Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (21-25), 2011

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (21), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles


U. U. Pateh, I. M. Sule, I. Iliya, A. K. Harun, A. H. Yaro, A. A. Ambi and A. M. Musa

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanolic extract of the rhizomes of Stylochiton lancifolius pyre and Kotchy (Araceae) in rodents


Apaporn Boonmee, Chantragan Srisomsap, Aphichart Karnchanatat and Polkit Sangvanich

Biologically active proteins from Curcuma comosa Roxb. rhizomes


Alya Maimoona, Ismat Naeem, Zeb Saddiqe and Niaz Ali

Analysis of total flavonoids and phenolics in different fractions of bark and needle extracts of Pinus roxburghii and Pinus wallichiana


Chia-Yuan Liu, Yuen-Liang Lai, Chin-Ping Lin, Yu-Tse Wu, Tung-Hu Tsai and Yu-Jen Chen

Anti-tumor effect of Archidendron lucidum (benth) against esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer and hepatoma


Jun-Li Hong, Hai-Yan Zhou, Jie Zhu, Li Li, Pan Shu, Xiao-Ying Qin, Gang Wu, Bin-Bin Lin, Guo-Kai Wang, Qiang Wang and Min-Jian Qin

Comparative analysis of major constituents in Viola yedoensis Makino and different species from the Genus Viola by high-performance liquid chromatography with chemometrics methods


Aimin Ji, Yufa Yao, Ou Che, Bingjun Wang, Liang Sun, Xiaodong Li and Feng Xu

Isolation and characterization of sulfated polysaccharide from the Sargassum pallidum (Turn.) C. Ag. and its sedative/hypnotic activity


Rabia Naz, Asghari Bano, Humaira Yasmin, Samiullah and Uzma Farooq

Antimicrobial potential of the selected plant species against some infectious microbes used


F. Goodarzi, R. Darvishzadeh, A. Hassani and A. Hassanzaeh

Study on genetic variation in Iranian castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) accessions using multivariate statistical techniques


Sha Sha Chu, Shao Liang Liu, Qi Zhi Liu, Zhi Long Liu and Shu Shan Du

Composition and toxicity of Chinese Dracocephalum moldavica (Labiatae) essential oil against two grain storage insects


Wei Li, Qiong Liu, Lin He, Juan-juan Bi and Xiu-feng Ye

Effect of ursolic acid extracted from Chinese herbs on the proliferation of vascular endothelial cells and its underlying mechanisms



Sang-Kyung Shin, Tae-Wang Kim, So-Young Youm, Youngsoo Kim and Byeongwoo Ahn

Quercetin 3-O-ß-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside promotes the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells or early progenitor cells into erythroid lineage in mice


Tan K. Lee and Charles S. Vairappan

Antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of essential oils and ethanol extracts of selected South East Asian herbs


Abolghasem Jouyban, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Mohammad Reza Ardalan, Maryam Khoubnasabjafari, Alireza Sadighi, R. Shane Tubbs, Paul S. Agutter and Kamyar Ghabili

The effect of quince leaf decoction on renal injury induced by hypercholesterolemia in rabbits: A pilot study


Hedi Mighri, Ahmed Akrout and Mohamed Neffati

Assessment of essential oil yield of Artemisia herba-alba cultivated in Tunisian arid zone


W. S. Tavares, I. Cruz, F. Petacci, S. S. Freitas, J. E. Serrao and J. C. Zanuncio

Insecticide activity of piperine: Toxicity to eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and phytotoxicity on several vegetables


Chao Sun, Yongqiao Sun, Jingyuan Song, Chenji Li, Xiwen Li, Xiaowei Zhang, Ying Li, Songnian Hu, Hongmei Luo, Yingjie Zhu and Shilin Chen

Discovery of genes related to steroidal alkaloid biosynthesis in Fritillaria cirrhosa by generating and mining a dataset of expressed sequence tags (ESTs)


Nyenje M. and Ndip R. N.

In-vitro antimicrobial activity of crude acetone extract of the stem bark of Combretum molle against selected bacterial pathogens


K. Abdullahi, M. G. Abubakar, R. A. Umar, M. S. Gwarzo, M. Muhammad and H. M. Ibrahim

Studies on the larvicidal efficacy of aqueous extracts of Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth and Mitracarpus scaber (Zucc) on Culex quinquefasciatus (culicidae) mosquito larvae




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (22), 2011


Contents:

Review


Ajay Thakur

Juglone: A therapeutic phytochemical from Juglans regia L.


