Machhindra C. Garad,1 Manoj A. Upadhya,1 Dadasaheb M. Kokare,1 Prakash R. Itankar11Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Campus, Nagpur- 440 033, India Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,42-45DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.3.9Published:July 2012Type: Research Article ABSTRACT Introduction: Enicostemma littorale Blume (Gentianaceae) is traditionally used as medicine for the treatment of diabetes, fever, rheumatism, stomachache, dyspepsia, hernia, itching, insect poisoning and malaria. In the present study, we investigated the antipyretic activity using Swiss Albino mice and in vitro antacid activity of the aqueous extract of the aerial parts of this plant. Materials and Methods: The extract was screened for various essential phytoconstituents by qualitative phytochemical screening. The antipyretic…
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O.O. Koyro,1 O.V. Tovchiga,1 S. I. Stepanova,2 S. Yu. Shtrygol’11Department of Pharmacology, National University of Pharmacy, 61002, Pushkinskaya Street 53, Kharkiv, Ukraine. 2Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, National University of Pharmacy, 61002, Pushkinskaya Street 53, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,2,46-49.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.10Published: July 2012Type: Research Article ABSTRACT The composition of the goutweed flower essential oil from Kharkiv region (Ukraine) was studied using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sesquiterpenes have been found to be the main group of the essential oil. The principal compounds contained in the oil were β-farnesene (43.94%), α-bergamoten (15.32%), (E, E)-α-farnesene (8.84%) and 1,5,9,9-tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatrien (5.51%). Diuretic and uricosuric activity of the…
Ian Edwin Cock1,2* 1Biomolecular and Physical Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia2Environmental Futures Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia. Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,50-57.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.11Published: July 2012Type: Research Letter ABSTRACT Introduction: Australian Callistemon species had a role as traditional bush medicine for Australian Aborigines, including use as an antiseptic agent. Despite this ethnobotanical usage, the antimicrobial properties of Callistemon spp. have not been rigorously studied. Methods: The antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of Callistemon citrinus and Callistemon salignus were investigated by disc diffusion and growth time course assays against a panel of bacteria…
Disha Arora, Anupam SharmaUniversity Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,58-61.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.12Published: July 2012Type: Research Letter ABSTRACT Background: Stellaria media Linn. (Caryophyllaceae) has been traditionally used for a variety of ailments such as inflammation, blood diseases, eczema and nerve diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the anxiolytic activity of various extracts of S. media in mice using the widely used elevated plus-maze (EPM) model. Materials and Methods: Test mice were administered a variety of extracts viz. petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol and water at four different dose levels (50, 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg, po), and compared with…
Namrata Kadwadkar,1 Savita Kulkarni2 1Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry/Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Mumbai-400093, India. 2Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Mumbai-400093, India. Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,62-66.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.13Published: July 2012Type: Research Letter ABSTRACT Lectins are simply defined as glycoproteins which specifically bind to carbohydrates. Lectins were isolated from Canavalia ensiformis, Phaseolus vulgaris and Ricinus communis using the standard protein precipitation method. The extracted lectins have been characterized using physical and chemical methods including hemagglutination assay and gel electrophoresis for determination of molecular weight. Hemagglutination assay was performed on rat blood cells and human blood erythrocytes of A, B, AB and O positive blood groups.…
Mohammad Nur Alam, Suvashish Roy, Sharif Mohammad Anisuzzaman and Mohammed. RafiquzzamanDepartment of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,67-71.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.14Published: July 2012Type: Research Letter ABSTRACT Background: Solanum nigrum Linn. (Solanaceae) has been extensively used in traditional medicine in Bangladesh and other parts of the world to cure liver disorders, chronic skin ailments (psoriasis and ringworm), inflammatory conditions, painful periods, fevers, diarrhea, eye diseases etc. Materials and Methods: Crude ethanolic extracts of leaves, stems and fruits of Solanum nigrum were prepared and evaluated for antioxidant activity by two different in vitro methods. Results: All the prepared extracts have antioxidant potential. However, leaf extracts showed highest antioxidant activity irrespective…
I.E.CockabaBiomolecular and Physical Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.bEnvironmental Futures Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia. Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,73-74.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.16Published: July 2012Type: Janus Corner ABSTRACT A recent study in the journal Hepatology[1] has demonstrated the chemopreventative effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) in decreasing hepatocellular cancer (HCC) induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN) in laboratory rats. This is a significant finding as HCC is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide in humans. HCC is of particular concern for individuals suffering from hepatitis B or C, those with iron overload (such…
I.E.CockabaBiomolecular and Physical Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.bEnvironmental Futures Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia. Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,3,75.DOI:10.5530/pc.2012.3.17Published: July 2012Type: Upcoming events Download PDF
I.E. Cocka,bEditor-In-ChiefaEnvironmental Futures Centre, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.bBiomolecular and Physical Sciences, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,2,1DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.2.1Published:April 2012Type: Editorial ABSTRACT Dear readers and authors, Volume 2, issue 2, completes the first year of publication for Pharmacognosy Communications. Our manuscription submission numbers continue to increase with every issue and we aim to continue to publish interesting, well written articles of high quality. I request that authors only submit manuscripts that have been thoroughly checked for grammar, syntax and spelling.Read More…, Download PDF
Sekhar Shailasree, Karmakar Ruma, K Ramachandra Kini, Siddapura Ramachandrappa Niranjana and Harischandra Sripathy PrakashDepartment of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Mysore – 570006, Karnataka, India Pharmacognosy Communications,2012,2,2,2-12DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.2.2Published:April 2012Type: Reveiw Article ABSTRACT Natural products have long been a thriving source for the discovery of new drugs because of their chemical diversity. With increased use of herbal remedies, traditionally used medicinal plants are receiving increased attention from scientific and pharmaceutical communities. The newer work on medicinal plants is mostly the rediscovery of traditional effects at cellular and molecular levels. Development of standardized, safe and effective herbal formulations as multi-target therapeutics…