Recent progress in medicinal plants: Phytopharmacology & therapeutic values III V.K. Singh, J.N. Govil [editors]

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Genus Baccharis (Asteraceae): A Review of Chemical and Pharmacological Studies
J.M. BUDEL, N.l. MATZENBACHER AND M.R. DUARTE (BRAZIL)
Hype ricum perforatum (St. John's wort), Ethnobotanic, Pharmacology and Reprod uctive Toxicology
LUCIANA VALENTE BORGES, NATH.A.LIA BARBOSA DO ESPIRITO SANTO BORGES, RITA DE CASSIA DA SILVEIRA E SA,
FERNANDO MONTEIRO AARESTRUP, VERA MARIA PETERS AND MARTHA DE 0LIVFIRA GUERRA (BRAZIL)
Quercetin, Mechanisms of Anti- and Prooxidant Activities JORGETE CONSTANTIN AND ADELAR BRACHT (BRAZIL)
Essential Oils: Their Role in Antimicrobial Activities and Aromathernpy an Overview
CHAND !C. RATH (INDIA)
Antioxidant and Xa nthine oxid ase Inhibitory Activities of Plant Species from the Argentine Puna
(Antofagasta, Catamarca)
IRIS C. ZAM PIN I , MARf A J. MES6N GANA, ROXANA M. 0RD6NEZ, JORGE E. SAYAGO, MARIA I. NIEVA MORENO AND MARf A I. ISLA (ARGENTINA )
Flavonoid s and their Potential Health Benefits: Relation to Heart Diseases and Cancer
GABR IELA MoJ7JsovA AND JAN MoJZIS (81,nvA I< REPllBLIC' )

Bioassay-Guided Isolation-Targeted Studies on the Crude Methanol Extract and Fractions of the Leaves of Loranthus micranthus Linn. Parasitic on
Azardirac hta indica
0. 0SADE BE PATIEN CE, V . ABANA CHDUBEM AND
C. UzocH UK\:v u IKEME FUNA ( N IGER IA )

Toxicity and In- vivo Antioxidant Effect of Orthosipl wn stamineus Leaf Extracts in Rats
JIN HAN CHIN, GABR IEL AKYIREM AKOWUAH , ABAs HussIN , ZI IAR I ISMAI L, YAM MUN FEI AND SABARIAH ISMAI L (MALAYSIA )
Apiaceae Species : A Promising Sources of Pharm acologically Active Compou nds
Part I: Petrosellinum crispum, Apium graveolens
and Pastinaca saliva
NE DA MI M ICA-DUIGC AND M IRA POPOV IC (SER BIA)
Su peroxide Scavenging Capacities of Wheat Genotypes Grown in Different Environments
ARC HIE MPOFU , HARRY D. SAPIRSTEIN AND TRUST BETA ( CANA DA )
The Oligosaccharidic Component of M ucuna prur iens Baker Seeds: Purification and Identification of Some Insulin Surrogates
DONATO DONAT I, LUCIA RAFFAl3 LLA LAM PARI El.1.0, ROBERTO Gt lER RA Tl, ROBERTO PAGANI, Jo11!'l C. AGt!IYI, GIANNI ONORAT I AND
EN RI CO MAR IN ELLO ( ITALY, N I GERIA )

In vitro Anti-oxidant Activity of Moringa p terygosp enna
Gaertn. Leaves
K. MA NG ATHAYAR U AN D K. BALA KR ISl-INA (IN D IA )
Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effects of -Carotene on Lipoxygenase by Mechanistic Aspects
ARDA SE RPEN A N D VU RA L GOKM EN ( TU RKEY )

Investigations on Two Indian Ayurv edic Herbal Formulations for Nootropic Effects
R. Sl!I VARAM AN, ZAHOOR AHMAD SHAH , RA BIA A. GILAN I AN D S.B. VOHARA (INDIA )
Synergism Between Nat u ral Produ cts :
Arc Two Better Than One?
SARA M . PA LA C I OS, M A R I A C. CA Hl'I NF:L LA A N D MA R f A E. MACG J ( ARG ENTI N A )

