Volume 8, Issue 15

Review Article

1. Review

   Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Berberis Species

   Najmeh Mokhber‑Dezfuli, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Ahmad Reza Gohari, Mahdieh Kurepaz‑Mahmoodabadi

   pp. 8–15 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125517 · Published

   The genus Berberis (Berberidaceae) includes about 500 species worldwide, some of which are widely cultivated in the north‑eastern regions of Iran. This genus consists of spiny deciduous evergreen shrubs, characterized by…

2. Review

   Role of Ayurveda in management of oral health

   Nilesh Arjun Torwane, Sudhir Hongal, Pankaj Goel, B. R. Chandrashekar

   pp. 16–21 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125518 · Published

   Oral diseases continue to be a major health problem world‑wide. Oral health is integral to general well‑being and relates to the quality‑of‑life that extends beyond the functions of the craniofacial complex. The standard…

3. Review

   A current update on the phytopharmacological aspects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb

   Manish Kumar, Satyendra K. Prasad, S. Hemalatha

   pp. 22–35 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125525 · Published

   The present review is an attempt to put an insight into a medicinal plant Houttuynia cordata Thunb, which is indigenous to North‑East India and China. It is an aromatic medicinal herb belonging to family Saururaceae and …

4. Review

   A review on phytochemical, pharmacological, and pharmacognostical profile of Wrightia tinctoria: Adulterant of kurchi

   Rajani Srivastava

   pp. 36–44 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125528 · Published

   Wrightia tinctoriaR. Br. belongs to family Apocynaceae commonly called as Sweet Indrajao, Pala Indigo Plant, Dyer’s Oleander. “Jaundice curative tree” in south India. Sweet Indrajao is a small, deciduous tree with a ligh…

5. Review

   Phytopharmacological overview of Tribulus terrestris

   Saurabh Chhatre, Tanuja Nesari, Gauresh Somani, Divya Kanchan, Sadhana Sathaye

   pp. 45–51 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125530 · Published

   Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), commonly known as Gokshur or Gokharu or puncture vine, has been used for a long time in both the Indian and Chinese systems of medicine for treatment of various kinds of disea…

6. Review

   Plants used to treat skin diseases

   Nahida Tabassum, Mariya Hamdani

   pp. 52–60 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125531 · Published

   Skin diseases are numerous and a frequently occurring health problem affecting all ages from the neonates to the elderly and cause harm in number of ways. Maintaining healthy skin is important for a healthy body. Many pe…

7. Review

   Strychnos potatorum: Phytochemical and pharmacological review

   Kavita N. Yadav, Prasad V. Kadam, Jigna A. Patel, Manohar J. Patil

   pp. 61–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125533 · Published

   In traditional system of medicine, the seeds of Strychnos potatorum Linn. (family: Loganiaceae) are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, leukorrhea leukeorrhea, gastropathy, bronchitis, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, renal …

8. Review

   A review on Insulin plant (Costus igneus Nak)

   Prakash L. Hegde, Harini A. Rao, Prasanna N. Rao

   pp. 67–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125536 · Published

   Costus igneus Nak and Costus pictusD. Don, commonly known as Spiral flag, is a member of Costaceae and a newly introduced plant in India from South and Central America. It is a perennial, upright, spreading plant reachin…