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    Pharmacognosy Reviews

    Volume 1, Issue 2

    · pp. 193–381 · 25 articles

    Volume
    1
    Issue
    2
    Published
    Pages
    193–381
    Articles
    25
    Sections
    4
    ISSN
    ISSN: Print - 0973-7847, Online -0976-2787
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Rev.
    Review ArticlePlant ReviewShort ReviewA Report

    In this issue

    Review Article

    1. Review

      Flavonoids as Potent Phytochemicals in Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention

      Hicham Harnafi, Souliman Amrani

      pp. 193–202 · DOI: · Published

      Flavanoids are the major plant phenolic secondary metabolites and represent the most studied phytochemicals. This family includes five major classes different by their specific chemical structure,we note: flavones, flavo…

    2. Review

      Medicinal Plants and Radionuclides: A Review

      Giani, T.S

      pp. 203–209 · DOI: · Published

      Medicinal plants and/or phytopharmaceuticals include flavonoids, terpens, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, glycosides, resins, volatile oils, and others compounds that provide various effects on human body: positive or not.…

    3. Review

      Unani System of Medicine

      Bilal Ahmad, Jamal Akhtar

      pp. 210–214 · DOI: · Published

      The Unani physician believes that the healthy state of the human body is maintained by a power known as Tabiyat or Quwwat-e-Mudabbira (medicatrix naturae), gifted to it from its creator. The concept of Tabiyat is much va…

    4. Review

      Anticarcinogenic and antitumorigenic effect of Garlic and factors affecting its activity: A Review

      Syed Haris Omar, Abshar U.H., Nehal M.

      pp. 215–221 · DOI: · Published

      Garlic (Allium satium) belongs to family Liliaceae, contains various chemical compounds which are helpful in prevention and treatment of different types of cancer. Both oil and water-soluble allyl sulfur compounds from g…

    5. Review

      Pharmacology of Allium sativum in relation to Cytochrome P450 and possible drug interactions

      Ashutosh Jani, Anita Mehta

      pp. 222–226 · DOI: · Published

      Allium sativum (Family Amaryllidaceae or Liliaceae) is used worldwide for various clinical uses like Hypertension, cholesterol lowering effect, antiplatelets and fibrinolytic activity etc. Due to these common house hold …

    6. Review

      Precursor feeding for enhanced production of Secondary metabolites: A review

      Namdeo A. G, Jadhav T. S, Rai P. K, Gavali S, Mahadik K. R

      pp. 227–231 · DOI: · Published

      Medicinal plants are unique sources of pharmaceutically significant secondary metabolites which include alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, volatile oils, tannins, resins etc. Demands of these secondary metabolites are no…

    7. Review

      Screening Methods of Antioxidant Activity: An Overview

      Ajay Sharma, Sudhir Bhardwaj, A.S. Mann, Amit Jain, M. D. Kharya

      pp. 232–238 · DOI: · Published

      This study was intentional to assess the antioxidant activity of drugs. The antioxidants divulge an gigantic ability to trim down DPPH, superoxide, peroxide and nitric oxide radical scavenging activity. Antioxidants rest…

    8. Review

      Herbal spices as alternative antimicrobial food preservatives: An update

      R.R. Chattopadhyay, S.K. Bhattacharyya

      pp. 239–247 · DOI: · Published

      In recent years, there has been a constant search for alternative and efficient agents for food preservation aiming a partial or total replacement of antimicrobial chemical additives. A large number of herbal spices have…

    9. Review

      Immunomodulatory Plants: A Phytopharmacological Review

      Hemant sagrawat, Md. Yaseen Khan

      pp. 248–260 · DOI: · Published

      Since ancient times, plants have been an exemplary source of medicine. Ayurveda and other Indian literature mention the use of plants in treatment of various human ailments. India has about 45,000 plant species and among…

    10. Review

      Medicinal Herbs: Myths and Facts are they all safe?

      G. K. Dash, M. R. Sahu

      pp. 261–264 · DOI: · Published

      There has been a virtual explosion of interest in all kinds of alternative therapies, in particular those, which have been around for thousands of years. Naturally, in an illness where there is no "cure" and in which pha…

    11. Review

      Ageing and Its Different Perspectives

      Vaibhav Shinde, Kamlesh Dhalwal, K.R. Mahadik

      pp. 265–270 · DOI: · Published

      Ageing is universal but complex biological process characterized by impairment of various functions and decreased ability to respond stress whose manifestations are familiar and unambiguous. The population of world is ag…

    12. Review

      Potential Wound Healers from Plant Origin

      Prasanna V. Habbu, Hanumanthachar Joshi, B. S. Patil

      pp. 271–282 · DOI: · Published

      Herbal medicine (medicinal plants, polyherbal formulations) is still the mainstay of about 75-80% of world population, mainly in the developing countries for primary health care. Wound is a loss of cellular and anatomic …

    13. Review

      Research and Medicinal Potential of the genus Cestrum (Solanaceae) – A Review

      A. Sajeli Begum, Madhur Goyal

      pp. 320–332 · DOI: · Published

      The genus Cestrum belonging to Solanaceae family comprises about 300 species. Cestrum, which was mainly distributed in South America ranges from Southern Florida and Northern Mexico to Chile is now distributed all over t…

    14. Review

      Systemic review: Pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology and clinical applications of Gymnema sylvestre R Br.

