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    Pharmacognosy Communications

    Volume 5, Issue 1

    · pp. 1–97 · 9 articles

    Volume
    5
    Issue
    1
    Published
    Pages
    1–97
    Articles
    9
    Sections
    3
    ISSN
    ISSN : Print - 2249-0159, Online - 2249-0167
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Commn.
    Review ArticleResearch ArticleJanus Corner

    In this issue

    Review Article

    1. Review

      The safe usage of herbal medicines: counterindications, cross-reactivity and toxicity

      I.E. Cock

      pp. 2–38 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.2 · Published

      Plants have been used therapeutically for thousands of years and continue to be the main treatment modality for a large percentage of the world’s population. Furthermore, herbal medicine usage is increasing in Western co…

    Research Article

    1. Article

      Acute and sub-chronic toxicity study of methanol leaf extract of Cardiospermum halicacabum L and Vitex negundo L in rats

      Rajasekaran Aiyalu, Arulkumaran Govindarajan, Arivukkarasu Ramasamy

      pp. 39–45 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.3 · Published

      Cardiospermum halicacabum L and Vitex negundo L are distributed throughout the plains of India and used in traditional practice for the treatment of inflammation and rheumatic disorders. The aim of this study is to evalu…

    2. Article

      Oil Composition of Pilis: An Indonesian Forehead Topical Herbal Medicine

      Kris Herawan Timotius, Adit Widodo Santoso, Ita Novita Sari

      pp. 46–51 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.4 · Published

      Pilis is a type of jamu (Indonesian herbal medicine) applied to the forehead to cure dizziness, hazy vision and eyestrain. At the moment, pilis can be obtained from large jamu factories, local jamu producers, and home-ba…

    3. Article

      Inhibitory activity of high antioxidant Australian native fruits against the bacterial triggers of selected autoimmune diseases

      I.E. Cock, A. Maen

      pp. 52–62 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.5 · Published

      High antioxidant capacities have been linked to the treatment of rheumatic diseases and in the inhibition of microbial growth. Recent reports have identified several native Australian fruits with high antioxidant capacit…

    4. Article

      Cytotoxicity of different extracts of Mucuna pruriens seeds on hepatoma cells but not on normal hepatic cells

      Rajnish Kumar Yadav, Mahendra Singh, Srimanta Sarkar, Siddhartha Maity, Sudipta Saha

      pp. 63–69 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.6 · Published

      Cancer has become leading cause of death in India as well as world. Synthetic anticancer agents have costly and highly toxic to human body. Therefore, it is necessary to discover new therapeutic agents from natural origi…

    5. Article

      The use of Pomegranate Juice for Counteract Lipid Peroxidation that Naturally occurred During Liquid Storage of Roosters’ Semen

      Hazim J. Al-Daraji

      pp. 70–75 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.7 · Published

      Materials and Methods: In an attempt to find a suitable in vitro storage method for roosters’ semen, an experiment was conducted to study the influence of inclusion pomegranate juice (PJ) into semen diluent on semen qual…

    6. Article

      Anticonvulsant and anxiolyic activities of ethyl acetate fraction of Cassia fistula Linn. pods in mice

      Chinnasamy Kalaiyarasi, Kalivaradhan Karthika, Govindharaj Ragupathi, Sampath Saravanan

      pp. 76–82 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.8 · Published

      Cassia fistula L. (Leguminacea) is used by Indian and Tanzanian traditional healers for treating various ailments related to the central nervous system. Aims:The present study aimed to evaluate the anticonvulsant and anx…

    7. Article

      Evaluation of Mimusops elengi L. flowers using pharmacognostic approach

      Sunita Shailajan, Deepti Gurjar

      pp. 83–92 · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2015.1.9 · Published

      Mimusops elengi L. (Sapotaceae, Bakul) is an integral part of many Ayurvedic formulations. Flowers of M. elengi have been traditionally used for their therapeutic activities like antiulcer, wound healing, antioxidant, et…

    Janus Corner

    1. Article

      Janus Corner

      I.E. Cock

      pp. 93–94 · DOI: · Published

      This occasional section within the journal surveys visions and achievements, often not on the main track of the developing biomedical sciences, but all relating to discoveries and developments of medicinals – both ancien…