Hyoungmin Suh, Se Myung Seo, Su Young Woo and Dong-Sup Lee

Forest cultivated ginseng in Korea: All cure medicinal plants


M. Akram, Naveed Akhtar, H. M. Asif, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Arshad Mahmood and Nadia Shamshad Malik

A review of diabetes mellitus


Ghazala Shaheen, Irshad Ahmad, Arshad Mehmood, Naveed Akhter, Khan Usmanghani, Tahira Shamim, S. M. Ali Shah, Laila Sumreen and M. Akram

Monograph of Vaccinium macrocarpon


Research Articles


Egunyomi, A., Gbadamosi, I. T. and Animashahun, M. O.

Hypoglycaemic activity of the ethanol extract of Ageratum conyzoides linn. shoots on alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Chhaya Rathore, K. R. Dutt, Shobharam Sahu and Lokesh Deb

Antiasthmatic activity of the methanolic extract of Physalis angulata Linn.


Palwinder Kaur, Nilesh Kumar, T. N. Shivananda and Gagandeep Kaur

Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of the plant extracts of Mimosa pudica L. against selected microbes


Sarah Khorasaninejad, Amir Mousavi, Hassan Soltanloo, Khodayar Hemmati and Ahmad Khalighi

The effect of drought stress on growth parameters, essential oil yield and constituent of Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.)


Akuodor G. C., Mbah C. C., Anyalewechi N. A., Idris-Usman M. Iwuanyanwu T. C. and Osunkwo U. A.

Pharmacological profile of aqueous extract of Bridelia ferruginea stem bark in the relief of pain and fever


Zaixiang Lou, Hongxin Wang, Jing Li, Song Zhu, Wenping Lu and Chaoyang Ma

Effect of simultaneous ultrasonic/microwave assisted extraction on the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of burdock leaves


Gholamreza Dehghan Noudeh, Fariba Sharififar, Effat Behravan, Ehsan Mohajeri and Vahid Alinia

Medicinal plants as surface activity modifiers


Ka Hee Kwon, Min Ki Hong, Sun Young Hwang, Bo Youn Moon, Sook Shin, Jin Hong Baek and Yong Ho Park

Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects of Aloe vera peel extract


Zaki Tubesha, Shahid Iqbal and Maznah Ismail

Effects of hydrolysis conditions on recovery of antioxidants from methanolic extracts of Nigella Sativa seeds


Ali Al Shawi, Josphert N. Kimatu, Muhammad Khan and Kawkab Ali Hussain

Enhancement of induced apoptosis in human melanoma A375 by a combination of natural compounds


Nian XIN, Wei LI, Yu-Juan LI, Xiao-Ke MA, Zhen-Ping FU and Yan LI

Study of antivirus, antibacteria and immune functions of Gaoreqing freeze-dried powder


Gui Zhi Fan, Xiao Dong Wang, Xiao Can Li, Jin Sheng Fan, Qiao Li Zhai and Ya Guang Zhan

Effect of fungal elicitor on carbon and nitrogen status and triterpenoid production in cell suspension cultures of Betula platyphylla Suk.


Xinhui Zhang, Xueyan Fu, Duoyong Lang, Caifang Zhang, Li Zhou and Yunsheng Zhao

Sophora alopecuroides L. response to salt stress at germination and seedling growth stages


Yinfen Su, Shengkun Li, Na Li, Liling Chen, Jiwen Zhang and Junru Wang

Seven alkaloids and their antibacterial activity from Hypecoum erectum L.


Abi-Ayad M., Abi-Ayad F. Z., Lazzouni H. A., Rebiahi S. A., Ziani_Cherif C. and Bessiere

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Aleppo pine essential oil


Keyong Ho Lee, Kyung-Sook Whang and Ki - Hyeong Rhee

Effects of Lonicera japonica Thunb. on dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental colitis in mice


Musa A. M., Aliyu A. B., Abdullahi M. I., Yaro A. H., Magaji M. G., Hassan H. S. and Iliya, I.

