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    Pharmacognosy Research

    Volume 7, Issue 1

    January-March 2015 · pp. 1–132 · 20 articles

    Volume
    7
    Issue
    1
    Published
    January-March 2015
    Pages
    1–132
    Articles
    20
    Sections
    2
    ISSN
    ISSN: Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Res.
    REVIEW ARTICLEORIGINAL ARTICLE

    In this issue

    REVIEW ARTICLE

    1. Review

      Review on Polygonum minus. Huds, a commonly used food additive in Southeast Asia

      Parayil Varghese Christapher, Subramani Parasuraman, Josephine Maria Arokiaswamy Christina, Mohd. Zaini Asmawi, Murugaiyah Vikneswaran

      pp. 1–6 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147125 · Published January-March 2015

      Polygonum minus (Polygonaceae), generally known as ‘kesum’ in Malaysia is among the most commonly used food additive, flavoring agent and traditionally used to treat stomach and body aches. Raw or cooked leaves of P. min…

    2. Review

      Minerals salt composition and secondary metabolites of Euphorbia hirta Linn., an antihyperglycemic plant

      N’Guessan Bra Yvette Fofie, Rokia Sanogo, Kiyinlma Coulibaly, Diénéba Kone-Bamba

      pp. 7–13 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147131 · Published January-March 2015

      Phytochemical study and research on acute toxicity were performed on the aerial parts (leaves and stems) of Euphorbia hirta Linn. The phytochemical screening and chromatography revealed the presence of saponin, sterol, t…

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE

    1. Article

      In vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of four Alkanna species growing in Iran

      Iraj Salimikia, Ali Reza Yazdinezhad, Fereshteh Golfakhrabadi, Hamid Reza Monsef Esfahani

      pp. 100–104 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147218 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Medicinal plants are recognized as sources of natural antioxidants that can protect biological system from oxidative stress. Objective In this study, the antioxidant activities of four species of the Alkanna g…

    2. Article

      GC-MS analysis of bioactive compounds in the methanol extract of Clerodendrum viscosum leaves

      Goutam Ghosh, Pritipadma Panda, Meera Rath, Abhisek Pal, Tripti Sharma, Debajyoti Das

      pp. 110–113 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147223 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Clerodendrum viscosum is commonly found in India and Bangladesh. Previously, various parts of this plant were reported for treatment of different types of diseases and there was no report on GC-Ms analysis. Ob…

    3. Article

      Antioxidant activities of ficus glomerata (moraceae) leaf gall extracts

      Ravi Shankara Birur Eshwarappa, Shanthi Iyer, Sundara Rajan Subaramaihha, S Austin Richard, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya

      pp. 114–120 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147225 · Published January-March 2015

      An excess production or decreased scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse metabolic disorders such as diabetes, cancer, atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration. Hence …

    4. Article

      Isolation, structural characterization and in silico drug-like properties prediction of a natural compound from the ethanolic extract of Cayratia trifolia (L.)

      Palanisamy Chella Perumal, Sundaram Sowmya, Prabhakaran Pratibha, Balasubramanian Vidya, Palanirajan Anusooriya, Thangarajan Starlin, Subban Ravi, Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan

      pp. 121–125 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147226 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Natural products have continually played an important role in drug discovery because it serves as active principles in drugs as well as templates for synthesis of new drugs. Cayratia trifolia (L.) is a medicin…

    5. Article

      Evaluation of analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activity on Cordia dichotoma G. Forst. Leaf

      Richa Gupta, Jagjit Kaur

      pp. 126–132 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147227 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Cordia dichotoma G. Forst. is an important medicinal plant of family Boraginaceae. Traditionally, its leaves are used to treat fever, headache, and joint pain but its medicinal activities have not been proven …

    6. Article

      Chemical Constituents from the Leaves of Euphorbia ammak Growing in Saudi Arabia

      Essam Abdel-Sattar, Dina Abou-Hussein, Frank Petereit

      pp. 14–17 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147136 · Published January-March 2015

      Investigation of the chloroform extract of Euphorbia ammak leaves led to the isolation of three compounds: euphol (1), D-glutinol (2) and stigmasterol (3) Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR, as well as by …

    7. Article

      Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic extract of leaves of Bougainvillea spectabilis in experimental animal models

      Gautam Mandal, Chandan Chatterjee, Mitali Chatterjee

      pp. 18–22 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147194 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Bougainvillea spectabilis (BS) (family Nyctaginaceae) is said to possess hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory activities in experimental animals. We had set forward to examine the potential anti-inflammatory act…

    8. Article

      A novel reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography method for standardization of Orthosiphon stamineus leaf extracts

      Noor Hafizoh Saidan, Abdalrahim F.A. Aisha, Mohd Shahrul Ridzuan Hamil, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid, Zhari Ismail

      pp. 23–31 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147195 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. (Lamiaceae) is a traditional medicinal plant which has been used in treating various ailments such as kidney diseases, bladder inflammation, arthritis and diabetes. The leaves cont…

