    pp. 361–368 · DOI: · Published

    The acceptance and recognition of herbal medicine is increasing day by day. One of the important reason in increasing this interest is the perception of natural remedies being somehow more efficacious and less harmful th…

  2. Article

    The Phyto-phospholipid Complexes- Phytosomes: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Herbal Hepatoprotective Drug Delivery

    Ajay Semalty, Mona Semalty, M.S.M. Rawat

    pp. 369–374 · DOI: · Published

    A large number of herbal drugs possess the wide spectrum of therapeutic activity. But the potential use of these herbal drugs is limited due to their poor absorption and poor bioavailability after oral administration. Th…

  3. Article

    Importance of Nutraceuticals in Health Management

    Maddi V.S, Aragade P.D, Digge V.G., Nitalikar M.N

    pp. 377–379 · DOI: · Published

    ‘Nutraceutical’ is a term proposed to used a classify foods that ‘provide medical or health benefits’. Nutraceutical is any food or food ingredient considered to provide medical or health benefits including the preventio…

A Report

  1. Article

    Herbal Medicine–Dream Unresolved

    Dr. Amritpal Singh

    pp. 375–376 · DOI: · Published

    Herbal Medicine is defined as branch of science in which plant based formulations are used to alleviate the diseases. It is also known as botanical medicine or phytomedicine. Lately phytotherapy has been introduced as mo…