Bioactive chalcone from Indigofera pulchra


Christine Oryema, Remigius Bukenya Ziraba, Olwa Odyek, Nelson Omagor and Alfonse Opio

Phytochemical properties and toxicity to brine shrimp of medicinal plants in Erute county, Lira district, Uganda


Ayse Gul Ince, Fitnet Yildiz and Mehmet Karaca

The MAGi DNA extraction method for fresh tissues and dry seeds



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (23), 2011


Contents:

Review



Hamidreza Arab, Ahmad Maroofian, Shayan Golestani, Hooman shafaee, Keyvan Sohrabi and Ali Forouzanfar

Review of the therapeutic effects of Camellia sinensis (green tea) on oral and periodontal health



Research Articles



Shuxian Cai, Jianan Huang, Li-li Wang, Xin-rong Dong, Yu-shun Gong, Juan Li, Qing Li, Zhong-hua Liu and Guo-an Luo

Inhibiting effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on the formation of age pigment in vitro and in vivo


Naif Obaid Al-Harbi

Effect of marjoram extract treatment on the cytological and biochemical changes induced by cyclophosphamide in mice


Aleksandra Đorđević, Bojan Zlatković, Jelena Lazarević and Radosav Palić

A detailed chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Hypericum richeri Vill. subsp. grisebachii (Boiss.) Nyman essential oil from Serbia


Erhua Rong, Zhiguo Zhao, Zhihong Zhao, Jinhu Ma, Weidong Zang, Lishan Wang, Dongli Xie and Wude Yang

Wheat cold and light stress analysis based on the Arabidopsis homology protein-protein interaction (PPI) network


Doaa Ezz-Din, Mohamed S. Gabry, Abdel Razik H. Farrag and Ahmed E. Abdel Moneim

Physiological and histological impact of Azadirachta indica (neem) leaves extract in a rat model of cisplatin-induced hepato and nephrotoxicity


Hai-jin Shen, Qiao-sheng Guo and Hai-ling Fang

Toxicological evaluation of carotenoid-type extracts from Flos Chrysanthemi Indici


Zang Pu, Pengju Zhang, Gao Yugang, Hao Jianxun, Wang Yaxing, Li Ran, Yang He, Li Xue, Li Ping, Daowei Zhou and Lianxue Zhang

The evaluation of contents of nine ginsenoside monomers in ginseng hairy roots by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


Adeel Mahmood, Aqeel Mahmood, Ishrat Naveed, Mazhar Mustafa Memon, Hadi Bux, M. Younas Majeed, Ghulam Mujtaba and M. Saqlain Mumtaz

Indigenous medicinal knowledge of common plants used by local people of Hattian Bala District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan


Vali Rabiei, Elham Shirzadeh, Hosaine RabbiAngourani and Yavar Sharafi

Effect of thyme and lavender essential oils on the qualitative and quantitative traits and storage life of apple ‘Jonagold’ cultivar


I. Rajpar, Y. M. Khanif, Zia-ul-hassan, A. N. Shah, M. Arshad and S. Galani

Growth, herb yield and phytochemical contents in a medicinal herb Andrographis paniculata under saline irrigation


Keivan Zandi, Boon-Teong Teoh, Sing-Sin Sam, Pooi-Fong Wong, Mohd Rais Mustafa and Sazaly AbuBakar

In vitro antiviral activity of Fisetin, Rutin and Naringenin against Dengue virus type-2


Zaman Sher, Mohammad Ibrar and Ishfaq Hameed

Setting pharmacognostic standards for Convolvulus arvensis Linn.


Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Qayyum Khan, Nazar Hussain and Tariq Habib

Antibacterial and antifungal potential of leaves and twigs of Viscum album L.


K. Diba, M. Gerami Shoar, M. Shabatkhori and Z. Khorshivand

Anti fungal activity of alcoholic extract of Peganum harmala seeds


K. H. Lee, A. M. Padzil, A. Syahida, N. Abdullah, S. W. Zuhainis, M. Maziah, M. R. Sulaiman, D. A. Israf, K. Shaari and N. H. Lajis

Evaluation of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-nociceptive activities of six Malaysian medicinal plants


Chunyan Qian

Effects of electroacupuncture at Quchi point on vascular smooth muscle cells apoptosis of two kidney one clip hypertensive rates (2K1C-RHR) in carotid artery


