Pharmacognosy Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 15
2014 · pp. 8–72 · 8 articles
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 15
- Year
- 2014
- Published
- 24 Jan 2014
- Pages
- 8–72
- Articles
- 8
- Sections
- 2
- ISSN
- Print - 0973-7847, Online - 0976-2787
- Journal
- Phcog Rev.
In this issue
Review Article
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Najmeh Mokhber‑Dezfuli, Soodabeh Saeidnia, Ahmad Reza Gohari, Mahdieh Kurepaz‑Mahmoodabadi
pp. 8-15 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125517Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)The genus Berberis (Berberidaceae) includes about 500 species worldwide, some of which are widely cultivated in the north‑eastern regions of Iran. This genus consists of spiny deciduous evergreen shrubs, characterized by…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Nilesh Arjun Torwane, Sudhir Hongal, Pankaj Goel, B. R. Chandrashekar
pp. 16-21 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125518Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)Oral diseases continue to be a major health problem world‑wide. Oral health is integral to general well‑being and relates to the quality‑of‑life that extends beyond the functions of the craniofacial complex. The standard…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Manish Kumar, Satyendra K. Prasad, S. Hemalatha
pp. 22-35 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125525Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)The present review is an attempt to put an insight into a medicinal plant Houttuynia cordata Thunb, which is indigenous to North‑East India and China. It is an aromatic medicinal herb belonging to family Saururaceae and …
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Rajani Srivastava
pp. 36-44 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125528Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. belongs to family Apocynaceae commonly called as Sweet Indrajao, Pala Indigo Plant, Dyer’s Oleander. “Jaundice curative tree” in south India. Sweet Indrajao is a small, deciduous tree with a lig…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Saurabh Chhatre, Tanuja Nesari, Gauresh Somani, Divya Kanchan, Sadhana Sathaye
pp. 45-51 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125530Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)Tribulus terrestris (family Zygophyllaceae), commonly known as Gokshur or Gokharu or puncture vine, has been used for a long time in both the Indian and Chinese systems of medicine for treatment of various kinds of disea…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Nahida Tabassum, Mariya Hamdani
pp. 52-60 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125531Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)Skin diseases are numerous and a frequently occurring health problem affecting all ages from the neonates to the elderly and cause harm in number of ways. Maintaining healthy skin is important for a healthy body. Many pe…
Review ArticlePublished: 24 Jan 2014
Prakash L. Hegde, Harini A. Rao, Prasanna N. Rao
pp. 67-72 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125536Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)Costus igneus Nak and Costus pictus D. Don, commonly known as Spiral flag, is a member of Costaceae and a newly introduced plant in India from South and Central America. It is a perennial, upright, spreading plant reachi…
Plant Review
Plant ReviewPublished: 24 Jan 2014
Kavita N. Yadav, Prasad V. Kadam, Jigna A. Patel, Manohar J. Patil
pp. 61-66 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.125533Vol. 8, Issue 15 (2014)In traditional system of medicine, the seeds of Strychnos potatorum Linn. (family: Loganiaceae) are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, leukorrhea leukeorrhea, gastropathy, bronchitis, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, renal …