•. Protective Effects of Palm Oil-Derived Tocotrienols in Osteoporosis
M. NORAZLINA, A.S. NAZRUN AND S. lMA-NIRWANA (MALAYSIA)
Cardiovascular Effects of trans- and cis-Resveratrol MANUEL CAMPOS-TOIMIL, JACOBO ELIES AND
FRANCISCO 0RALLO (SPAIN)
Chromatographic and Antidiabetic Studies on Methanolic Extract of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) Gray
(Asteraceae) Seeds.
STELLA lNYA-AGHA AND AJALI UzoEcm (NIGERIA)
Azadirachta indica Prevents Chemically Induced Genotoxicity and Carcinogenesis
AsHWANI KouL AND SuBASH CHANDER GANGAR (INDIA)
Herbal Treatments for Ren al Diseases RAINER NOWACK (GERMANY)
Herbal Remedies for Liver Diseases
V.L. KUMAR AND B.M. PADHY (INDIA)
Herbal Drugs in the Treatment of the Urinary Tract Diseases BARBARA KLIMEK AND MAGDA LENA TOKAR (POLAND)
Role of Bioactiv e Natural Compounds in Cancer Control
BALAIYA VELMURUGAN, RAJ ESH AGARWA L AND RANA P. SINGH (USA, INDIA)
Antioxid ant and Hepatoprot ective Activities of
Rhododend ron arboreum Sm Leaf
T. TAMIZH MANI, SHRISHAILAPPA BADAMI , ANIL KUMAR AND B. SURESH (INDIA)
Ginkgo biloba in Alzheimer' s Disease: Bilobalide as an Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor ?
L. WITKAM , B. MAAT ANO I. RAMZAN (NETHERLANDS, AUSTRALIA )
Evaluation of Anthelmintic Activity of
Ru ngia pectinata (Linn .) Nees
B.N. SINHA, S.R. SWAIN AND P.N. MURTHY (INDIA)
Recen t Advances in Medicinal Plants of Rheu matoid Arth riti s and Osteoarthritis
VASUDHA BAKSHI AND SusHMA MENGI (INDIA )
Aloe: A Medicinal Plant for Treating Diabetes
Du Ton LooTs (SouTH AFRICA)

Aqueous Extract of Vernonia wnygdalina Leaves: Effects on Blood Glucose and Serum Lipid Profile of Alloxan-ind uced Diabetic Wistar Rats
I. S. EKAIDEM, H. D. AKPAN, P. E. EBONG ,
M. I. AKPANABIATU AND l. J. ATANGWHO (NIGERIA)
An ti-Diabeti c and Hy poglycem ic Activ it ies of Fl ow er Extracts of Thesp esia pop ulnea (Linn) Soland ex Correa in Rats
H. SHIVKUMAR, AMIT SAHU, R. NAGE NDRA RAO, T. PRAKASH,
B.H.M. JAYAKUMAR SWAMY AND B. SHIVK UAR (INDIA )
Effect of Simulated Acid Rain on Explant Germination in M entha p ip erita L. (Peppermint)
PUNAr>I Killl!AR I AND Y.S. TOMAR (INDI A)
Regulation of Oxidative Burst in Ne utrophils by Silybin and its Derivatives after Phorbol- ester Stimulation
ESZTER KOSARAS , MONIKA KATKO, JOZSEF BALLA, GYORGY PARAGH, SANDOR ANTUS AND ZSUZSA VARGA (HUNGARY)
ADDYZOA - A Herbomineral Formulation for
0ligoasthenospermia AJJT VAZE (INDIA)
IMUPSORA - A Herbal Formulation for the Management of Psoriasis
D.G. SAPLE , S. MEDHEKAR AND MILIND PATI L (INDIA)