Jitendra Kumar, Gyan P. Mishra, Harvinder Singh, Ravi B. Srivastava and Pradeep K. Naik

Congruence of inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and random amplification of polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid (RAPD) markers in genetic characterization of Artemisia annua in the trans-Himalayan region


Mahmood, A. A., Fouad AL-Bayaty, Noor, S. M., Wasman S. Q. and Saba F. Hussain

Anti-ulcerogenic effects of Nagilla sativa in ethanol-induced gastric injuries in rats


Zengjun Guo, Ying Xu, Ling Han, Xiaoqian Bo, Chen Huang and Lei Ni

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of the acetone extracts of root of Euphorbia hylonoma and its ellagic acid derivatives


Azam Habibi, Gholamreza Heidari, Yosuf Sohrabi, Hedieh Badakhshan and Khosro Mohammadi

Influence of bio, organic and chemical fertilizers on medicinal pumpkin traits


Carmo F. S., Diniz C. L., Pereira M. O., Santos-Filho S. D. and Bernardo-Filho, M.

Characterization of physicochemical parameters and the effect on the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m of a Solanum melongena commercial extract


Li Dahui, Wang Zaigui and Zhang Yunhua

Antifungal activity of extracts by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction from roots of Echinacea angustifolia and analysis of their constituents using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)


Mohammad Reza Haj Seyed Hadi, Mohammad Taghi Darz, Zohreh Ghandehari and Gholamhossein Riazi

Effects of vermicompost and amino acids on the flower yield and essential oil production from Matricaria chamomile L.


Lee Ke Yao, Sarah Liana Abdul Razak, Nazhirah Ismail, Ng Chun Fai, Mohd. Hafis Asyraf Muhamad Asgar, Nursyahirah Mohd Sharif, Goon Jo Aan and Zakiah Jubri

Malaysian gelam honey reduces oxidative damage and modulates antioxidant enzyme activities in young and middle aged rats


Mohammad Narimani-Rad, Ali Nobakht, Habib Aghdam Shahryar, Jafar Kamani and Alireza Lotfi

Influence of dietary supplemented medicinal plants mixture (Ziziphora, Oregano and Peppermint) on performance and carcass characterization of broiler chickens


Yong-chun Jin, Hua-liang Liu and Ke Yuan

Simultaneous determination of seven effective constituents in the leaves of bamboo by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC)


Harleen Kaur Nadha, Rahul Kumar, Ram Kumar Sharma, Manju Anand and Anil Sood

Evaluation of clonal fidelity of in vitro raised plants of Guadua angustifolia Kunth using DNA-based markers


Azizuddin and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Antibacterial, phytotoxic, insecticidal and cytotoxic potential of Vitex agnus-castus


Hooshang Vahedi, Maliha Nasrabadi, Jalil Lari and Majid Halimi

Volatile constituents and antimicrobial activities of Pterocephalus canus



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (24), 2011


Contents:



Review



Sajid Khan, Abdul Hannan, Khan Usmanghani, Shahab Uddin, Halima Nazar, E. Mohiuddin and M. Akram

Sinusitis review


M. Akram, Shahab-uddin, Afzal Ahmed, Khan Usmanghani, Abdul Hannan, E. Mohiuddin, M. Asif and S. M. Ali Shah

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (Medicinal uses)


S. M. Ali Shah, Naveed Akhtar, M. Akram, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Khalil Ahmed and H. M. Asif

Pharmacological activity of Althaea officinalis L.


Hongbo Guo, Zongsuo Liang and Yuejin Zhang

On-farm conservation of genetic diversity for endangered medicinal plants


Ya-wen Zeng, Juan Du, Xiao-ying Pu, Shu-ming Yang, Tao Yang and Ping Jia

Strategies of functional food for hypertension prevention in China



Research Articles



Zhu-Jun Wang, Qiang Zhang and Xin-Huai Zhao

Induced-differentiation of two flavones and two flavonols on a human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell line (KYSE-510)


H. M. Abd El-Samad, M. A. K. Shaddad and N. Barakat

Improvement of plants salt tolerance by exogenous application of amino acids


Sae-Rom Lee, Hye-Hyun Shin, Ji-Hyun Jeong, Keum Taek Hwang and Tae-Young Kim

Effect of ethanol concentrations and extraction time on acanthoside-D and total polyphenol contents and antioxidant activities in ethanol extracts of eleuthero


