Volume 5, Issue 10

23 December 2011 · pp. 119–198 · 11 articles

Volume: 5
Issue: 10
Published: 23 December 2011
Pages: 119–198
Articles: 11
Sections: 2
ISSN
Journal: PR

Editorial Review Article

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Editorial

Forum Article
Phcog Rev. is now in PUBMED
Mueen Ahmed KK
pp. 119–119 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91101 · Published
On behalf of Pharmacognosy Reviews (Phcog. Rev.) and editorial team, I am pleased to announce our recent acceptance for indexing in PubMed—an official database of US National Library of Medicine (NLM) for the scientific …

Review Article

Review
Systematic review of herbals as potential anti-infl ammatory agents: Recent advances, current clinical status and future perspectives
Sarwar Beg, Suryakanta Swain, Hameed Hasan, M Abul Barkat, Md Sarfaraz Hussain
pp. 120–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91102 · Published 23 December 2011
Many synthetic drugs reported to be used for the treatment of inflammatory disorders are of least interest now a days due to their potential side effects and serious adverse effects and as they are found to be highly uns…
Review
Mycosporine and mycosporine-like amino acids: A paramount tool against ultra violet irradiation
Saurabh bhatia, Arun Garg, K. Sharma, S. Kumar, A. Sharma, A. P. Purohit
pp. 138–146 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91107 · Published 23 December 2011
Various facts demonstrated that UVB is harmful to organisms. Sunscreen compounds are usually used to prevent the excessive damage caused by UVB. However, certain photosynthetic organisms have evolved mechanisms to counte…
Review
Ethnomedicinal plants used for diarrhea by tribals of Meghalaya, Northeast India
Damiki Laloo, Siva Hemalatha
pp. 147–154 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91108 · Published 23 December 2011
Environmental status and diarrhea is regarded as a complex and multidimensional topic. Diarrhea is one of the main waterborne diseases considered to be endemic in many regions of the world and brings the major health thr…
Review
High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of plant saponins: An update 2005-2010
Jagmohan S. Negi, Pramod Singh, Geeta Joshi Nee Pant, M. S. M. Rawat
pp. 155–158 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91109 · Published 23 December 2011
Saponins are widely distributed in plant kingdom. In view of their wide range of biological activities and occurrence as complex mixtures, saponins have been purified and separated by high-performance liquid chromatograp…
Review
Investigations on Piper betle grown in Sri Lanka
Arambewela L. S. R., Arawwawala L. D. A. M., Kumaratunga K. G, Dissanayake D. S, Ratnasooriya W. D., Kumarasingha S. P.
pp. 159–163 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91111 · Published 23 December 2011
Piper betle is an economically important plant cultivated in Sri Lanka. Although more than 12 cultivars of betel are reported in Sri Lanka, very few scientific investigations have been carried out on them. Studies on the…
Review
Potential of herbs in skin protection from ultraviolet radiation
Radava R. Korać, Kapil M. Khambholja
pp. 164–173 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91114 · Published 23 December 2011
Herbs have been used in medicines and cosmetics from centuries. Their potential to treat different skin diseases, to adorn and improve the skin appearance is well-known. As ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause sunburns, …
Review
Bioactive constituents and medicinal importance of genus Alnus
Sushil Chandra Sati, Nitin Sati, O. P. Sati
pp. 174–183 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91115 · Published 23 December 2011
The genus Alnus has been reviewed for its chemical constituents and biological activities including traditional importance of some common species. The plants of this genus contain terpenoids, flavonoids, diarylheptanoids…
Review
A review on chemical and biological properties of Cayratia trifolia Linn. (Vitaceae)
Dinesh Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Jyoti Gupta, Renu Arya, Ankit Gupta
pp. 184–188 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91117 · Published 23 December 2011
Cayratia trifolia Linn. Domin Syn. Vitis trifolia (Family: Vitaceae) is commonly known as Fox grape in English; Amlabel, Ramchana in Hindi and Amlavetash in Sanskrit. It is native to India, Asia and Australia. It is a pe…
Review
Artemisinin biosynthesis and its regulatory enzymes: Progress and perspective
Wei Wen, Rongmin Yu
pp. 189–194 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91118 · Published 23 December 2011
Artemisinin is an endoperoxidized sesquiterpene from the Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua, used as an effective anti-malarial drug. Its biosynthesis pathway has been investigated for many years for scientific inte…
Review
Aerva lanata: A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects
Manoj Goyal, Anil Pareek, B. P. Nagori, D. Sasmal
pp. 195–198 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.91120 · Published 23 December 2011
Aerva lanata (L.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes. (Amaranthaceae) locally known as ‘bui’ is an erect or prostrate undershrub with a long tap-root and many wolly-tomentose branches, found in the wild, throughout India. In tradit…