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Sunayna Choudhary, Puneet Kumar, Jai Malik

pp. 81-91 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120505 · 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…

Gaurav Mahesh Doshi, Hemant Devidas Une, Pradnya Palekar Shanbhag

pp. 92-96 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120506 · 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…

Amit Roy, Ram Kumar Sahu, Munglu Matlam, Vinay Kumar Deshmukh, Jaya Dwivedi, Arvind Kumar Jha

pp. 97-106 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120507 · 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…

Jitendra Y. Nehete, Rajendra S. Bhambar, Minal R. Narkhede, Sonali R. Gawali

pp. 107-116 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120508 · 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…

Majed M. AbuKhader

pp. 117-120 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120509 · 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…

Faiyaz Ahmed, Raza Murad Ghalib, P. Sasikala, K. K. Mueen Ahmed

pp. 121-130 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120511 · 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 …

Arvind Kumar, Tanmoy De, Amrita Mishra, Arun K. Mishra

pp. 131-139 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120512 · 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…

Neeraj Kumar, Rajnish Kumar, Kamal Kishore

pp. 140-151 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120513 · 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…

Puneet Goenka, Aditi Sarawgi, Vinayak Karun, Anant G. Nigam, Samir Dutta, Nikhil Marwah

pp. 152-156 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120515 · 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…

Shakila Ramachandran

pp. 157-169 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120517 · 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 …

Aritra Simlai, Amit Roy

pp. 170-178 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120518 · 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 …

Disha Arora, Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma

pp. 179-187 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120520 · 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…

Anita Rani, Anupam Sharma

pp. 188-198 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120522 · 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 …

Milad Moloudizargari, Peyman Mikaili, Shahin Aghajanshakeri, Mohammad Hossein Asghari, Jalal Shayegh

pp. 199-212 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120524 · 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…