Sultan Ayaz, Abdul Hannan, Khan Usmanghani, Halima Nazar, E. Mohiuddin, M. Akram and M. Ibrahim Khan

ScaNeem: Herbo-mineral therapy for scabies


Abdolhossein Rustaiyan, Katayoun Javidnia, Mohammad Hossein Farjam, Mohammad Kazem Mohammadi and Nima Mohammadi

Total phenols, antioxidant potential and antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extracts of Ephedra laristanica


Govindappa M, Naga Sravya S, Poojashri M. N., Sadananda T. S., Chandrappa C. P., Gustavo Santoyo, Sharanappa P and Anil Kumar N. V.

Antimicrobial, antioxidant and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity and phytochemical screening of water extract of Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc.


Hyun Kim and Mi-Jang Song

Oral traditional knowledge for the treatment of digestive system diseases investigated in North Jeolla Province, Korea


Wan Yong Ho, Swee Keong Yeap, Chai Ling Ho, Abdul Rahim Raha, Abdul Aziz Suraini and Noorjahan Banu Alitheen

Elephantopus scaber induces cytotoxicity in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells via p53-induced apoptosis


Ghiasuddin, Taj Ur Rehman Mohammad Arfan, Wajiha Liaqat waliullah, Abdur rauf, Inamullah Khan Ghulam Mohammad and Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary

In-vitro pharmacological investigations of aerial parts of indigofera heterantha


Megdiche Ksouri Wided, Chaouachi Feten, M’Rabet Rawya, Medini Feten, Zaouali Yosr, Trabelsi Nejla, Ksouri Riadh, Noumi Emira and Abdelly Chedly

Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Frankenia thymifolia Desf. fractions and their related biomolecules identification by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


Chrystian Araújo Pereira, Luciana Lopes Silva Pereira and Angelita Duarte Correa

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of Hoodia gordonii commercial powder


El Mokhtar El Ouariachi, Julien Paolini, Abdelhamid Bouyanzer, Pierre Tomi, Belkheir Hammouti, Rachid Salghi, Lhou Majidi and Jean Costa

Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of essential oils and solvent extracts of Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns and link from Morocco


A. A. Albajali, A. H. Nagi, M. Shahzad, M. Ikram Ullah and S. Hussain

Effect of Allium sativa L. on pancreatic ß. cells in comparison to Nigella sativa L. in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats


Kumara Swamy M., Neeraj Pokharen, Santosh Dahal and Anuradha M.

Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of leaf extract of Euphorbia neriifolia


YAN Shu-xun, Wang Ying, Zhang bin, Feng Zhi-hai, Lv Jiu-sheng, Sun Ya-ru and Lin Yan-jie

Triptolide inhibits cytokine-induced activation of retro-ocular fibroblasts from patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy


Mohammad Reza Safari Motlagh and Armin Javadzadeh

Study of the reaction of major weeds and some rice cultivars to Fusarium equiseti


Shabnum Shaheen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Farah Kkan, Muhammad Zafar, Mir Ajab Khan, Shazia Sultana, Shahid Abbas, Muhammad Jamil and Sartaj Khan

Systematic application of palyno-anatomical characterization of Setaria species based in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscope (LM) analysis


Ammar Imad Hazim, Muzaimi Mustapha and Sharif Mahsufi Mansor

The effects on motor behaviour and short-term memory tasks in mice following an acute administration of Mitragyna speciosa alkaloid extract and mitragynine


Gagoonani Shahnaz, Enteshari Shekoofeh, Delavar Kourosh and Behyar Moohamadbagher

Interactive effects of Silicon and Aluminum on the malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, protein and phenolic compounds in Borago officinalis L.


