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    Phcog.Net PHARMACOGNOSY RESEARCH Volume 7 · Issue 2 April-June 2015 · pp. 133–216
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    Pharmacognosy Research

    Volume 7, Issue 2

    April-June 2015 · pp. 133–216 · 13 articles

    Volume
    7
    Issue
    2
    Published
    April-June 2015
    Pages
    133–216
    Articles
    13
    Sections
    2
    ISSN
    ISSN: Print - 0976-4836, Online - 0974-8490
    Journal
    Pharmacogn. Res.
    ORIGINAL ARTICLESHORT COMMUNICATION

    In this issue

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE

    1. Article

      Cytotoxic activity of ten algae from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea on human breast cancer cell lines; MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, and T-47D

      Nasrollah Erfani, Zahra Nazemosadat, Mahmoodreza Moein

      pp. 133–137 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150539 · Published April-June 2015

      Background Seaweeds have proven to be a promising natural source of bioactive metabolites for drug development. Objective This study aimed to monitor the ethanol extract of ten algae from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, f…

    2. Article

      Chemical constituents and bioactivities of Glinus oppositifolius

      Consolacion Y. Ragasa, Esperanza C. Cabrera, Oscar B. Torres, Adiel Inah Buluran, Dinah L. Espineli, Dennis D. Raga, Chien-Chang Shen

      pp. 138–147 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150520 · Published April-June 2015

      Objectives To isolate the secondary metabolites from the dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of Glinus oppositifolius; to test for the cytotoxicity of a new triterpene, oppositifolone (1); and to test for the hypoglycemic, an…

    3. Article

      Comparing and authenticating on anatomical aspects of Abrus cantoniensis and Abrus mollis by microscopy

      Zhifeng Zhang, Luyang Lu, Yuan Liu, Linsen Qing

      pp. 148–155 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150526 · Published April-June 2015

      Background Abrus cantoniensis is popularly used as traditional Chinese medicine and a cool tea in South of China. However, due to diminishing source of A. cantoniensis, it is usually interchanged or adulterated with othe…

    4. Article

      Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Leaves of Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae) and Prediction of Biological Activity of its Phytoconstituents

      Subramani Parasuraman, Subramani Balamurugan, Parayil Varghese Christapher, Rajendran Ramesh Petchi, Wong Yeng Yeng, Jeyabalan Sujithra, Chockalingam Vijaya

      pp. 156–165 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.151457 · Published April-June 2015

      Objective The aim was to evaluate the anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae) and prediction of biological activities of its phytoconstituents u…

    5. Article

      Psidium guajava Linn. leaf extract affects hepatic glucose transporter-2 to attenuate early onset of insulin resistance consequent to high fructose intake: An experimental study

      R. Mathur, Shagun Dutta, T. Velpandian, S.R. Mathur

      pp. 166–175 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.151459 · Published April-June 2015

      Background Insulin resistance (IR) is amalgam of pathologies like altered glucos metabolism, dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and associated with type-II diabetes and cardiomet…

    6. Article

      Development of phytovesicles containing triterpenoids from Samadera indica

      Vidya Viswanad, Subin Mary Zachariah, Aiswarya Sathi, N. A. Aleykutty

      pp. 176–183 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.151461 · Published April-June 2015

      Introduction Samadera indica belonging to Simaroubaceae family is being used traditionally for many diseases including arthritis, edema, itching, skin diseases, constipation, and general debility. Objective The effective…

    7. Article

      Serum total antioxidant capacity in oral carcinoma patients

      K. S. Rathan Shetty, Arunava Kali, K. S. Rachan Shetty

      pp. 184–187 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150513 · Published April-June 2015

      Context Oxidative stress is a major determinant in carcinogenesis and serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC) indirectly reflects the level of oxidative stress. Although oral cancer is the third most frequent cancer in In…

    8. Article

      Anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activity of UNIM-301 (a polyherbal unani formulation) in Wistar rats

      Surender Singh, Rohit Kumar, Hitesh Jain, Y. K. Gupta

      pp. 188–192 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150515 · Published April-June 2015

      Background UNIM-301 is a polyherbal formulation used in the Unani system of medicine for the treatment of joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Objective The objective was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antiar…

    9. Article

      A study of Nigella sativa induced growth inhibition of MCF and HepG2 cell lines: An anti-neoplastic study along with its mechanism of action

      Y. Padmanabha Reddy, K. B. Chandrasekhar, Mohammed Jaffar Sadiq

      pp. 193–197 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150541 · Published April-June 2015

      Objective To evaluate the anticancer potential of seeds of Nigella sativa using MCF and HepG2 cell lines along with its mechanism of action. Materials and Methods (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bro…

    10. Article

      Assessment of in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo antitumor activity of Sphaeranthus amaranthoides burm.f

      S. Gayatri, C. Uma Maheswara Reddy, K. Chitra, V. Parthasarathy

      pp. 198–202 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150544 · Published April-June 2015

      Background A number of plants have been used in Indian system of medicine such as ayurveda, unani and siddha, but most of these plants were not explored properly. Sphaeranthus amaranthoides (SA) Burm.f., is one such plan…

    11. Article

      Nucleotide sequence of Phaseolus vulgaris L. alcohol dehydrogenase encoding cDNA and three-dimensional structure prediction of the deduced protein

      Kassim Amelia, Chin Yin Khor, Farida Habib Shah, Subhash J. Bhore

      pp. 203–208 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150532 · Published April-June 2015

      Background Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are widely consumed as a source of proteins and natural products. However, its yield needs to be increased. In line with the agenda of Phaseomics (an international consorti…

    12. Article

      Analysis of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., genotype BAT93) calmodulin cDNA using computational tools

      Kassim Amelia, Jasvin Singh, Farida Habib Shah, Subhash J. Bhore

      pp. 209–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150536 · Published April-June 2015

      Background Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important part of the human diet and serves as a source of natural products. Identification and understanding of genes in P. vulgaris is important for its improvement.…

    SHORT COMMUNICATION

    1. Communication

      In vivo anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activities of aqueous extracts from Thymelaea hirsuta

      Zora Azza, Mounia Oudghiri

      pp. 213–216 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.150510 · Published April-June 2015

      Background The aerial parts of Thymelaea hirsuta (TH) are used as a decoction in the treatment of different pathologies in folk medicine in Morocco. Objective The aqueous extracts were evaluated for its anti-inflammatory…