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    Pharmacognosy Reviews, Vol 11, Issue 22, 2017

    Pharmacognosy Reviews

    Volume 11, Issue 22

    2017

    Pharmacognosy Reviews [Print -An Open Access, Peer Reviewed Journal in the field of Pharmacognosy, Online -An Open Access, Peer Reviewed Journal in the field of Pharmacognosy] -

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    Developing New Antimicrobial Therapies: Are Synergistic Combinations of Plant Extracts/Compounds with Conventional Antibiotics the Solution?
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Matthew J. Cheesman, Aishwarya Ilanko, Baxter Blonk, Ian E. Cock
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 57-72.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_21_17

    The discovery of penicillin nearly 90 years ago revolutionized the treatment of bacterial disease. Since that time, numerous other antibiotics have been discovered from bacteria and fungi, or develope...

    A Comprehensive Review on Rasam: A South Indian Traditional Functional Food
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Agilandeswari Devarajan, M. K. Mohanmarugaraja
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 73-82.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_13_17

    The view that food can have an expanded role that goes well beyond providing a source of nutrients truly applies to traditional functional foods. The systematic consumption of such traditional functio...

    Herbal Drugs from Sudan: Traditional Uses and Phytoconstituents
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Mohamed Gamaleldin Elsadig Karar, Nikolai Kuhnert
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 83-103.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_15_15

    Sudan folklore medicine is characterized by a unique combination of Islamic, Arabic, and African cultures. In poor communities, traditional medicine has remained as the most reasonable source of treat...

    Plants’ Natural Products as Alternative Promising Anti‑Candida Drugs
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Sameh Soliman, Dina Alnajdy, Ali A. El‑Keblawy, Kareem A. Mosa, Ghalia Khoder, Ayman M. Noreddin
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 104-122.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_8_17

    Candida is a serious life‑threatening pathogen, particularly with immunocompromised patients. Candida infections are considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in a broad range of immunoco...

    General Overview of Phenolics from Plant to Laboratory, Good Antibacterials or Not
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Omar A. Aldulaimi
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 123-127.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_43_16

    The emergence and rapid development of seriously drug‑resistant pathogens have created the greatest danger to public health and made the treatment of infectious diseases ineffective; to control the an...

    Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction for the Treatment of Diabetic Complications: Pharmacological Interventions through Natural Products
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Aakruti Arun Kaikini, Divya Manohar Kanchan, Urvi Narayan Nerurkar, Sadhana Sathaye
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 128-135.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_41_16

    Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition with deleterious effects on microcirculation, resulting in diabetic complications. Chronic hyperglycemia induces the generation of reactive oxyge...

    Potential Antitumor Effects of Pomegranates and Its Ingredients
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Arshad H. Rahmani, Mohammed A. Alsahli, Saleh A. Almatroodi
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 136-140.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_25_17

    The treatment based on plant or plant derivatives is a promising strategy in the killing of cancers cells. Moreover, wide-ranging finding has established that medicinal plant and its ingredient modula...

    Review of Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC.: Pharmacognostic, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Perspective
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Pallavi Shrirang Jamadagni, Sharad D. Pawa, Shrirang B. Jamadagni, Shridhar Chougule, Sudesh N. Gaidhani, S. N. Murthy
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 141-144.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_31_16

    Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex A. DC. is a medicinal plant abundantly found in India. Its uses are mentioned in the classical Ayurvedic literature and by many folklore claims. The plant is a...

    A Review Study on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Applications of Juglans Regia Plant
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Hamdollah Delaviz, Jamshid Mohammadi, Ghasem Ghalamfarsa, Bahram Mohammadi, Naser Farhadi
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 145-152.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_10_17

    In recent years, the use of medicinal plants increased considerably; so that today, the use of traditional medicine, as well as medicinal plants is necessary for the aim of producing more effective dr...

    A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Ya Chee Lim, Rajan Rajabalaya, Sheba Rani David
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 153-157.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17

    The European mistletoe, Viscum album, is the most common consumed adjuvant among cancer patients in Europe. Its success warrants a report on three most apparent mistletoes found in Borneo Island, name...

    Operculina turpethum (Linn.) Silva Manso as a Medicinal Plant Species: A Review on Bioactive Components and Pharmacological Properties
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Review Article

    Shweta Gupta, Akash Ved
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 158-166.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_6_17

    Operculina turpethum (Linn.) (OT) Silva Manso belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. This review incorporates literature for the phytochemical and pharmacological profile of OT herb. Exhaustive literat...

    Psidium guajava: A Single Plant for Multiple Health Problems of Rural Indian Population
    Published: September 17, 2017 | Plant Review

    Poonam G. Daswani, Manasi S. Gholkar, Tannaz J. Birdi
    Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11 (22), 167-174.
    DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_17_17

    The rural population in India faces a number of health problems and often has to rely on local remedies. Psidium guajava Linn. (guava), a tropical plant which is used as food and medicine can be used...