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    Pharmacognosy Communications

    Volume 2, Issue 4

    · pp. 1–91 · 10 articles

    Volume
    2
    Issue
    4
    Published
    Pages
    1–91
    Articles
    10
    Sections
    2
    ISSN
    ISSN : Print - 2249-0159, Online - 2249-0167
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Commn.
    Research ArticleThe Janus Corner

    In this issue

    Research Article

    1. Article

      Effect of Some Chemical and Biological Fertilizers on Productivity of Medicinal Flax ( Linum usitatissimum ) Plant

      Mahmoud Khourang, Talaei Ghasem Hossein, Rezaei Mehdi, Parisa Brumand

      pp. 11–15 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.3 · Published

      A fi eld experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Trbiat Modares University, during spring season of 2009-2010, to study the effect of some chemical and biological fertilizers conta…

    2. Article

      Studies of Morpho-Physiological and Phenological Aspects for a Collection of Algerian Durum Wheat ( Triticum durum Desf. )

      Belattar R, Boudour L, Sellal A

      pp. 16–22 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.4 · Published

      A collection of 215 genotypes belonging to two varieties of Algeria durum wheat ( Triticum durum) were examined in this study. The fi eld work was done at the experimental farm Technical Institute for Field Crops (TIFC/I…

    3. Article

      Biological Control of Leaf Spot Disease by a Few South Indian Medicinal Ferns

      John De Britto A.

      pp. 23–28 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.5 · Published

      Background: Leaf spot is a common disease in agriculture which results in severe yield loss. This harmful disease is caused by a phyto-pathogenic bacteria namely Xanthomonas campestris which is a multi-antibiotic resista…

    4. Article

      Infl uence of Drinking Water Supplementation With Licorice Extract on Certain Blood Traits of Broiler Chickens During Heat Stress

      Hazim. J. Al – Daraji

      pp. 29–33 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.6 · Published

      Background:This study was conducted to examine the physiological mechanisms involved in alleviating the detrimental effects of heat stress on broiler chickens by supplementing drinking water with licorice extract (LE).Me…

    5. Article

      Antioxidant and Anti-Infl ammatory Activities of Ginger Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts

      Sellal A, Belattar R, Senator A

      pp. 3–10 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.2 · Published

      In the present study, the activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from ginger rhizome were evaluated in vivo using acetic acid induced vascular permeability and xylene induced ear edema by topical application in mic…

    6. Article

      Organic Cultivation and Use of Medicinal Plants in Latin America

      Isabel Maria Madaleno

      pp. 34–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.7 · Published

      The struggle to maintain good health is twice as diffi cult among the less wealthy, underemployed and unemployed citizens. This contribution examines the organic cultivation of medicinal species in front and backyards an…

    7. Article

      Comparative GC Analysis of Seed Essential Oils from Tunisian and German Caraway ( Carum carvi L.) Ecotypes

      Bochra Laribi, Karima Kouki, Taoufik Bettaieb, Abdelaziz Mougou, Brahim Marzouk

      pp. 52–57 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.8 · Published

      Background:Caraway ( Carum carvi L.) seeds have been used numerously throughout history as a condiment and for its medicinal properties. Objective: The present study aims to compare the Tunisian and German caraway ecotyp…

    8. Article

      Plant Components Exhibit Pharmacological Activities and Drug Interactions by Acting on Lipid Membranes

      Hironori Tsuchiya, Maki Mizogami

      pp. 58–71 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.9 · Published

      In light of a novel mode of action on lipid membranes, we studied pharmacological activities of representative medicinal plant components, flavonoids, and verified their possible interactions with membrane-acting drugs. …

    9. Article

      Optimisation Of Solvent Extraction Of Antioxidants (Phenolic Compounds) From Algerian Mint ( Mentha spicata L. )

      Brahmi Fatiha, Madani Khodir, Dahmoune Farid, Rahmani Tiziri, Bousbaa Karima, Sonia Oukmanou, Chibane Mohamed

      pp. 72–86 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.10 · Published

      Introduction:The mints are herbs rich in phenolic compounds that appear to be capable of preventing many diseases. This study allowed for quantifation of the levels of total phenolics and flavonoids from Mentha spicata L…

    The Janus Corner

    1. Article

      Medicinal Plants in Australia, Volume 3 – Plants, Potions and Poisons

      I.E. Cock

      pp. 89–91 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.4.12 · Published

      Traditional medicines have remained popular in many parts of the world and have in fact recently been regaining ground on allopathic medicine as they are perceived as being ‘natural’. Many volumes have been written on pl…