Volume 1, Issue 3

Research Article

1. Article

   Effect of methyl jasmonate on production of ariltetralin lignans in hairy root cultures of Linum tauricum

   Iliana Ionkova

   pp. 102–105 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment increases the levels of plant secondary metabolites, including ariltetraline lignans, which are considered to be the main active compounds in Linum tauricum. This study was concentrated …

2. Article

   Study on antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of polyphenol-rich extracts from Thymus vulgaris and Lavendula multifida

   M. Ramchoun, H. Harnafi, C. Alem, M. Benlyas, L. Elrhaffari, S. Amrani

   pp. 106–112 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   In the present study, the polyphenol-rich extracts of two medicinal plants widely used in Errachidia country (south east of Morocco) (Thymus vulgaris and Lavendula multifida) were assessed for their antioxidant, hypochol…

3. Article

   Proximate and qualitative analysis of different parts of Piper sarmentosum, and quantification of total amides in various extracts

   K. Hussain, Z. Ismail, A. Sadikun, P. Ibrahim

   pp. 113–119 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Present study aimed to analyze crude powders and extracts of different parts of Piper sarmentosum for proximate, qualitative and quantitative studies to prepare standardized botanical drugs from the plant. Unlike synthet…

4. Article

   Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Artemisia tschernieviana Besser from Iran

   Masoud Kazemi, Mohammad Dakhili, Abdolhossein Rustaiyan, Kambiz Larijani, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Valiolah Mozaffarian

   pp. 120–124 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   The oil obtained from hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Artemisia tschernieviana was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main constituents of the 30 identified components were p-cymene (21.3%), β-pinene (17.8%), α-pinen…

5. Article

   Biological activity of Crambe orientalis L. growing in Iran

   S. M. Razavi, G. Zarrini, S. Zahri, K. Ghasemi, S. Mohammadi

   pp. 125–129 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Crambe orientalis (Brassicaceae) is a perennial herb growing wild in Iran. Cytotoxic, antioxidant, antimicrobial and phytotoxic effects of the plant leaves extracts have been evaluated by MTT, DPPH, Disc diffusion and le…

6. Article

   Cytotoxic acetogenins from Annona glabra cultivated in Egypt

   Ahmed Abdel-lateff, Bassem S. El-Menshawi, Mohamed Y. Haggag, Mahmoud A. Nawwar

   pp. 130–135 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Bio-assay guided fraction of the methanolic extract of Annona glabra seeds (Annonaceae), cultivated in Egypt, revealed to the isolation of three bis-tetrahydrofuran acetogenins; squamocin-C (1), squamocin-D (2), and anno…

7. Article

   Case Reports of Bedsores Using Aloe Vera Gel Powder with High Molecular Weight

   Keizo Matsuo, Akira Yagi, Amal Kabbash

   pp. 136–142 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   It has been reported that the Japanese have higher rate of life expectancy and that Japan is rapidly becoming a super aging society. Almost 5 per cent of the aged, who develop diseases such as cerebrovascular related dis…

8. Article

   Toxicity study of the aqueous extract of Tithonia diversifolia leaves using selected biochemical parameters in rats

   J.O. Adebayo, E.A. Balogun, S.A. Oyeleke

   pp. 143–147 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Tithonia diversifolia has manifold ethnomedicinal uses in traditional settings without much consideration about the possible adverse effects of the consumption of its crude extracts. In this study, effects of repeated or…

9. Article

   Essential oil composition of fruits and leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum grown in upper Assam region of India

   Sanjib Bhattacharya, Md. Kamaruz Zaman

   pp. 148–151 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

   Essential oils isolated by hydro-distillation from the fruits and leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC (Rutaceae), growing in upper Assam region of North-East India were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The fruit volatile o…

10. Article

    Chemical Investigation of Aerial Parts of Gmelina asiatica Linn by GC-MS

    N. J. Merlin, V. Parthasarathy, R. Manavalan, S. Kumaravel

    pp. 152–156 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

    This study was carried out to analyze the active constituents present in aerial parts of Gmelina asiatica Linn. (Verbenaceae). Twenty-two compounds in chloroform extract and 12 compounds in ethanolic extract were identif…

11. Article

    In-vivo Antitussive Activity of Cressa cretica Linn. using Cough Model in Rodents

    P. Sunita, S. Jha, S.P. Pattanayak

    pp. 157–161 · DOI: · Published May-Jun 2009

    Cressa cretica Linn. Voigt. (Convolulaceae), has also been extensively used to get relief from asthma and cough by the indigenous people of India. In the present study the antitussive effect of the plant was evaluated in…