Volume 7, Issue 27

Screening and analysis of the multiple absorbed bioactive components and metabolites of Baihe Zhimu Tang by the metabolic fingerprinting technique and liquid chromatography/diode array detectionelectrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

Kunming Qin, Hao Cai, Xiao Liu, Tulin Lu, Qianbo Fang, Zhongqing Yao, Zisheng Xu, Baochang Cai

pp. 177–185 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84219 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Baihe Zhimu Tang (BZT) is a widely used traditional Chinese medicinal formula in treating various diseases; however, its active components have remained unknown. Materials and Methods: Based on the metabolic …

Optimization of extraction process and investigation of antioxidant effect of polysaccharides from the root of Limonium sinense Kuntze

Xinhui Tang, Lifang Yan, Jing Gao, Haiyan Ge, Haidong Yang, Na Lin

pp. 186–192 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84225 · Published 25 August 2011

Objective: To optimize the extraction technology for polysaccharides from the root of Limonium sinense (Girard) Kuntze, Plumbaginaceae and evaluate the antioxidant capacity of polysaccharides from L. sinense (LSEP) Mater…

Evaluation of phytochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of a decoction containing Adenanthera pavonina L. and Thespesia populnea L.

Indeewari Kalhari Silva, Preethi Soysa

pp. 193–199 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84229 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: A decoction prepared with barks of Adenanthera pavonina and Thespesia populnea is a herbal formulation which has been prescribed in Sri Lanka in the treatment of cancer patients for many years. This study was…

Generation of autotetraploid plant of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) and its quality evaluation

Wei Kun-Hua, Miao Jian-Hua, Huang He-Ping, Gao Shan-Lin

pp. 200–206 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84230 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Zingiber officinale Rosc. is not only an important medical plant in China, but also one of the most commonly used plant spices around the world. Early researches in Z. officinale Rosc. were focused on rapid p…

The alteration of components in the fermented Hwangryunhaedok-tang and its neuroprotective activity

Hye Jin Yang, Jin Bae Weon, Bohyoung Lee, Choong Je Ma

pp. 207–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84234 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Hwangryunhaedok-tang is a traditional herbal prescription that has sedative activity, hypotensive and anti-bacterial effects. Objective: In this study, we investigated the alteration of contents of components…

Effects of Hypericum perforatum extract on rat irritable bowel syndrome

Shilan Mozaffari, Hadi Esmaily, Roja Rahimi, Maryam Baeeri, Yara Sanei, Azar Asadi-Shahmirzadi, Mohammad-Hossein Salehi-Surmaghi, Mohammad Abdollahi

pp. 213–223 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84235 · Published 25 August 2011

Context: In irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), disturbance of bowel motility is associated with infiltration of inflammatory mediators and cytokines into the intestine, such as neutrophils, myeloperoxidase (MPO), tumor necr…

Ellagic acid ameliorates lung injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion

Abdullah Böyük, Akın Önder, Murat Kapan, Metehan Gümüş, Uğur Fırat, Mustafa Kemal Başaralı, Harun Alp

pp. 224–228 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84236 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective role of antioxidant treatment with ellagic acid (EA) on lung injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury using biochemical and hi…

Hepatoprotective activity of the Phyllanthus species on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BH)-induced cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells

Surendra Kumar Sharma, Sheela Meruga Arogya, Deepak Hiraganahalli Bhaskarmurthy, Amit Agarwal, Chandrasekaran Chinampudur Velusami

pp. 229–233 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84237 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) species have long been used in folk medicine to treat various pathological conditions including liver diseases. Some species of Phyllanthus were found to exhibit hepatoprotective a…

Circadian aspects of hyperthermia in mice induced by Aconitum napellus

Salvador Sánchez de la Peña, Robert B. Sothern, Fernando Santillán López, Irene Mendoza Lujambio, José Waizel-Bucay, Carolina Olarte Sánchez, Claudia Pérez Monroy, Eduardo Tena Betancourt

pp. 234–242 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84238 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Aconitum napellus (Acn) is used topically to relieve pain, itching and inflammation, and internally to reduce febrile states, among others. Any circadian time-related consequences of Acn administration are un…

Effect of cleistanthin A and B on adrenergic and cholinergic receptors

Parasuraman S., Raveendran R.

pp. 243–247 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84239 · Published 25 August 2011

Objective: The aim was to study the in vitro and in silico interactions of cleistanthin A and B on the adrenergic and cholinergic receptors using isolated animal tissues and bioinformatics tools. Materials and Methods: T…

Effects of ethanolic extract of pine needles (Pinus eldarica Medw.) on reserpine-induced depression-like behavior in male Wistar rats

Samira Bolandghamat, Ali Moghimi, Mehrdad Iranshahi

pp. 248–253 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84240 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: In this study, the antidepressant activity of ethanolic extract of Pinus eldarica Medw needles was assessed using forced swimming test (FST) in rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomly divi…

Attenuation of nonenzymatic glycation, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by chloroform leaf extract of Azadirachta indica

Rosa Martha Pérez Gutierrez, Yolanda Gómez Y. Gómez, Mónica Damián Guzman

pp. 254–259 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84243 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: The hypoglycemic effects of hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of leaves of Azadirachta indica (AI) were evaluated by oral administration in streptozotocin-induced severe diabetic rats (SD). Materials a…

Cardiovascular effects of Teucrium polium L. extract in rabbit

Seed Niazmand, Maryam Esparham, Tahereh Hassannia, Mohammad Derakhshan

pp. 260–264 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84244 · Published 25 August 2011

Background: Teucrium polium L. (TP) have been used in herbal medicine for different purposes such as antispasmodic, antidiabetic and lowering blood lipid. In the present study, the impact of aqueous-ethanol extract of TP…

Honey and renal cell carcinoma

Viroj Wiwanitkit

pp. 265–266 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.84245 · Published 2011