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    Pharmacognosy Communications

    Volume 2, Issue 3

    · pp. 1–74 · 14 articles

    Volume
    2
    Issue
    3
    Published
    Pages
    1–74
    Articles
    14
    Sections
    4
    ISSN
    ISSN : Print - 2249-0159, Online - 2249-0167
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Commn.
    Research ArticleReview ArticleResearch LetterThe Janus Corner

    In this issue

    Research Article

    1. Article

      Effect of Basella rubra L. leaf extract on haematological parameters and amylase activity

      Deep Shikha Sonkar, Rajiv Gupta, Shubhini A. Saraf

      pp. 10–13 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.3 · Published

      Introduction:Basella rubra is a plant species commonly known as Poi (family Basellacea) found in almost every part of India, except hills. Poi possesses several folkloric uses, having beneficial effects in haemorrhagic d…

    2. Article

      Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interaction of Curcumin with Glimepiride in Normal and Diabetic Rats

      Thatipamula Sandya Rani, Samala Sujatha, Ciddi Veeresham

      pp. 14–21 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.4 · Published

      Introduction: Herbal antidiabetic preparations are often used as an add-on therapy in diabetes and such herbal preparations often contain curcumin. Hence, in the present investigation the effects of curcumin on the pharm…

    3. Article

      Prevention of Liver Injury by Moringa oleifera aqueous leaf extract in rats treated with isoniazid and rifampicin

      Bello Balaraba, Wudil A. Muhammad

      pp. 22–25 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.5 · Published

      Background:Moringa oleifera has been reported to have a lot of therapeutic potential such as antidiabetic, hypocholesterolemic and hypotensive. Objective:This work was undertaken to study the effects of pretreatment and …

    4. Article

      Chemical investigation of Pseudarthria viscida root by GC-MS analysis

      Suriyavathana Muthukrishnan, Rajan Thinakaran

      pp. 26–29 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.6 · Published

      This study was carried out to analyze the active constituents from Pseudarthria viscida roots using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The chemical composition of the methanolic extract of Pseudarthria viscida was inv…

    5. Article

      Immunomodulatory and anti-oxidant potential of Alpinia galanga Linn. rhizomes

      Alok Pal Jain, Rajesh Singh Pawara, Santram Lodhi, Abhay K. Singhai

      pp. 30–37 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.7 · Published

      Introduction:The plant Alpinia galanga Linn.(Zingiberaceae) is widely distributed in India. It is a perennial, aromatic and rhizomatous herb which is traditionally used as a carminative, stomachic, disinfectant, aphrodis…

    6. Article

      Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of aqueous extract of Ficus racemosa seeds

      Kaniz Fatima Urmi, Afroza Haque, Kaiser Hamid, M Obayed Ullah, Md. Amran Howlader, Md. Afjal Hossain

      pp. 38–41 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.8 · Published

      Introduction:The incidence of diabetes mellitus is on rise all over the world. Moreover the synthetic drugs are likely to give serious side effects. That is why the expert committee on diabetes at WHO recommends the scre…

    7. Article

      Aerial parts of Enicostemma littorale Blume serve as antipyretic and antacid: in vivo and in vitro evaluations

      Machhindra C. Garad, Manoj A. Upadhya, Dadasaheb M. Kokare, Prakash R. Itankar

      pp. 42–45 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.9 · Published

      Introduction:Enicostemma littorale Blume (Gentianaceae) is traditionally used as medicine for the treatment of diabetes, fever, rheumatism, stomachache, dyspepsia, hernia, itching, insect poisoning and malaria. In the pr…

    8. Article

      Study of the composition of the goutweed flowers essential oil, its renal effects and influence on uric acid exchange

      O.O. Koyro, O.V. Tovchiga, S. I. Stepanova, S. Yu. Shtrygol

      pp. 46–49 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.10 · Published

      The composition of the goutweed flower essential oil from Kharkiv region (Ukraine) was studied using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sesquiterpenes have been found to be the main group of the essential oil. The pri…

    9. Article

      Antimicrobial activity of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon salignus methanolic extracts

      I.E. Cock

      pp. 50–57 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.11 · Published

      Introduction:Australian Callistemon species had a role as traditional bush medicine for Australian Aborigines, including use as an antiseptic agent. Despite this ethnobotanical usage, the antimicrobial properties of Call…

    Review Article

    1. Review

      Bombax ceiba Linn.: Pharmacognosy, Ethnobotany and Phyto-pharmacology

      Pankaj H. Chaudhary, Somshekhar S. Khadabadi

      pp. 2–9 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.2 · Published

      Plants have been an important source of medicines since the beginning of cultivation. There is a growing demand for plant-based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, cosmetics etc. Bombax ceiba L…

    Research Letter

    1. Article

      Evaluation of Anxiolytic Activity of Stellaria media Linn. Extracts in Mice

      Disha Arora, Anupam Sharma

      pp. 58–61 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.12 · Published

      Background:Stellaria media Linn. (Caryophyllaceae) has been traditionally used for a variety of ailments such as inflammation, blood diseases, eczema and nerve diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the anx…

    2. Article

      Bacteriostatic activity of crude lectins

      Namrata Kadwadkar, Savita Kulkarni

      pp. 62–66 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.13 · Published

      Lectins are simply defined as glycoproteins which specifically bind to carbohydrates. Lectins were isolated from Canavalia ensiformis, Phaseolus vulgaris and Ricinus communis using the standard protein precipitation meth…

    3. Article

      Antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extracts of leaves, stems and fruits of Solanum nigrum

      Mohammad Nur Alam, Suvashish Roy, Sharif Mohammad Anisuzzaman, Mohammed Rafiquzzaman

      pp. 67–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.14 · Published

      Background: Solanum nigrum Linn. (Solanaceae) has been extensively used in traditional medicine in Bangladesh and other parts of the world to cure liver disorders, chronic skin ailments (psoriasis and ringworm), inflamma…

    The Janus Corner

    1. Article

      The Preventative Effect of Saffron Against Liver Cancer

      I.E. Cock

      pp. 73–74 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.16 · Published

      A recent study in the journal Hepatology[1] has demonstrated the chemopreventative effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) in decreasing hepatocellular cancer (HCC) induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN) in laboratory rats. This…