Volume 6, Issue 1

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

1. Article

   The hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of the fruits of Balanites aegypticea in Alloxan-induced diabetic rats

   Abdella Emam Abdella Baragob, Waleed Hassan AlMalki, Imran Shahid, Fatimah Abdullah Bakhdhar, Hanouf Saeed Bafhaid, Omar Muhammad Izz Eldeen

   pp. 1–5 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122909 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Balanites aegypticea is used medically for many purposes e.g. anti-spasmodic, stomach pain, malaria, and yellow fever. The extract of the fruit is also used to reduce the blood glucose levels. Objectives The o…

2. Article

   Effect of standardized aqueous extract of Withania somnifera on tests of cognitive and psychomotor performance in healthy human participants

   Usharani Pingali, Raveendranadh Pilli, Nishat Fatima

   pp. 12–18 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122912 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Withania somnifera is an herbal medicine that has been known to possess memory-enhancing properties. The current study involved an assessment of cognitive and psychomotor effects of Withania somnifera extract …

3. Article

   Protection of CCl4-Induced Liver and Kidney Damage by Phenolic Compounds in Leaf Extracts of Cnestis ferruginea (de Candolle)

   Adisa A. Rahmat, Farooq Ahsana Dar, Iqbal M. Choudhary

   pp. 19–28 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122913 · Published January-March 2014

   Background The chemoprevention of chemically-induced hepatotoxicity is a crucial means of minimizing susceptibility to hepatic carcinogenesis and plants remain a rich source of anti-hepatotoxicants with antioxidant prope…

4. Article

   Evaluation of Phyllanthus emblica extract on cold pressor induced cardiovascular changes in healthy human subjects

   Nishat Fatima, Usharani Pingali, Raveendranadh Pilli

   pp. 29–35 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122914 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Acute and chronic stress is a risk factor for the development and progression of coronary artery disease. Increased arterial stiffness is an independent marker for cardiovascular disease. Cold pressor test (CP…

5. Article

   Comparative assessment on in vitro antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts of Averrhoa bilimbi, Gymnema sylvestre and Capsicum frutescens

   Md. Mominur Rahman, Md. Razibul Habib, Md. Anayet Hasan, Mohammad Al Amin, Ayan Saha, Adnan Mannan

   pp. 36–41 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122915 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Averrhoa bilimbi, Gymnema sylvestre and Capsicum frutescens are medicinal plants commonly used as traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The present study was designed to investigate the a…

6. Article

   Effect of Coleus forskohlii extract on cafeteria diet-induced obesity in rats

   Hebbani Nagarajappa Shivaprasad, Sushma Gopalakrishna, Bhanumathy Mariyanna, Midhun Thekkoot, Roopa Reddy, Boreddy Shivanandappa Tippeswamy

   pp. 42–45 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122916 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Obesity is a metabolic disorder that can lead to adverse metabolic effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin resistance and also increases the risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic s…

7. Article

   Ethanolic extracts of Alstonia Scholaris and Bacopa Monniera possess neuroleptic activity due to anti-dopaminergic effect

   Rajiv Jash, K. Appana Chowdary

   pp. 46–51 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122917 · Published January-March 2014

   Background An increased inclination has been observed for the use of herbal drugs in chronic and incurable diseases. Treatment of psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia is largely palliative and more importantly, a prom…

8. Article

   The efficacy of ginger added to ondansetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in ambulatory surgery

   Pragnadyuti Mandal, Anjan Das, Saikat Majumdar, Tapas Bhattacharyya, Tapobrata Mitra, Ratul Kundu

   pp. 52–57 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122918 · Published January-March 2014

   Background Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) frequently hampers implementation of ambulatory surgery in spite of so many costly antiemetic drugs and regimens. Objective The study was carried out to compare the ef…

9. Article

   Comparative study to evaluate the anti-viral efficacy of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract and ribavirin against the Newcastle disease virus

   Muhammad Ovais Omer, Waleed Hassan AlMalki, Imran Shahid, Shahzada Khuram, Imran Altaf, Saeed Imran

   pp. 6–11 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122911 · Published January-March 2014

   Background The Newcastle disease represents as one of the most infectious viral disease, which afflicts almost every species of the birds. The causative agent of the disease is a single-stranded RNA virus with rapid repl…

10. Article

    Analysis of the essential oil components from different Carum copticum L. samples from Iran

    Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Soliman Mohammadi Samani, Peyman Petramfar, Mahmoodreza Moein

    pp. 62–66 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122920 · Published January-March 2014

    Background The family Apiaceae is defined with the diversity of essential oil. Fruits of Ajwain (Carum copticum), a famous herb of Apiaceae, accumulate up to 5% essential oil which is remarked as important natural produc…

11. Article

    Caffeoylquinic acids in leaves of selected Apocynaceae species: Their isolation and content

    Siu Kuin Wong, Yau Yan Lim, Sui Kiong Ling, Eric Wei Chiang Chan

    pp. 67–72 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122921 · Published January-March 2014

    Background Three compounds isolated from the methanol (MeOH) leaf extract of Vallaris glabra (Apocynaceae) were those of caffeoylquinic acids (CQAs). This prompted a quantitative analysis of their contents in leaves of V…

12. Article

    Effect of Momordica dioica fruit extract on antioxidant status in liver, kidney, pancreas, and serum of diabetic rats

    Poonam Sharma, Rambir Singh

    pp. 73–86 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122922 · Published January-March 2014

    Background Fruits, leaves, and tuberous roots of Momordica dioica are used as a folk remedy for diabetes mellitus (DM) in India. The aqueous extract of Momordica dioica fruit possesses very good anti-diabetic activity an…

13. Article

    In-vitro cytotoxicity study of methanolic fraction from Ajuga Bracteosa wall ex. benth on MCF-7 breast adenocarcinoma and hep-2 larynx carcinoma cell lines

    Akiriti Pal, Fedelic Ashish Toppo, Pradeep K. Chaurasiya, Pradeep K. Singour, Rajesh S. Pawar

    pp. 87–98 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122923 · Published January-March 2014

    Objective Ajuga bracteosa Wall ex Benth (Labiatae) is popularly known in India as “Neelkanthi.” A decoction of the leaves, flowers, and barks is used in India for the treatment of cancer including diabetes, malaria, and …