Volume 8, Issue 3

Efficacy of Oral Curcuminoid Fraction from Curcuma xanthorrhiza and Curcuminoid Cider in High-cholesterol Fed Rats

Flavia Maria Mauren, Yanti, Bibiana Widiati Lay

pp. 153–159 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.181468 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most important risk factors for atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular diseases. Objective The present work was aimed to study the efficacy of curcuminoid fraction fro…

Evaluation of Skin Anti-aging Potential of Citrus reticulata Blanco Peel

Vinita D. Apraj, Nancy S. Pandita

pp. 160–168 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182913 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background The peel of Citrus reticulata Blanco is traditionally used as tonic, stomachic, astringent, and carminative. It is also useful in skin care. Objective To study the anti-aging potential of alcoholic extracts of…

Assessment of Effectiveness of Barleria prionitis on Oral Health

Devanand Gupta, Rajendra Kumar Gupta, Ankita Jain, Suresh Bindhumadhav, Sangeeta, Purnima Garg, Saurabh Chaturvedi, Vijay Kumar Chattu

pp. 169–172 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.181456 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Aim To evaluate the efficacy of Barleria prionitis extract mouthwash in comparison with gold standard chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash on the oral health. Materials and Methods A total of 30 subjects were randomly divided i…

Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal Intrauterine Infusion Uterofix Liquid in Treatment of Various Reproductive Disorders in Cows: A Field Study

Satinder Verma, Adarsh Choudhary, Shivi Maini, K. Ravikanth

pp. 173–175 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.181459 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of herbal intrauterine infusion Uterofix liquid in the treatment of various reproductive disorders in cows. Materials and Methods Based on symptoms of endometritis, anestrous, metritis,…

Effects of Five Bangladeshi Plant Extracts on In vitro Thrombolysis and Cytotoxicity

Raju Dash, Talha Bin Emran, Arkajyoti Paul, Mohammad Kutub Uddin Siddique, Mohammad Arfad Khan, Md. Golamur Rahman, Md. Shahid Sarwar, Mir Muhammad Nasir Uddin

pp. 176–180 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.181403 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background Piper Betle, Pterospermum acerifolium, Saraca indica, Argyreia speciosa, and Rhaphidophora glauca are medicinal plants commonly used as traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. To examine, w…

Analgesic and Antioxidant Activities of Stem Bark Extract and Fractions of Petersianthus macrocarpus

Celestina Ifeoma Orabueze, Sunday Adeleke Adesegun, Herbert Alexander Coker

pp. 181–185 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182912 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background Petersianthus macrocarpus (Lecythidaceae) is widely used in the folk medicine in Nigeria to relieve pain and fever associated with malaria. This study evaluated the analgesic and antioxidant activities of the …

UP1306, a Botanical Composition with Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effect

Mesfin Yimam, Young-Chul Lee, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Jeong-Bum Nam, Lidia Brownell, Eujin Hyun, Qi Jia

pp. 186–192 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182918 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background Pain, one of the cardinal signs of inflammation, is the most common clinical manifestations of arthritis. Conventional pain relief therapy heavily relies on the use of prescription and over the counter nonster…

Enhanced Synthesis of Curculigoside by Stress and Amino Acids in Static Culture of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn (Kali Musli)

Pratibha Chaturvedi, Vincent Briganza

pp. 193–198 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182915 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Background Curculigo orchioides Gaertn (Kali musli; Family: Hypoxidaceae) is an endangered medicinal plant used for many medicinal purposes such as impotency, aphrodisiac, tonic, jaundice, and skin ailments. Its hepatopr…

In vivo Toxicity Studies on Gall Extracts of Terminalia chebula (Gaertn.) Retz. (Combretaceae)

Ravi Shankara Birur Eshwarappa, Y. L. Ramachandra, Sundara Rajan Subaramaihha, Sujan Ganapathy Pasura Subbaiah, Richard Surendranath Austin, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya

pp. 199–201 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182914 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

The galls of Terminala chebula (Gaertn.) Retz. (Combretaceae) are used for the treatment of various diseases in folk medicine and has been found to posses anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-helmintic, anti-tyrosinas…

Croton grewioides Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) Shows Antidiarrheal Activity in Mice

Anne Dayse Soares da Silva, Karoline de Melo e Silva, José Clementino Neto, Vicente Carlos de Oliveira Costa, Hilzeth de Luna F. Pessôa, Josean Fechine Tavares, Marcelo Sobral da Silva, Fabiana de Andrade Cavalcante

pp. 202–205 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.181465 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Based on chemotaxonomy, we decided to investigate the possible antidiarrheal activity in mice of a crude ethanolic extract obtained from aerial parts of Croton grewioides (CG-EtOH). We tested for any possible toxicity in…

Hepatoprotective and Cytotoxic Activities of Abietic Acid from Isodon wightii (Bentham) H. Hara

Madhusudhanan Gogul Ramnath, Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan, Sadasivam Mathusalini, Palathurai Subramanium Mohan

pp. 206–208 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182920 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Isodon (Lamiaceae) is a known source of bioactive terpenoids. Diterpenoids isolated from Isodon wightii (Bentham) H. Hara showed antibacterial, antiacetylcholinesterase, antioxidant, anticancer, and anticarcinogenic acti…

Evaluating the Anticancer Potential of Ethanolic Gall Extract of Terminalia chebula (Gaertn.) Retz. (Combretaceae)

B. E. Ravi Shankara, Y. L. Ramachandra, S. Sundara Rajan, P. S. Sujan Ganapathy, Nagendra Sastry Yarla, S. A. Richard, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya

pp. 209–212 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182919 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Plants have been an important source for discovery of anticancer compounds. With the current decline in the number of new molecular entities from the pharmaceutical industry, novel anticancer agents are being sought from…

Inhibition of Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 and its Inflammatory Reactions in Mice by Ethanolic Extract of Andrographis paniculata, a Well-known Medicinal Food

V. Kishore, N. S. Yarla, F. Zameer, M. N. Nagendra Prasad, M. S. Santosh, S. S. More, D. G. Rao, Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya

pp. 213–216 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182916 · Published Jul-Sep 2016

Andrographis paniculata Nees is an important medicinal plant found in the tropical regions of the world, which has been traditionally used in Indian and Chinese medicinal systems. It is also used as medicinal food. A. pa…

Homeopathy in Dentistry: Is There a Role?

Ujwala Rohan Newadkar, Lalit Chaudhari, Yogita K. Khalekar

pp. 217–218 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.182917 · Published Jul-Sep 2016