Pharmacognosy Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 14
2013 · pp. 81–212 · 14 articles
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 14
- Year
- 2013
- Published
- 24 Oct 2013
- Pages
- 81–212
- Articles
- 14
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-7847, Online - 0976-2787
- Journal
- Phcog Rev.
In this issue
Review Article
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Sunayna Choudhary, Puneet Kumar, Jai Malik
pp. 81-91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120505Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor dysfunction, including chorea and dystonia, emotional disturbances, memory, and weight loss. The medium spiny neurons of striat…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Hemant Devidas Une, Pradnya Palekar Shanbhag
pp. 92-96 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120506Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Ayurvedic therapeutics describes vast number of medicinal herbs used as ‘Vyadhirodhak Chamatav” that has enlightened the application of herbs used as corner stone in various diseases especially those modulating the immun…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Amit Roy, Ram Kumar Sahu, Munglu Matlam, Vinay Kumar Deshmukh, Jaya Dwivedi, Arvind Kumar Jha
pp. 97-106 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120507Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Cosmetics comprising either natural or synthetic components are used almost regularly and universally in different forms to enhance the beauty. The utmost disclosure of human membrane to sunlight and environmental pollut…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Jitendra Y. Nehete, Rajendra S. Bhambar, Minal R. Narkhede, Sonali R. Gawali
pp. 107-116 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120508Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Worldwide, plant protein contributes substantially as a food resource because it contains essential amino acids for meeting human physiological requirements. However, many versatile plant proteins are used as medicinal a…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Majed M. AbuKhader
pp. 117-120 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120509Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Thymoquinone (TQ) is the bioactive phytochemical constituent of the seeds oil of Nigella sativa. In vitro and in vivo research has thoroughly investigated the anticancer effects of TQ against several cancer cell lines an…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Faiyaz Ahmed, Raza Murad Ghalib, P. Sasikala, K. K. Mueen Ahmed
pp. 121-130 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120511Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, wherein a progressive loss of cholinergic synapses occurs in hippocampus and neocortex. Decreased concentration of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine …
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Arvind Kumar, Tanmoy De, Amrita Mishra, Arun K. Mishra
pp. 131-139 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120512Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Cardiac glycosides are used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Current trend shows use of some cardiac glycosides in the treatment of proliferative diseases, which includes cancer. Nerium oleand…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Neeraj Kumar, Rajnish Kumar, Kamal Kishore
pp. 140-151 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120513Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)The genus Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) includes about 150 species distributed world‑wide in which only about 75 plants has been described for its morphology and less than 10 plants for their chemical constituents and clinica…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Puneet Goenka, Aditi Sarawgi, Vinayak Karun, Anant G. Nigam, Samir Dutta, Nikhil Marwah
pp. 152-156 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120515Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Tea is one of the most commonly consumed beverages with bioactive compounds like polyphenols‑flavonoids‑catechins, which are thought to be responsible for the health benefits that have traditionally been attributed to th…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Shakila Ramachandran
pp. 157-169 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120517Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. is from the aroma family Asteraceae. It is also known with other synonyms such as Munditika, Mundi, Shravana, Bhikshu, Tapodhana, Mahashravani, Shravanahva, Shravanashirshaka. It is abundantly …
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Oct 2013
Aritra Simlai, Amit Roy
pp. 170-178 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120518Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)This review represents the studies performed on some beneficial mangrove plants such as Ceriops decandra, Xylocarpus granatum, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Excoecaria agallocha, Sarcolobus globosus, Sonneratia caseolaris and …
Plant Review
Plant ReviewPublished: 24 Oct 2013
Disha Arora, Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma
pp. 179-187 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120520Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)This review includes 84 references on the genus Calendula (Asteraceae) and comprises ethnopharmacology, morphology and microscopy, phytoconstituents, pharmacological reports, clinical studies and toxicology of the promin…
Plant ReviewPublished: 24 Oct 2013
Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma
pp. 188-198 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120522Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)The review includes 161 references on the genus Vitex, and comprises ethnopharmacology, morphology and microscopy, phytoconstituents, pharmacological reports, clinical studies, and toxicology of the prominent species of …
Plant ReviewPublished: 24 Oct 2013
Milad Moloudizargari, Peyman Mikaili, Shahin Aghajanshakeri, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Jalal Shayegh
pp. 199-212 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120524Vol. 7, Issue 14 (2013)Wild Syrian rue (Peganum harmala L. family Zygophyllaceae) is well‑known in Iran and various parts of this plant including, its seeds, bark, and root have been used as folk medicine. Recent years of research has demonstr…