    9. Article

      Analysis of L-citrulline and L-arginine in Ficus deltoidea leaf extracts by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography

      Armaghan Shafaei, Abdalrahim F. A. Aisha, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Siddiqui, Zhari Ismail

      pp. 32–37 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147196 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Ficus deltoidea (FD) is one of the native plants widely distributed in several countries in Southeast Asia. Previous studies have shown that FD leaf possess antinociceptive, wound healing and antioxidant prope…

    10. Article

      Acute oral toxicity studies of Swietenia macrophylla seeds in Sprague Dawley rats

      Madhu Katyayani Balijepalli, Velan Suppaiah, An-me Chin, Ayuba Sunday Buru, Sreenivasa Rao Sagineedu, Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika

      pp. 38–44 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147197 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Swietenia macrophylla King. (Meliaceae) seeds (SMS); commonly known as sky fruit and locally known in Malaysia as Tunjuk Langit; have been used in traditional Malay medicine for the treatment of diabetes and h…

    11. Article

      Cycloolivil, a lignan from the roots of Stereospermum suaveolens

      B. Abdul wahab Sab, Janani Jacob, Gururaja Giligar Manjunath, Vineet Kumar Singh, Deepak Mundkinajeedu, Shashidhara Shankarappa

      pp. 45–48 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147198 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Stereospermum suaveolens DC. (Syn. S. chelonoides) belonging to family Bignoniaceae is an important medicinal plant in India. Traditionally, it is mainly used as analgesic, liver stimulant, astringent, wound h…

    12. Article

      In vitro free radical scavenging and antioxidant properties of ethanol extract of Terminalia glaucescens

      J. Olorunjuwon Olugbami, Michael A. Gbadegesin, Oyeronke A. Odunola

      pp. 49–56 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147200 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in various pathological conditions. Synthetic antioxidants have adverse health effects, while many medicinal plants have antioxidant components that can prevent the…

    13. Article

      The optimization of essential oils supercritical CO2 extraction from Lavandula hybrida through static-dynamic steps procedure and semi-continuous technique using response surface method

      Hossein Kamali, Noushin Aminimoghadamfarouj, Ebrahim Golmakani, Alireza Nematollahi

      pp. 57–65 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147209 · Published January-March 2015

      Aim The aim of this study was to examine and evaluate crucial variables in essential oils extraction process from Lavandula hybrida through static-dynamic and semi-continuous techniques using response surface method. Mat…

    14. Article

      Evaluation of antitumor activity and antioxidant status of Alternanthera brasiliana against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice

      Pavan Kumar Samudrala, Bibin Baby Augustine, Eshvendar Reddy Kasala, Lakshmi Narendra Bodduluru, Chandana Barua, Mangala Lahkar

      pp. 66–73 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147211 · Published January-March 2015

      Objective The main objective of the present study was to explore the antitumor activity of the ethyl acetate extract of the Alternanthera brasiliana (EAAB) and its antioxidant status against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EA…

    15. Article

      Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Juniperus excelsa Bieb. (Cupressaceae) grown in R. Macedonia

      Floresha Sela, Marija Karapandzova, Gjose Stefkov, Ivana Cvetkovikj, Svetlana Kulevanova

      pp. 74–80 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147212 · Published January-March 2015

      Background There are no information of the yield, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of berries (EOB) or leaves (EOL) of Juniperus excelsa Bieb. (Cupressaceae) growing wild in R. Macedonia.…

    16. Article

      Evaluation of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus metabolites for anthelmintic activity

      M. L. Vijaya Kumar, B. Thippeswamy, I. L. Kuppust, K. J. Naveenkumar, C. K. Shivakumar

      pp. 81–84 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147213 · Published January-March 2015

      Objective To assess the anthelmintic acivity of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus metabolites. Materials and Methods The successive solvent extractions with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol. The solvent ext…

    17. Article

      Effect of Butea monosperma leaf extracts on cyclophosphamide induced clastogenicity and oxidative stress in mice

      Amarjeet Singh, Mohanjit Kaur, Adarsh Choudhary, Bimlesh Kumar

      pp. 85–91 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147215 · Published January-March 2015

      Background Butea monosperma is a medium sized deciduous tree of family Fabaceae. It is widely used by rural people in India to cure many disorders. It possesses antioxidant and anticancer activity which is a prerequisite…

    18. Article

      Anti-diabetic effects of ethanol extract of Bryonia laciniosa seeds and its saponins rich fraction in neonatally streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

      Sandip B. Patel, Devdas Santani, Veena Patel, Mamta Shah

      pp. 92–99 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147217 · Published January-March 2015

      Context Bryonia laciniosa Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) seed is used in traditional medicine for a number of ailments including metabolic disorders. Aim This study evaluated the anti-diabetic action of the ethanol extract of B. …