Volume 3, Issue 2

Liver protective activity of a hydroethanolic extract of Arrabidaea chica (Humb. and Bonpl.) B. Verl. (pariri)

Benedito Junior Lima de Medeiros, Kelém dos Santos Costa, Jeane Francisca Alves Ribeiro, José Otavio Carrera Silva, Wagner Luiz Ramos Barbosa, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho

pp. 79–84 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81954 · Published January 2011

Background Folk medicine uses preparations of Arrabidaea chica (pariri) leaves to treat various liver pathologies. We evaluated the effects of the hydroethanolic extract of these leaves (CHEE) on an in vivo model of live…

An examination of the medicinal potential of Scaevola spinescens: Toxicity, antibacterial, and antiviral activities

Ian E. Cock, Liisa Kukkonen

pp. 85–94 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81955 · Published January 2011

Background Scaevola spinescens is an endemic Australian native plant with a history of use as a medicinal agent by indigenous Australians. Yet the medicinal bioactivities of this plant are poorly studied. Materials and M…

Methanolic extracts of Aloe secundiflora Engl. inhibits in vitro growth of tuberculosis and diarrhea-causing bacteria

Richard M. Mariita, John A. Orodho, Paul O. Okemo, Claude Kirimuhuzya, Joseph N. Otieno, Joseph J. Magadula

pp. 95–99 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81956 · Published January 2011

Background The emergence of resistance to antimicrobials by pathogens has reached crisis levels, calling for identification of alternative means to combat diseases. Objective To determine antimicrobial activity of crude …

Antiproliferative and phytochemical analyses of leaf extracts of ten Apocynaceae species

Siu Kuin Wong, Yau Yan Lim, Noor Rain Abdullah, Fariza Juliana Nordin

pp. 100–106 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81957 · Published January 2011

Background The anticancer properties of Apocynaceae species are well known in barks and roots but less so in leaves. Materials and Methods In this study, leaf extracts of 10 Apocynaceae species were assessed for antiprol…

Screening for estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of plants growing in Egypt and Thailand

Ali M. El-Halawany, Riham Salah El Dine, Mi Hwa Chung, Tsutomu Nishihara, Masao Hattori

pp. 107–113 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81958 · Published January 2011

Background There is a growing demand for the discovery of new phytoestrogens to be used as a safe and effective hormonal replacement therapy. Materials and Methods The methanol extracts of 40 plants from the Egyptian and…

Effects of Gum acacia aqueous extract on the histology of the intestine and enzymes of both the intestine and the pancreas of albino rats treated with Meloxicam

Ahmed M. A. Abd El-Mawla, Husam Eldien H. Osman

pp. 114–121 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81959 · Published January 2011

Background Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) cause gastrointestinal damage both in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, in addition to their undesirable side effects on the pancreas. Meloxicam like al…

Design and development of a stable polyherbal formulation based on the results of compatibility studies

Shrinivas G. Bhope, Dheeraj H. Nagore, Vinod V. Kuber, Pankaj K. Gupta, Manohar J. Patil

pp. 122–129 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81960 · Published January 2011

Introduction Ayurvedic and herbal medicinal products contain a combination of botanicals; each of these contains a number of chemical compounds that may give the anticipated activity in combination. Therefore, it is very…

Immunomodulatory and erythropoietic effects of aqueous extract of the fruits of Solanum torvum Swartz (Solanaceae)

George A. Koffuor, Patrick Amoateng, Terrick A. Andey

pp. 130–134 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81961 · Published January 2011

Aim The effect of Solanum torvum (Fam: Solanaceae) on delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response, hemagglutinating antibody (HA) titer, white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC) and hemoglobin concentration was in…

Chemical composition and larvicidal activity of essential oil of Cupressus arizonica E.L. Greene against malaria vector Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae)

Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Alireza Sanei Dehkordi, Mahnaz Khanavi, Mohammad Reza Abai, Fatemeh Mohtarami, Hassan Vatandoost

pp. 135–139 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81962 · Published January 2011

Background Using botanical insecticides as an alternative biocontrol technique for vector control is considered by some scientists. Materials and Methods Chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed using gas c…

An in vitro evaluation of the anthelmintic activity of Hedychium spichatum rhizomes and Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes on the Pheritima Posthuma model: A comparative study

Shambaditya Goswami, Awanish Pandey, Poonam Tripathi, Asheesh Singh, Amrita Rai

pp. 140–142 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81963 · Published January 2011

Ethanolic extracts of Hedychium spichatum rhizomes and Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes were taken for in vitro comparative studies on the anthelmintic activity against Pheritima posthuma. Different concentrations (25, 50, 100…

Chemical constituents and biological studies of Origanum vulgare Linn.

Gottumukkala Venkateswara Rao, T. Mukhopadhyay, T. Annamalai, N. Radhakrishnan, M. R. Sahoo

pp. 143–145 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81964 · Published January 2011

Bioassay-guided isolation of methanolic extract of the leaves of Origanum vulgare Linn., yielded two protocatechuic acid ester derivatives, origanol A (1) and origanol B (2) along with ursolic acid (3), oleanolic acid (4…

Monograph: Ochrocarpus longifolius

Roopesh Jain, Archana Tiwari

pp. 146–146 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81965 · Published January 2011

Are we in the polyphenols era?

Sanjib Bhattacharya

pp. 147–148 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81966 · Published January 2011