Pharmacognosy Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 17
· pp. 1–83 · 13 articles
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In this issue
Review Article
- Review
Sweetgum: An ancient source of beneficial compounds with modern benefits
Jody M. Lingbeck, Corliss A. O’Bryan, Elizabeth M. Martin, Joshua P. Adams, Philip G. Crandall
pp. 1–11 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156307 · Published
Sweetgum trees are large, deciduous trees found in Asia and North America. Sweetgum trees are important resources for medicinal and other beneficial compounds. Many of the medicinal properties of sweetgum are derived fro…
- Review
Cucurbitacins – An insight into medicinal leads from nature
Ujjwal Kaushik, Vidhu Aeri, Showkat R. Mir
pp. 12–18 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156314 · Published
Cucurbitacins which are structurally diverse triterpenes found in the members of Cucurbitaceae and several other plant families possess immense pharmacological potential. This diverse group of compounds may prove to be i…
- Review
Occurrence of taraxerol and taraxasterol in medicinal plants
Kiran Sharma, Rasheeduz Zafar
pp. 19–23 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156317 · Published
Indian soil germinates thousands of medicinal drugs that are cultivated with a purpose to obtain a novel drug. As it is a well‑established fact that the structural analogs with greater pharmacological activity and fewer …
- Review
Biosynthesis and regulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus
Jianhua Zhu, Mingxuan Wang, Wei Wen, Rongmin Yu
pp. 24–28 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156323 · Published
Catharanthus roseusproduces a wide range of terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIA). Many of them, such as vinblastine and vincristine, have significant bioactivity. They are valuable chemotherapy drugs used in combination with…
- Review
Antibiotics and bioactive natural products in treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A brief review
Arunava Kali
pp. 29–34 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156329 · Published
Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains with Methicillin resistance are associated with increased mortality and morbidity, aggressive course, multiple drug resistance and hospital outbreaks. Several first and …
- Review
Hepcidin - A novel biomarker with changing trends
Arunava Kali, Marie Victor Pravin Charles, Rathan Shetty Kolkebail Seetharam
pp. 35–40 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156333 · Published
Hepcidin is a novel peptide hormone of hepatic origin. It has a crucial role in iron metabolism. The causative association of this peptide in anemia and iron overloading states has been well established. Current research…
- Review
Azadirachta indica: A herbal panacea in dentistry – An update
T. Lakshmi, Vidya Krishnan, Rajendran R, N. Madhusudhanan
pp. 41–44 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156337 · Published
Azadirachta indica commonly known as Neem, is an evergreen tree. Since time immemorial it has been used by Indian people for treatment of various diseases due to its medicinal properties. It possesses anti‑bacterial, ant…
Plant Review
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Phytochemical profile of sugarcane and its potential health aspects
Amandeep Singh, Uma Ranjan Lal, Hayat Muhammad Mukhtar, Prabh Simran Singh, Gagan Shah, Ravi Kumar Dhawan
pp. 45–54 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156340 · Published
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.) is an important perennial grass of Poaceae family, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is cultivated worldwide due to the economical and medicinal value of its…
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Alpinia calcarata Roscoe: A potential phytopharmacological source of natural medicine
Md Atiar Rahman, Md Shahidul Islam
pp. 55–62 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156350 · Published
Alpinia calcarata Roscoe (Family: Zingiberaceae), is a rhizomatous perennial herb, which is commonly used in the traditional medicinal systems in Sri Lanka. Alpinia calcarata is cultivated in tropical countries, includin…
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Echinacea purpurea: Pharmacology, phytochemistry and analysis methods
Azadeh Manayi, Mahdi Vazirian, Soodabeh Saeidnia
pp. 63–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156353 · Published
Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae) is a perennial medicinal herb with important immunostimulatory and anti‑inflammatory properties, especially the alleviation of cold symptoms. The plant also attracted scientists’ attention…
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Phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical trial of Ficus racemosa
Rajnish Kumar Yadav, Bankim Chandra Nandy, Siddhartha Maity, Srimanta Sarkar, Sudipta Saha
pp. 73–80 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156356 · Published
Ficus racemosais an important medicinal plant, found in India, Australia, and Southeast Asia. It is popularly known as ‘gular.’ It reduces blood glucose concentration due to the presence of β‑sitosterol. Many active cons…
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Pharmaceutical scope of a phytochemically unexplored medicinal plant, Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud.: A review
Afjal Hussain Mazumder, Jayshree Das, Hemanta Kumar Gogoi, Satya Bhusan Paul
pp. 81–83 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156358 · Published
Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (Roxb.) Gaud. is widely used as traditional medicine and food by different tribes and communities of Assam in India and in neighboring countries. Recent studies conducted in our laboratory showed…
Letter to Editor
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Misleading “non‑rasayanas”
Subrahmanya Kumar Kukkupuni, Venugopalan Somavilasome Narayanan
pp. 84 · DOI: · Published
The idea of “non‑rasayanas” put forward by Gaurav Mahesh Doshi and co‑authors[1] does not exist in Ayurveda at the first instance. Though, in science, it is always welcome to generate new ideas, concepts, and terminologi…