      Shailendra Gurav, Vijay Gulkari, Nandkishore Duragkar, Arun Patil

      pp. 338–343 · DOI: · Published

      Gymnema sylvestre R Br. (Gurmar) is a tropical vine whose leaves are considered antidiabetic in Ayurvedic medicine. It has been commonly used for the diabetes and as a diuretic in Indian proprietary medicines. This revie…

    15. Review

      Phytoconstituents and therapeutic potential of Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn.

      D. Sasmal, Sanjita Das, S. P. Basu

      pp. 344–349 · DOI: · Published

      Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn. is one of the well known medicinal plant. It is a common wild hardy large shrub or small tree. It is a native of India, distributed wild in sub-Himalayan regions and southwards to Godavari. …

    Plant Review

    1. Article

      Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh): A Review

      Siddhartha K. Mishra, Neelam S. Sangwan, Rajender S. Sangwan

      pp. 283–298 · DOI: · Published

      Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees (Acanthaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used for the treatment of cold, fever, laryngitis and several infectious diseases ranging from malaria to dysentery and diarrhea in …

    2. Article

      Therapeutic Uses of Euphorbia thymifolia: A Review

      Bhavna Gupta, Rashmi S. Srivastava, Radha Goyal

      pp. 299–304 · DOI: · Published

      The extracts of many plants used in traditional medicine contain curative agents That is used in many modern medicines. As part of the quest for potentially valuable Plants of medicinal value. In Sanskrit Euphorbia thymi…

    3. Article

      Monograph of Himatanthus sucuuba, a plant of Amazonian folk medicine

      Ana Claudia F. Amaral, José Luiz P. Ferreira, Maria Lúcia B. Pinheiro, Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva

      pp. 305–313 · DOI: · Published

      The importance of the genus Himatanthus in popular medicine is supported by reports from different local communities in the Amazonian region. Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Woodson is a plant of the Apocynaceae family, pop…

    4. Article

      Rakta Kanchan (Bauhinia variegata): Chemistry, Traditional and Medicinal uses- a review

      Ravindra G.Mali, Shailaja G.Mahajan, Anita A.Mehta

      pp. 314–319 · DOI: · Published

      Bauhinia variegata Linn. (Kanchnar / Rakta kanchan), is a widely used medicinal plant by the tribals throughout India and popular in various indigenous system of medicine like Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy. Following t…

    5. Article

      A Comprehensive review on Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze

      D. A. Burli, A. B. Khade

      pp. 333–337 · DOI: · Published

      Butea monosperma (Lam.) is an indispensable tree. Tribals use its flowers and young fruits. The plant is used in Ayurvedic, Unani and Siddha medicine for various ailments. Almost all the parts of the plant namely root, l…

    6. Article

      The Chemistry, Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications of Asparagus racemosus- A Review

      S. Velavan, KR. Nagulendran, R. Mahesh, V. Hazeena Begum

      pp. 350–360 · DOI: · Published

      Medicinal plants are the nature’s gift to human being to make disease free healthy life. It plays a vital role to preserve our health. India is one of the most medico-culturally diverse countries in the world where the m…

    Short Review

    1. Article

      Care with Nature’s Cure: Herbal Drugs

      Nazma Inamdar, Shima Edalat, Vikram B.Kotwal, Sunita Pawar

      pp. 361–368 · DOI: · Published

      The acceptance and recognition of herbal medicine is increasing day by day. One of the important reason in increasing this interest is the perception of natural remedies being somehow more efficacious and less harmful th…

    2. Article

      The Phyto-phospholipid Complexes- Phytosomes: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Herbal Hepatoprotective Drug Delivery

      Ajay Semalty, Mona Semalty, M.S.M. Rawat

      pp. 369–374 · DOI: · Published

      A large number of herbal drugs possess the wide spectrum of therapeutic activity. But the potential use of these herbal drugs is limited due to their poor absorption and poor bioavailability after oral administration. Th…

    3. Article

      Importance of Nutraceuticals in Health Management

      Maddi V.S, Aragade P.D, Digge V.G., Nitalikar M.N

      pp. 377–379 · DOI: · Published

      ‘Nutraceutical’ is a term proposed to used a classify foods that ‘provide medical or health benefits’. Nutraceutical is any food or food ingredient considered to provide medical or health benefits including the preventio…

    A Report

    1. Article

      Herbal Medicine–Dream Unresolved

      Dr. Amritpal Singh

      pp. 375–376 · DOI: · Published

      Herbal Medicine is defined as branch of science in which plant based formulations are used to alleviate the diseases. It is also known as botanical medicine or phytomedicine. Lately phytotherapy has been introduced as mo…