Pharmacognosy Reviews
Volume 3, Issue 5
2009 · pp. 1–214 · 23 articles
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 5
- Year
- 2009
- Published
- 18 Jan 2009
- Pages
- 1–214
- Articles
- 23
- Sections
- 4
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-7847, Online - 0976-2787
- Journal
- Phcog Rev.
In this issue
1–20 of 23Survey Study
Survey StudyPublished: 18 Jan 2009
Rajendra M Dobriyal, DB Ananthanarayana
pp. 1-7Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Ayurveda, the traditional system of medicine in India is understood to have evolved many thousands years back. Ayurvedic medicines are made using materials of plant, mineral, metal and animal origin. However, plants cons…
Review Article
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
K. K. Mueen Ahmed, Mohammad Yaseen Khan, B.G. Shivananda
pp. 8-21Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Cardiovascular disorders like heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infraction, ventricular fibrillation and atrial fibrillation are affecting millions of people every year. Reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) and react…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Kiran Sharma, Ramya Rani, Kamlesh Dhalwal, Vaibhav Shinde, K. R. Mahadik
pp. 22-28Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)The last few years of arthritis researches in India have seen marked advances in our understanding of the basic treatments involved in the connective tissue disease and give a data of certain unexplored anti-arthritic he…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
José Waizel-Bucay, Salomón Waizel-Haiat
pp. 29-43Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)The plants have been used as antitussives agents due to their anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, demulcents, expectorant and mucolytic properties, related with their ability to elaborate active principles such as …
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Solomon Mequanente Abay
pp. 44-47Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America use traditional medicine to help meet some of their primary health care needs. Use of traditional medicine for primary health care is extensive in Ethiopia –90 %. Ethiopian he…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Patricia Castillo-España, Alba Cisneros-Estrada, Ma. Luisa Garduño-Ramírez, Oswaldo Hernández-Abreu, Rolando Ramírez, Samuel Estrada-Soto
pp. 48-72Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Traditional Mexican medicine is one of the most important health systems in the world, among Chinese and Indian systems. Furthermore, medicinal plants play an important role in these systems. Investigation of medicinal p…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
P. Sunita, S. Jha, S.P. Pattanayak
pp. 73-81Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)This review brings up regarding the plant derived compounds with estrogenic activity. The authors correctly emphasize the need of foods containing phyto-oestrogens in view of its significant pharmacokinetic profile. This…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
M.S. Ashawat, Madhuri Banchhor, Shailendra Saraf, Swarnlata Saraf
pp. 82-89Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Popularity of herbal cosmetics in society and technological advances in manufacturing process has resulted in flooding of market with herbal formulations. Recently herbal cosmetics have gained much recognition and became…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Ratndeep Singh, Sarita Devi, Jatin H. Patel, Urvesh. D. Patel, Shailesh K. Bhavsar, Aswin M. Thaker
pp. 90-92Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Herbal bioenhancers are phytomolecules that at low doses promote and augment the bioavailability or biological activity of drugs. Their development is based on ancient knowledge of Ayurveda. They reduce the dose, shorten…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Neha Mittal, H. S. Ginwal, V. K. Varshney
pp. 93-103Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Acorus calamus Linn. is an highly valued herbal medicinal plant in India and other European countries. From very early times it is used as an ingredient of several drugs of the Unani, Ayurveda and Local Health Care Syste…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Sanjay Yadav, Vedpriya Arya, Sandeep Kumar, J. P. Yadav
pp. 104-107Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Haryana is a state of northern India has a great history and diversity of medicinal plants. The importance of medicinal plants in traditional healthcare practices provides clues to new areas of research. In the present s…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Pradeep Kamboj, Ishpinder Singh, Nanjaian Mahadevan, Gagandeep Chaudhary
pp. 108-117Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Epilepsy is the second most common neurological disorder after stroke and shows a prevalence rate in 1-2% of the world population. Although several antiepileptic drugs are available, the treatment of epilepsy is still fa…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
N. S. Vyawahare, V. V. Deshmukh, M. R. Gadkari, V. G. Kagathara
pp. 118-125Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Peptic ulcer is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in clinical practice. It mostly occurs due to imbalance between aggressive factor and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through endogenous defense mechanism. M…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Ajay Kshirsagar, Deepa Ingawale, Purnima Ashok, Neeraj Vyawahare
pp. 126-134Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Silymarin, a flavonolignan from the seeds of 'milk thistle' (Silybum marianum), has been widely used from ancient times because of its excellent hepatoprotective action. It is a mixture of mainly three flavonolignans, vi…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Diego T. Santos, M. Angela A. Meireles
pp. 137-142Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)The relatively high concentration of anthocyanins in the diet is of prospective importance to human health. Anthocyanins contribute greatly to the antioxidant properties of certain colorful foods, such as grapes and cran…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Nikam Vijaya K, Prakash D. Chavan
pp. 154-169Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. and Fernand. belongs to family Liliaceae, is a promising medicinal plant with great economic potential. Appreciation of medicinal value of safed musli tubers has been made in ancient India…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Kundan Singh Bora, Anupam Sharma
pp. 170-180Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)In the present scenario, herbal medicines have gained global importance with both medicinal and economic implications. Widespread use of herbs throughout the world has raised serious concerns over their quality, safety a…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
D.V. Goswami, S.A. Nirmal, M.J. Patil, N.S. Dighe, R.B. Laware, S.R. Pattan
pp. 181-185Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Tectona grandis (Saka) has been widely used as medicine is Ayurveda. The chemical constituents reported from this plant belong to different classes such as tannins, proteins, fatty acids, steroidal compound, resins, anth…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Sita Sharan Patel, Neelesh Kumar Verma, Karunakaran Gauthaman
pp. 186-192Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)This review gives an account of the current knowledge on the morphology, phytochemistry and pharmacological aspects of Passiflora incarnata. A wide range of chemical compounds has been isolated, mainly alkaloids, flavono…
Review ArticlePublished: 18 Jan 2009
Vikash Kumar, Permender Rathee, Kanchan Kohli, Hema Chaudhary, Sushila Rathee
pp. 193-205Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2009)Medicinal plants play an imperative role in the management of various diseases especially in the developing countries where resources are meager. Indrayan (Citrullus Colocynthis Schard.) has been reported as folk medicin…