Volume 7, Issue 14

· pp. 81–212 · 14 articles

Volume: 7
Issue: 14
Published
Pages: 81–212
Articles: 14
Sections: 2
ISSN
Journal: PR

Review Article Plant Review

In this issue

Review Article

Review
Plants and phytochemicals for Huntington’s disease
Sunayna Choudhary, Puneet Kumar, Jai Malik
pp. 81–91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120505 · Published 7 May 2013
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor dysfunction, including chorea and dystonia, emotional disturbances, memory, and weight loss. The medium spiny neurons of striat…
Review
Rasayans and non‑rasayans herbs: Future immunodrug – Targets
Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Hemant Devidas Une, Pradnya Palekar Shanbhag
pp. 92–96 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120506 · Published
Ayurvedic therapeutics describes vast number of medicinal herbs used as ‘Vyadhirodhak Chamatav” that has enlightened the application of herbs used as corner stone in various diseases especially those modulating the immun…
Review
In vitro techniques to assess the proficiency of skin care cosmetic formulations
Amit Roy, Ram Kumar Sahu, Munglu Matlam, Vinay Kumar Deshmukh, Jaya Dwivedi, Arvind Kumar Jha
pp. 97–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120507 · Published
Cosmetics comprising either natural or synthetic components are used almost regularly and universally in different forms to enhance the beauty. The utmost disclosure of human membrane to sunlight and environmental pollut…
Review
Natural proteins: Sources, isolation, characterization and applications
Jitendra Y. Nehete, Rajendra S. Bhambar, Minal R. Narkhede, Sonali R. Gawali
pp. 107–116 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120508 · Published
Worldwide, plant protein contributes substantially as a food resource because it contains essential amino acids for meeting human physiological requirements. However, many versatile plant proteins are used as medicinal a…
Review
Thymoquinone in the clinical treatment of cancer: Fact or fiction?
Majed M. AbuKhader
pp. 117–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120509 · Published
Thymoquinone (TQ) is the bioactive phytochemical constituent of the seeds oil of Nigella sativa. In vitro and in vivo research has thoroughly investigated the anticancer effects of TQ against several cancer cell lines an…
Review
Cholinesterase inhibitors from botanicals
Faiyaz Ahmed, Raza Murad Ghalib, P. Sasikala, K. K. Mueen Ahmed
pp. 121–130 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120511 · Published
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, wherein a progressive loss of cholinergic synapses occurs in hippocampus and neocortex. Decreased concentration of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine …
Review
Oleandrin: A cardiac glycosides with potent cytotoxicity
Arvind Kumar, Tanmoy De, Amrita Mishra, Arun K. Mishra
pp. 131–139 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120512 · Published
Cardiac glycosides are used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Current trend shows use of some cardiac glycosides in the treatment of proliferative diseases, which includes cancer. Nerium oleand…
Review
Onosma L.: A review of phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology
Neeraj Kumar, Rajnish Kumar, Kamal Kishore
pp. 140–151 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120513 · Published
The genus Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) includes about 150 species distributed world‑wide in which only about 75 plants has been described for its morphology and less than 10 plants for their chemical constituents and clinica…
Review
Camellia sinensis (Tea): Implications and role in preventing dental decay
Puneet Goenka, Aditi Sarawgi, Vinayak Karun, Anant G. Nigam, Samir Dutta, Nikhil Marwah
pp. 152–156 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120515 · Published
Tea is one of the most commonly consumed beverages with bioactive compounds like polyphenols‑flavonoids‑catechins, which are thought to be responsible for the health benefits that have traditionally been attributed to th…
Review
Review on Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Kot.t.aikkarantai)
Shakila Ramachandran
pp. 157–169 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120517 · Published
Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. is from the aroma family Asteraceae. It is also known with other synonyms such as Munditika, Mundi, Shravana, Bhikshu, Tapodhana, Mahashravani, Shravanahva, Shravanashirshaka. It is abundantly …
Review
Biological activities and chemical constituents of some mangrove species from Sundarban estuary: An overview
Aritra Simlai, Amit Roy
pp. 170–178 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120518 · Published
This review represents the studies performed on some beneficial mangrove plants such as Ceriops decandra, Xylocarpus granatum, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Excoecaria agallocha, Sarcolobus globosus, Sonneratia caseolaris and …

Plant Review

Article
A review on phytochemistry and ethnopharmacological aspects of genus Calendula
Disha Arora, Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma
pp. 179–187 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120520 · Published
This review includes 84 references on the genus Calendula (Asteraceae) and comprises ethnopharmacology, morphology and microscopy, phytoconstituents, pharmacological reports, clinical studies and toxicology of the promin…
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The genus Vitex: A review
Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma
pp. 188–198 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120522 · Published
The review includes 161 references on the genus Vitex, and comprises ethnopharmacology, morphology and microscopy, phytoconstituents, pharmacological reports, clinical studies, and toxicology of the prominent species of …
Article
Pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Peganum harmala and its main alkaloids
Milad Moloudizargari, Peyman Mikaili, Shahin Aghajanshakeri, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Jalal Shayegh
pp. 199–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120524 · Published
Wild Syrian rue (Peganum harmala L. family Zygophyllaceae) is well‑known in Iran and various parts of this plant including, its seeds, bark, and root have been used as folk medicine. Recent years of research has demonstr…