Esmail Nabizadeh, Elnaz Taherifard and Farzad Gerami

Effect of pruning lateral branches on four varieties of medicinal castor bean plant (Ricinuscommunis L.) yield, growth and development


Ghiasuddin, Taj Ur Rehman, Mohammad Arfan, Wajiha Liaqatwaliullah, Abdur rauf, Inamullah Khan, Ghulam Mohammad and Mohammad Iqbal Choudhary

Antimicrobial, insecticidal and phytotoxic activities of Indigofera heterantha roots


Zizhen Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Qiang Zhang, Meng Shen and Gaimei She

Quantitative determination of total aconitines in commercial Aconitum L. Chinese medicine


Y. Wen Xu, Lei Liu, Dan Zhao, Yu Ting Zou, Jian Wei Zeng and Wei Wu

Aliphatic aldehyde rich volatile constituents of Houttuyania cordata from southwest China


Meili Gao, Yongfei Li and Jianxiong Yang

Protective effect of Pedicularis decora Franch root extracts on oxidative stress and hepatic injury in alloxan-induced diabetic mice


Saleh Al-Quran

Conservation of medicinal plants in Ajlun woodland / Jordan


S. A. M. Ali, S. M. A. ElBadwi, T. M. Idris and K. M. Osman

Hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Khaya senegalensis bark in rats


K. N. Ting, M. Othman, G. Telford, G. Clarke, T. D. Bradshaw, T. J. Khoo, H. S. Loh, C. Wiart, D. Pritchard and J. R. Fry

Antioxidant, cytoprotective, growth inhibitory and immunomodulatory activities of extracts of Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern., a Malaysian Meliaceae


Mamoona Munir, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Abida Bano, Sidra Nisar Ahmed, Kanwal Tariq, Saira Tabassum, Tehmeena Mukhtar, Madhia Ambreen and Shazia Bashir

Foliar epidermal anatomy of some ethnobotanically important species of wild edible fruits of northern Pakistan


Yu Sheng, Yang Liu, Xiaodong Huang, Guangxin Yuan and Ming Guan

Purification, chemical characterization and in vitro antioxidant activities of alkali-extracted polysaccharide fractions isolated from the fruits of Schisandra chinensis


Guowu Yu, Weidong Zang, Xianquan Yang, Lishan Wang, Zongxiang Tang and Peigao Luo

Meta-analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana under abscisic acid and salt stress


Limin Li, Benguo Liu and Xueling Zheng

Bioactive ingredients in adzuki bean sprouts


Wei Liu, Yuchi He, Jun Xiang, Chunhua Fu, Longjiang Yu, Jinming Zhang and Maoteng Li

The physiological response of suspension cell of Capparis spinosa L. to drought stress


Yanping Hu, Li Wang and Yi Li

Inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) primer screening and preliminary evaluation of genetic diversity in Rheum tanguticum


B. Sadeghi-Nejad, J. Saki, S. Khademvatan and S. Nanaei

In vitro antileishmanial activity of the medicinal plant - Satureja khuzestanica Jamzad

Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Asma Zeb, Asghari Bano, Fahd Rasul, M. Farooq Hussain Munis, Shah Fahad and Wajid Naseem

Antimicrobial activities of Sapium sebiferum L. belonging to family Euphorbiaceae


Muhammad Riaz, Mansoor Ahmad and Najmur Rahman

Antimicrobial screening of fruit, leaves, root and stem of Rubus fruticosus


Zhi-liang Huang, Jie Jin, Xiang-min Tong, Qun-zheng Yang, Bao-luo Gu, Jian-chao Wang, Yuedi-shen and Jun-jun Xie

The immunomodulatory effects of Cordyceps sinensis on dendritic cells derived from chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)


Hyoungmin Suh, Se Myung Seo, Dong-Sup Lee and Su Young Woo

Net photosynthesis of Panax ginseng on the different age in mountain area, Korea


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (25), 2011


Contents:

Review



Faisal Zakai, Shahab Uddin, M. Akram, E. Mohiuddin, Abdul Hannan and Khan Usmanghani

Introduction to male infertility


Sun Yan-Lin, Liu Lin-De and Hong Soon-Kwan

Eleutherococcus senticosus as a crude medicine: Review of biological and pharmacological effects


Baratali Siahsar, Abdol Shakoor Raissi, Abolfazl Tavassoli and Mohammad Rahimi

Pattern of gene and enzyme in secondary pathways of medicinal plants



Research Articles



Paul V. Tan, Christophe Mezui and Maurice Boda

Anti-Helicobacter and gastroduodenal cytoprotective actions of the leaf aqueous extract of Ocimum suave (Lamiaceae)


M. Otroshy and K. Moradi

Micropropagation of medicinal plant Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. via nodal cutting technique


Ill-Min Chung, Praveen Nagella, Young-Sup Ahn Seok-Ju Kim and Ateeque Ahmad

Composition of the essential oil and petroleum ether extract of Lycium chinense Miller fruits and antioxidant activity of its several extracts


Mhemmed Gandour, Wael Tamaalli, Najla Trabelsi, Kamel Hessini, Khaled Sebei, Ahmed Debez and Chedly Abdelly

How to optimize the seed and seed-oil production in the cash crop halophyte Cakile maritima?



