Volume 1, Issue 5

Research Article

1. Article

   Determination of Radical Scavenging Activity of Hydroalcoholic and Aqueous Extracts from Bauhinia divaricata and Bougainvillea spectabilis Using the DPPH Assay

   L. Chaires-Martínez, E. Monroy-Reyes, A. Bautista-Bringas, H. A. Jiménez-Avalos, G. Sepulveda-Jiménez

   pp. 238–244 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   Bauhinia divaricata and Bougainvillea spectabilis are medicinal plants widely distributed in Mexico and they are used because of its potential hypoglycemic action; however, no free radical scavenging activity (RSA) studi…

2. Article

   Comparison Between the Antioxidant Properties of Slurry of the Coffee (Coffea Arabica) and Coffee Beverage

   Bruno Alves Rocha, Bruno Lemos Batista, Stella Maris da Silveira Duarte, Marcelo Henrique Dos Santos

   pp. 245–249 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   Residues of coffee called slurry are totally discarded after preparing coffee beverages and they do not present any potential use. These represent about 15–20% of coffee production on weight basis and attention are givin…

3. Article

   Evaluation of anti-ulcer activity of Ardisia crispa Thunb. D.C

   A.H Roslida, Y.H Teh, K.H Kim

   pp. 250–255 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   Ardisia crispa Thunb D.C (Myrsinaceae), has long been used in treating various ailments among the local villagers. The objective of this study was to investigate experimentally the possible anti-ulcer activity of Ardisia…

4. Article

   Studies on the Effect of Processing Methods on the Antihyperglycemic activity of Herbal Teas from Leaves of Vernonia amygdalina Del

   G.I. Okafor, C.O Okoli, A.S. Odo, N.R. Kelechi

   pp. 256–260 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   The leaves of Vernonia amygdalina Del (Asteraceae) was processed into herbal tea using the black and green tea processing techniques. The green tea obtained was used as such while a portion of the black tea was flavored …

5. Article

   Phytoconstituents from Alpinia purpurata and their in vitro inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

   B. Villaflores Oliver, G. Macabeo Allan Patrick, Gehle Dietmar, Krohn Karsten, G. Franzblau Scott, M. Aguinaldo Alicia

   pp. 261–269 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   Alpinia purpurata or red ginger was studied for its phytochemical constituents as part of our growing interest on Philippine Zingiberaceae plants that may exhibit antimycobacterial activity. The hexane and dichloromethan…

6. Article

   Antioxidant activity of aquilaria malaccensis (thymelaeaceae) leaves

   A.W.N. Huda, M.A.S. Munira, S.D. Fitrya, M. Salmah

   pp. 270–273 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   The phytochemical and antioxidant activity of Aquilaria malaccensis leaves were investigated. The sequential maceration extraction methods utilizing solvents with different polarities namely hexane, ethyl acetate and met…

7. Article

   Anti-leukemia Activity of Methanolic Extracts of Lantana camara

   Badakhshan Mahdi Pour, Sreenivasan Sasidharan, Rameshwar Naidu Jegathambigai, Ramanathan Surash

   pp. 274–279 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   Anticancer effect of Lantana camara’s root and leaf extracts against Jurkat leukemia cell line was investigated by MTT assay. These extracts had statistically similar antineoplastic property (root IC50, 328.36 ± 53.08 μg…

8. Article

   Antimicrobial and Resistance Modulatory Activities of Corynanthe pachyceras

   Adu Francis, Gbedema Stephen Yao, Annan Kofi

   pp. 280–284 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   As part of the project to identify plant natural products which modulate bacterial multidrug resistance (MDR) the methanol extract of Corynanthe pachyceras (Rubiaceae) K. Schum., were tested for in vitro antibacterial an…

9. Article

   Intestinal absorption, anti diarrheic activity of freeze dried aqueous extract from Rhizophora mangle L. Cytoprotective activity of polyphenolic compounds fractions on experimental gastric ulceration.

   Perera Luz María Sánchez, Mancebo Betty, Regalado Ada Ivis, Pelzer Lilliam

   pp. 285–293 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

   The effect of the freeze aqueous extract from red mangrove bark on intestinal absorption was studied in vitro e in situ models in rats. Anti diarrheic activity of this extract was evaluated using a model of ricin oil in …

10. Article

    Antioxidant Effects of Roots of Clerodendrum serratum Linn.

    S.S. Bhujbal, S.M.K. Kewatkar, L.S. More, M.J. Patil

    pp. 294–298 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    Over the past decade, herbal and ayurvedic drugs have become a subject of world importance, with both medicinal and economical implications. A regular and widespread use of herbs throughout the world has increased seriou…

11. Article

    Diabetes Induced Oxidative Stress: A Comparative Study on Protective Role of Momordica charantia and Metformin

    Tripathi Uma Nath, Chandra Deepak

    pp. 299–306 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    Diabetes mellitus is associated with oxidative stress which plays an important role in development of chronic complications of diabetes. Due to various side effects associated with the drugs used for the management of di…

12. Article

    Psychotropic Activity of Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. In Experi- mental Animals

    V. J. Galani, B. G. Patel

    pp. 307–313 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Asteraceae) is a branched herb with purple color flowers, distributed in wet places. The present study evaluated the neuropharmacological effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of S. indicus (S…

13. Article

    Effect of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Chlorophytum borivilianum Tubers in Alleviating the Diabetic Impotency in Streptozotocin Induced Male Diabetic Rats

    N.S Vyawahare, V.G Kagathara, A.D Kshirsagar, R Rajendran, M.N Patil, A. A Jagtap, S. S Sadar

    pp. 314–319 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has continued to grow over the past decade, and it is an important cause of organic impotence. In the present study we investigated the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of tubers …

14. Article

    Analysis of Total Proteins, Polysaccharides and Glycosaponins Contents of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. In Spray and Freeze Dried Methanol: Water(1:1) extract and its Contribution to Cytotoxic and Antiangiogenic Activities.

    M.J. Siddiqui, S. N. Hafizoh, Z. Ismail, H.B. Sahib, M.H.S. Helal, Majid A.M.S. Abdul

    pp. 320–326 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    Orthosiphon stamineus (OS), Benth, (Lamiaceae), popularly known as Java tea, is a useful traditional medicinal herb cultivated largely in Malaysia and in Indonesia. This study was conducted to investigate the primary met…

15. Article

    Comparative Study of Cuscuta reflexa and Cassytha filiformis for Diuretic Activity

    Sharma Sakshy, K.K Hullatti, S.M. Prasanna, I.J Kuppast, Sharma Paras

    pp. 327–330 · DOI: · Published Sep-Oct 2009

    Aqueous and alcoholic extract of Cuscuta reflexa and Cassytha filiformis were investigated for diuretic activity in Wister rats. The extracts were administered once orally at a dose of 300mg/kg. Frusemide (20mg/kg) was u…