Volume 11, Issue 22

· pp. 57–174 · 12 articles

Volume: 11
Issue: 22
Published
Pages: 57–174
Articles: 12
Sections: 2
ISSN: ISSN: Print - 0973-7847, Online -0976-2787
Journal: Pharmacogn. Rev.

Review Article Plant Review

In this issue

Review Article

Review
Plants’ Natural Products as Alternative Promising Anti‑Candida Drugs
Sameh Soliman, Dina Alnajdy, Ali A. El‑Keblawy, Kareem A. Mosa, Ghalia Khoder, Ayman M. Noreddin
pp. 104–122 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_8_17 · Published
Candida is a serious life‑threatening pathogen, particularly with immunocompromised patients. Candida infections are considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in a broad range of immunocompromised patients. …
Review
General Overview of Phenolics from Plant to Laboratory, Good Antibacterials or Not
Omar A. Aldulaimi
pp. 123–127 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_43_16 · Published
The emergence and rapid development of seriously drug‑resistant pathogens have created the greatest danger to public health and made the treatment of infectious diseases ineffective; to control the antibiotic‑resistant m…
Review
Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction for the Treatment of Diabetic Complications: Pharmacological Interventions through Natural Products
Aakruti Arun Kaikini, Divya Manohar Kanchan, Urvi Narayan Nerurkar, Sadhana Sathaye
pp. 128–135 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_41_16 · Published
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition with deleterious effects on microcirculation, resulting in diabetic complications. Chronic hyperglycemia induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), whi…
Review
Potential Antitumor Effects of Pomegranates and Its Ingredients
Arshad H. Rahmani, Mohammed A. Alsahli, Saleh A. Almatroodi
pp. 136–140 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_25_17 · Published
The treatment based on plant or plant derivatives is a promising strategy in the killing of cancers cells. Moreover, wide-ranging finding has established that medicinal plant and its ingredient modulate several cells sig…
Review
Review of Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC.: Pharmacognostic, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Perspective
Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni, Sharad D. Pawa, Shrirang B. Jamadagni, Shridhar Chougule, Sudesh N. Gaidhani, S. N. Murthy
pp. 141–144 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_31_16 · Published
Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC. is a medicinal plant abundantly found in India. Its uses are mentioned in the classical Ayurvedic literature and by many folklore claims. The plant is also of extreme econo…
Review
A Review Study on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Applications of Juglans Regia Plant
Hamdollah Delaviz, Jamshid Mohammadi, Ghasem Ghalamfarsa, Bahram Mohammadi, Naser Farhadi
pp. 145–152 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_10_17 · Published
In recent years, the use of medicinal plants increased considerably; so that today, the use of traditional medicine, as well as medicinal plants is necessary for the aim of producing more effective drugs with fewer side …
Review
A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes
Ya Chee Lim, Rajan Rajabalaya, Sheba Rani David
pp. 153–157 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17 · Published
The European mistletoe, Viscum album, is the most common consumed adjuvant among cancer patients in Europe. Its success warrants a report on three most apparent mistletoes found in Borneo Island, namely Scurrula ferrugin…
Review
Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso as a Medicinal Plant Species: A Review on Bioactive Components and Pharmacological Properties
Shweta Gupta, Akash Ved
pp. 158–166 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_6_17 · Published
Operculina turpethum (Linn.) (OT) Silva Manso belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. This review incorporates literature for the phytochemical and pharmacological profile of OT herb. Exhaustive literature survey was done …
Review
Developing New Antimicrobial Therapies: Are Synergistic Combinations of Plant Extracts/Compounds with Conventional Antibiotics the Solution?
Matthew J. Cheesman, Aishwarya Ilanko, Baxter Blonk, Ian E. Cock
pp. 57–72 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_21_17 · Published
The discovery of penicillin nearly 90 years ago revolutionized the treatment of bacterial disease. Since that time, numerous other antibiotics have been discovered from bacteria and fungi, or developed by chemical synthe…
Review
A Comprehensive Review on Rasam: A South Indian Traditional Functional Food
Agilandeswari Devarajan, M. K. Mohanmarugaraja
pp. 73–82 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_13_17 · Published
The view that food can have an expanded role that goes well beyond providing a source of nutrients truly applies to traditional functional foods. The systematic consumption of such traditional functional food provides an…
Review
Herbal Drugs from Sudan: Traditional Uses and Phytoconstituents
Mohamed Gamaleldin Elsadig Karar, Nikolai Kuhnert
pp. 83–103 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_15_15 · Published
Sudan folklore medicine is characterized by a unique combination of Islamic, Arabic, and African cultures. In poor communities, traditional medicine has remained as the most reasonable source of treatment of several dise…

Plant Review

Article
Psidium guajava: A Single Plant for Multiple Health Problems of Rural Indian Population
Poonam G. Daswani, Manasi S. Gholkar, Tannaz J. Birdi
pp. 167–174 · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_17_17 · Published
The rural population in India faces a number of health problems and often has to rely on local remedies. Psidium guajava Linn. (guava), a tropical plant which is used as food and medicine can be used by rural communities…