Jintakorn Kuvatanasuchati, Surat Laphookhieo and Pirasut Rodanant

Antimicrobial activity against periodontopathic bacteria and cytotoxic study of Cratoxylum formosum and Clausena lansium


Tao He, Haitao Wang, Lina Yang and Zhigang Zhao

Micropropagation of Anisodus tanguticus and assessment of genetic stability of regenerated plants using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) marker


Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ines Ben Chobba, Ahmed Békir, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Radhouane Gdoura

Chemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil cultivated from South-Western Tunisia


Zhe-xiong Jin and Bao-Qing Wang

In vitro antioxidant activity of acetone extracts from Chinese herb agrimony leaves


Hakimeh Oloumi and Neda Hassibi

Study the correlation between some climate parameters and the content of phenolic compounds in roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra


Amir Muhammad Khan, Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Faizan Ullah, Syed Aneel Gilani, Asia Nosheen, Sumaira Sahreen, Muhammad Khan Laghari, Muhammad Yousif Laghari, Shafiq-Ur-Rehman, Ishtiaq Hussain and Waheed Murad

Phytochemical analysis of selected medicinal plants of Margalla Hills and surroundings


Xinyan Wang, Jinxiu Xu, Mu Yang and Hong Zhou

Chloroform extract of Tibetan herbal medicine Dracocephalum tanguticum Maxim. inhibits proliferation of T98G glioblastomas cells by modulating Caspase-3 cleavage and expression of Bax and p21


Zhiwei Cui, Lixue Chen, Gui Bei, Lianlian Chen, Tan Ge, Guangcheng Qin and Jiying Zhou

Tetrandrine attenuates NF-?B activation in trigeminal ganglia by blocking calcium channel in a rat model of migraine


Asad Zia, Bin Guo, Ikram Ullah, Riaz Ahmad, Mubarak Ali Khan, Bilal Haider Abbasi and Ya-hui Wei

Salinity tolerance and site of K+ accumulation in four maize varieties grown in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa region of Pakistan


Ravi Kumar, Nandini Sharma, Sonia Malik, Shashi Bhushan, Upendra Kumar Sharma, Devla Kumari, Arun Kumar Sinha, Madhu Sharma and Paramvir Singh Ahuja

Cell suspension culture of Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnston – A potential source of naphthoquinone pigments


Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Nasir Ali Shah, Jasia Bokhari, Maria Shabbir, Umbreen Rashid and Shumila Jan

Potassium bromate (KBrO3) induced nephrotoxicity: Protective effects of n-hexane extract of Sonchus asper


Hong-Keun Oh, Soo Jeong Park, Hae Dalma Moon, Seung Hwan Jun, Na-Young Choi and Yong-Ouk You

Tribulus terrestris inhibits caries-inducing properties of Streptococcus mutans


Kim Wei Chan, Shahid Iqbal, Nicholas M. H. Khong and Abdul Salam Babji

Preparation of deodorized antioxidant rich extracts from 15 selected spices through optimized aqueous extraction


Sonia Hamlaoui-Gasmi, Meherzia Mokni, Nadia Limam, Ferid Limam, Mohamed Amri, Ezzedine Aouani and Lamjed Marzouki

Grape seed extract mitigates garlic-induced oxidative stress in rat spleen and plasma


Ahmad Reza Golparvar and Babak Bahari

Effects of phenological stages on herbage yield and quality/quantity of oil in garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)


Rasa Kaledaite, Jurga Bernatoniene, Daiva Majiene, Katerina Dvorackova, Ruta Masteikova, Jan Muselik, Zenona Kalveniene, Julius Liobikas and Arunas Savickas

Investigation of antiradical activity of Salvia officinalis L., Urtica dioica L., and Thymus vulgaris L. extracts as potential candidates for a complex therapeutic preparation


RenJie Liang

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