Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3830

Table of Content: 4 March 2010; 4(5)

March 2010

Chemical constituents and biological activities of the berry of Panax ginseng

Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer belongs to a member of the Araliaceae family and is a perennial plant in Korea and northern China. P. ginseng commonly known as Korean ginseng has a long history worldwide as an important medicinal plant. The root of ginseng is commonly used as herbal medicine. Extensive research works have been carried out chemical constituents and biological activities of...

Author(s): Sook Young Lee, Yong Kyoung Kim, Nam Il Park, Chun Sung Kim, Chung Yeol Lee and Sang Un Park.

March 2010

Effects of Amaranthus caudatus l. extract and lovastatin on atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a multi-factorial disease frequently, causes morbidity and mortality in human beings. Scientists now believe that there is a good link between the inflammatory process and coronary atherosclerosis. A study was conducted to find out the anti- atherosclerosis effect of Amaranthus caudatus L. on rabbits, and was compared with lovastatin. Twenty five male New Zealand rabbits were...

Author(s): Najmeh Kabiri, Seddigheh Asgary, Hossein Madani  and Parvin Mahzouni

March 2010

Ethnomedicinal uses of grasses in the Salt Range Region of Northern Pakistan

Salt Range Region of the country attracts the attention of researchers to explore its floral potential throughout the history. In this context the present study was confined to explore the medicinal potential of grasses in this range in order to propose protective measures for sustainable use of Salt Range grasses for coming generations. In total 62 grass species were collected and documented from the area. Out of these...

Author(s): Farooq Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Zafar, Tariq Mahmood, Asma Jabeen and Sarfraz Khan Marwat

March 2010

Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effect of Uraria crinita water extract in diabetic mice induced by STZ and food

Uraria crinita (UC) is a traditional edible plant and has been used as herbal medicine for a long history in China. There is no report on its anti-diabetic activity. In the present study we evaluated anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic effect of U. crinita water extract (UCWE) in diabetic mice. Type II diabetes was induced in mice by injection of streptozotocin (STZ) in combination with high fat...

Author(s): Xiao-ping Liu, Ying Cao, Huan-yu Kong, Wen-feng Zhu, Guang-fa Wang, Jia-jie Zhang, Yu-chang Qiuand Jian-xin Pang

March 2010

Matrine: A novel inhibitor of growth and proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells

To investigate the inhibitory effects of matrine on lung cancer and explore the potential mechanism, we studied the in vitro anti-proliferation activity of matrine in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. The effects of matrine on the growth and proliferation were evaluated, and the cell cycles and early cell apoptosis were examined after treatment with various concentrations of matrine for 48 and 72 h, respectively....

Author(s): Lingdi Ma, Lijia Jiang, Duoqing Wang, Min Tang, Qian Liu and Jing Fan

March 2010

Flavonoids with free radical scavenging activity and nitric oxide inhibitory effect from the stem bark of Artocarpus gomezianus

A MeOH extract from the stem bark of Artocarpus gomezianus showed DPPH free radical scavenging activity. Bio-assay guided fractionation of this MeOH extract led to the isolation of four flavonoids, namely artonin E (1), cycloartobiloxanthone (2), artobiloxanthone (3) and (+)-catechin (4). These compounds were shown to possess recognizable DPPH free radical scavenging activity and appreciable inhibitory...

Author(s): B. Sritularak, A. Tantituvanont, P. Chanvorachote, K. Meksawan, T. Miyamoto, Y. Kohno and K. Likhitwitayawuid

March 2010

Contents and antibacterial activity of flavonoids extracted from leaves of Psidium guajava

Four antibacterial flavonoids (morin-3-O-lyxoside, morin-3-O-arabinoside, quercetin, and quercetin-3-O-arabinoside) were isolated from fresh and driedPsidium guajava leaves, and their concentrations were determined. Among them, quercetin and morin-3-O-arabinoside were the most and the least abundant, respectively. Studies on inhibitory effects of the flavonoids on spoilage and foodborne pathogenic bacteria revealed...

Author(s): Pongsak Rattanachaikunsopon and Parichat Phumkhachorn

March 2010

Crocus sativus on serum glucose, insulin and cholesterol levels in healthy male rats

Saffron and its constituents are reported to have a wide range of biological activities. To determine the hypoglycemic effect of hydromethanolic extract of saffron, which has rarely been dealt with in previous studies and hypolipidemic effect of saffron extract, we investigated the effects of hydromethanolic extract of saffron on healthy male rats. The present study also aimed at evaluating the effects of saffron...

Author(s): Ali Arasteh, Ali Aliyev, Saeed Khamnei, Abbas Delazar, Mehran Mesgari and Yousef Mehmannavaz

March 2010

Pharmacognostic study of Tylophora dalzellii Hook. f.

Plants are a great source of medicines, especially in traditional medicine, which are useful in the treatment of various diseases. Tylophora dalzellii a medicinal member belongs to the tribe Marsdenieae of the family Asclepiadaceae.Traditionally, T. dalzellii has been used in treatment of asthma, dermatitis and rheumatism. However, it has not yet been studied pharmacognostically. The study includes...

Author(s): Shahla Najafi and S. S. Deokule

March 2010

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities and phytochemical screening of four Philippine medicinal plants

The crude methanol extracts of four Philippine medicinal plants namely Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Merr. Bark, Intsia bijuga (Coebr.) O. Kuntze, Laportea meyeniana Warb, and Pipturus arborescens (Link) C.B. Rob leaves were examined for their antioxidant (radical scavenging) activity using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, and cytotoxicity using brine shrimp...

Author(s): Nonita P. Peteros and Mylene M. Uy

March 2010

Hamcho (Salicornia herbacea) with probiotics as alternative to antibiotic for broiler production

A study was conducted with 140 "Ross" 1-day old broilers having four treatments to know the potentiality of Salicornia herbacea (Hamcho) probiotics (SHP) and suitable level in replacing antibiotic. The groups were control (basal diet), antibiotic (basal diet + 0.05% OTC) and SHP 0.5% and 1.0% with basal diet. The birds were arranged in a completely randomized design having 5 replications with 7...

Author(s): Sazedul Karim Sarker, So-Ri Park, Gwi-Man Kim and Chul-Ju Yang

March 2010

Analysis of chemical composition of Chrysanthemum indicum flowers by GC/MS and HPLC

Chrysanthemum indicum flower is a traditional Chinese medicine with strong aroma and many previous studies focused on its essential oil. GC/MS and HPLC were used to determine its volatiles, flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides. Sixty three volatiles were detected and the abundant volatiles included 2,6,6-trimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-4-ol, 2-(2,4-hexadiynylidene)-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-3-ene, germacrene D,...

Author(s): Liang-Yu Wu, Hong-Zhou Gao, Xun-Lei Wang, Jian-Hui Ye, Jian-Liang Lu, Yue-Rong Liang